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Pressure from urban encroachment continues to plague the park, givingrise to a suite of problems. Chronic air pollution has contributed to thepark’s placement on America’s Ten Most Endangered National Parks list forthe sixth consecutive year. Nearby coal-fired power plants and otherpollution sources continue to damage the spectacular views as well asaffect the health of park…

1.0 Introduction Air pollution is defined as the dirty or contaminated atmospheric environment when harmful gases, dust atoms, exhausts or olfactory property are of course or intentionally being introduced into the ambient (Eschooltoday, 2010 ) . All these contaminations are doubtless harmful to human, animate beings and workss for normal growing, development and sustenance. Thingss…

Air pollution in Los Angeles is a significant problem caused mainly by vehicle traffic and population growth, posing a serious threat to human lives. Several scientific studies have demonstrated the connection between air pollution and cancer, as well as its detrimental impact on pregnant women. Public service announcements advocate solutions like promoting public transportation usage…

Discoveries and invention of devices  are always welcome till we, humans, find a way to abuse its benefits and be adversely affected by it. This was the case when Wilhelm Roentgen discovered x-ray and within five years, the British Army was using a mobile x-ray unit to locate bullets and shrapnel in wounded soldiers in…

There is no doubt that we have a plastic problem, take a walk down any stretch of beach and you will almost guaranteed find a plastic bottle or straw or some kind of plastic litter. According to some sources the amount of plastic in the ocean is 18 billion pounds (Howard). Luckily people are becoming…

Plastic has been one of the most important inventions of the 20th century, it revolutionized and change the entire world but at the same time brought many problems with it. In the ’60s is when plastic started to get very popular and spread all around the world, at that time, they couldn’t imagine all the…

The environment we live in is one the most important factors in life and with a polluted, unhealthy air, this can cause health issues and environmental damage. With the growing population and higher demand on foods, this is causing more product animals and crops to appear adding more pollution to the air. Most of the…

Plastic bags have been used for decades, whether it is to carry groceries or wet clothes. At a glance, plastic bags seemed like the best option since paper bags easily tear. However, plastic bags can be harmful to animals and humans. While there are a few benefits to using plastic bags, the negative effects it…

¨Environmental activist and marine wildlife conservation¨ I choose this quote because I felt that people have evolved over time along with plastic water bottles without thinking about what the outcome was going to be. Over the years we’ve had a mass production of plastic water bottle and how its been so easy to access them…

Introduction “There is no such thing as ‘away’. When we throw anything away it must go somewhere.” says environmentalist Annie Leonard. What happens to waste when one throws it out? Some of the natural trash biodegrades, the other is not that simple. Unnatural materials, such as plastic, take years to biodegrade, and by the rate…