Environmental Issues this Week
June 20, 2024 – 12:06 amThere was a green theme on campus last week as Imperial students hosted a number of events to mark Go Green Week 2017. The week featured a number of themed days with activities focussed around ‘Meat Free Monday’...
Popular Environmental Issues
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Environmental Issues in Melbourne
May 20, 2024 – 11:28 pmThe electricity supply industry is constantly being challenged by the environmental organisations for polluting the landscape. The unit will address the issues and the challenges facing the power supply industry...
Environmental Issues Hospitality Industry
April 10, 2024 – 10:39 pmMany hospitality industries find it difficult to control or manage solid wastes, such as food, containers, paper, cardboard and scrap metals, which are waste generated on a daily basis depending on the industry...
Environmental Issues Introduction
March 21, 2024 – 10:15 pmHe Global Casino is a compelling introduction to environmental issues which links the physical environment to its political, social and economic contexts. Case studies from around the globe are used to illustrate...
Environmental Issues that Affect health
March 11, 2024 – 10:05 pmChemical Hazards, and their Adverse Health Effects If one includes tobacco smoke as an environmental hazard then it probably represents the single biggest known airborne chemical risk to health, whether measured...
Nuclear energy Environmental Issues
February 5, 2024 – 09:06 pmVarious nuclear power facilities can be viewed in Google Earth like any other building. In an open blog forum, users have posted screenshots of nuclear power facilities that they have found in Google Earth. Each...
Environmental Issues with mining
January 26, 2024 – 09:01 pmEven though you will not be individually mining the lithium used in your batteries, you should still be aware of the environmental concerns of this process. The U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) conducted...
Environmental Issues and their Solutions
January 21, 2024 – 08:54 pmThe environmental challenges from coal mining include coal mine accidents, land subsidence, damage to the water environment, mining waste disposal and air pollution. These are either environmental pollution or landscape...
Environmental Issues in Michigan
November 22, 2023 – 12:17 amClimate change. Renewable energy. Safe drinking water. Environmental attorney Nick Schroeck is concerned about all of those issues when it comes to the future of the Great Lakes and southeast Michigan. “It’s not...
Current Environmental Issues in Florida
October 22, 2023 – 11:43 pmLakes, wetlands and rivers bring life to Florida s most important natural features: the Everglades, Lake Okeechobee, and the state s mangrove forests and beaches. Florida’s waters are critically important to the...
Environmental Issues that Affect our Community
October 17, 2023 – 11:39 pmRecently I cared for a veteran who shared with me that he had been exposed to many environmental factors throughout his service to our country, which have had a drastic impact on his health status. We talked about...
Environmental Issues in Pakistan
October 12, 2023 – 11:38 pmEnvironmental issues in pakistan NPR Music NPR Books NPR About . . . It makes me come alive, to show strength and passion and to feel useful. Music makes me feel like I m doing something . . . A lot number of forest...
Bahamas Environmental Issues
September 27, 2023 – 10:45 pmThe Bahamas is known for its picturesque waters and coastlines. They are part of its culture and are critical to its economy, as tourism-related activities employ around half of the work force. The livelihoods of...
Environmental Issues in San Diego
September 2, 2023 – 10:04 pmSan Diego Audubon is active on many fronts, ensuring that protections for wildlife and habitat are secured throughout the County. We have been active in many local issues that affect our local wildlife communities...
Environmental Conservation Issues
August 13, 2023 – 09:25 pmManaging the soils on our timberlands is a key part of enhancing both productivity and long-term sustainability. Soil management can have a significant effect on water quality. That s why we follow each state s...
Latest Environmental Issues in the Philippines
August 8, 2023 – 09:24 pmHaiyan, Thelma, Ike, Fengshen, Washi, Durian, Bopha, Trix, Amy, Nina. These are the ten deadliest typhoons of the Philippines between 1947 and 2014. What’s alarming is that five of the 10 have occurred since 2006...
Effects of Environmental Issues
June 24, 2023 – 07:38 pmWant Your Investment to Be Responsible? Here s How PART 3 OF 15 ESG criteria In the previous article, we noted that socially responsible investing is done on the basis of environmental, social, and governance (or...
Environmental Issues in Florida
May 8, 2023 – 07:00 amOn Saturday, people around the world will literally be joining hands in a sign of solidarity to protect the planet s oceans. Hands Across The Sand will happen in South Florida, too, as locals connect to form a...
Companies and Environmental Issues
April 8, 2023 – 05:44 amFor all the marketing around green, there s no escaping the fact that commerce wreaks havoc on the planet. As the following list of the 15 worst companies for the environment makes very clear, there s also not much...
Puget Sound Environmental Issues
March 29, 2023 – 05:24 amRELATED ECOLOGY PROGRAMS Saving Puget Sound > Overview > Problems with Puget Sound Puget Sound is in trouble — caused mostly by the everyday activities of the 4.4 million people who live on or around...
Environmental Issues with Plastic
March 24, 2023 – 05:20 amEnvironmentally, plastic is a growing disaster. Most plastics are made from petroleum or natural gas, non-renewable resources extracted and processed using energy-intensive techniques that destroy fragile ecosystems...
Environmental Issues in Louisiana
March 14, 2023 – 05:05 amSouthern Louisiana has a wealth of diverse habitats, but many serious environmental problems confront our state and region. These pages are provided by the EEB Environmental Biology honors class to increase the...
Relevant Environmental Issues
March 4, 2023 – 04:54 amBy Charlie Ogle, Presented by the Constitutional Law Foundation at the L.A.W. Public Interest Law Conference, at the University of Oregon, 7 March 1998. (Case citations open in new window) The Preamble of the United...
Costa Rica Environmental Issues
February 2, 2023 – 04:33 amThe country was Costa Rica, whose government is widely hailed as one of the most environmentally sensitive in the world. To many, last year s revelation about the dirty Rio Grande de Tarcoles only made the point...
Environmental Issues in Utah
January 18, 2023 – 04:09 amUtah legislators delivered some big messages on public lands during this year’s 45 days of lawmaking. But air-quality and other environmental concerns saw only modest gains – along with some setbacks. Rep. Keven...
Environmental Issues in 1960s
January 13, 2023 – 03:55 amS the District stepped into its second decade, the hints of change that began in the late 1960s moved to the forefront. One of the District’s largest flood control systems, the Tampa Bypass Canal and its flood control...
Civil Engineering Environmental Issues
January 8, 2023 – 03:39 amOf course! With the world being so aware of environmental issues nowadays, modern Civil Engineering degrees include modules to specifically get the students to consider the effects of the projects they’re building...
Tundra Environmental Issues
December 29, 2022 – 03:29 amStretching across North America, tundra comprises half of Canada and much of Alaska. Conditions in Earth s tundra regions may be harsh, but those areas still are vulnerable to environmental damage. While large numbers...
Latest News on Environmental Issues
December 19, 2022 – 03:02 amHere’s a rare thing these day: Two pieces of good news on the environment in just one week. Remember ozone? You’re forgiven if you don t, since the issue has mostly been out of the public eye for years. That s because...
Different Types of Environmental Issues
December 4, 2022 – 02:39 amIn this study, improvements of different types of environmental issues in Japan, (i) reduction of mortality risk due to exposure to suspended particulate matter (SPM), (ii) improvement of the water quality of an...
Environmental Political Issues
October 5, 2022 – 01:13 amWater pollution is an environmental issue that affects many water bodies. This photograph shows foam on the New River as it enters the United States from Mexico. Credit: Photo in the public domain Despite success...
Botswana Environmental Issues
September 30, 2022 – 01:04 amBotswana is currently facing two major environmental problems: drought and desertification. The desertification problems predominantly stem from the severe times of drought in the country. Due to the drought 75%...
Environmental Issues in the Great Barrier Reef
September 25, 2022 – 01:02 amThe Great Barrier Reef is a natural treasure and one of the world s best managed marine areas — overall, the system retains its outstanding universal value. However our Great Barrier Reef Outlook Report 2014 and...
Strange Environmental Issues
September 15, 2022 – 12:20 amUnsettling transformations are sweeping across the planet. Crumbling houses in New Orleans are linked to voracious creatures from southern China. Vanishing forests in Yellowstone are linked to the disappearance...
Environmentalism Issues
September 5, 2022 – 12:03 amThis article will analyze the main environmental challenges facing Taiwan by trying to answer a series of fundamental questions: What are the country’s main environmental problems and what are the causes of these...
Environmental Issues in Jamaica
August 20, 2022 – 11:41 pmDEMOGRAPHICS Capital: Kingston Population: 2, 719, Land Surface: 11, 424 km2 Population Density: 252 persons/km2 Urban Population: 53.5% Population Growth Rate: 0.4% Currency: Jamaican dollar RISK MANAGEMENT Jamaica...
Environmental Issues in India in Hindi
August 10, 2022 – 11:37 pmNaseeruddin Shah-Arshad Warsi-starrer Irada is perhaps India s first film that explores the threat of eco-terrorism. The eco-thriller, directed by debutante Aparnaa Singh, talks about grave environmental issues...
Beijing Olympics Environmental Issues
August 5, 2022 – 11:37 pmUNITED NATIONS — Beijing s $17 billion effort to support environmental enhancements and green projects around the 2008 Olympic Games met or exceeded almost all of its goals and made an impression on city officials...
New York City Environmental Issues
July 26, 2022 – 11:16 pmMayor Michael Bloomberg created a blizzard of new environmental and infrastructure initiatives in his 12 years in office. New York City s next mayor will face countless decisions about these initiatives, many of...
Cargill Environmental Issues
July 21, 2022 – 11:06 pmThe production of commodity agriculture is responsible for 85 percent of total forest loss globally. Palm oil, beef, and soy make up the lion’s share of deforestation. The global agriculture giant Cargill has a...
Coniferous Forest Environmental Issues
July 11, 2022 – 10:50 pm(CNN) - Forests in the Pacific Northwest are dying twice as fast as they were 17 years ago, and scientists blame warming temperatures for the trend, according to a new study. This photo of Rocky Mountain National...
News Related to Environmental Issues
July 1, 2022 – 10:39 pmWATCH Trump Expected to Pick Gen. John Kelly for DHS Secretary Political types aren t the only ones descending on Trump Tower in midtown Manhattan for a meeting with the president-elect and his transition team...
Afghanistan Environmental Issues
June 26, 2022 – 10:35 pmAfghanistan has long been a land of marginal environment-too dry and too cold for much life. Thousands of years of environmental stress by the country s people have dramatically altered the landscape and caused...
Environmental Issues in South Sudan
June 16, 2022 – 10:30 pmUNEP has been active in South Sudan since 2009, engaged in creating and developing environmental awareness on a national scale to support the government and the people of South Sudan. UNEP has a well-established...
Environmental Issues in Cities
May 17, 2022 – 09:18 pmFrom New York to Shanghai, cities across the globe are swelling, compounding social and environmental sustainability challenges. Meanwhile, cities are on the frontlines of the climate change fight — although they...
Environmental Issues in Bolivia
May 7, 2022 – 08:35 pmReport prepared by Krystal Brennan and Jen Sarchuk, students in BCIT’s Fish, Wildlife and Recreation Program Bolivia is dealing with five major environmental issues: deforestation, soil erosion, desertification...
Environmental Economics Issues
May 2, 2022 – 08:13 pmReaders Question: Is it possible to construct the economic system so that does not rely upon expanded growth which as we all know, is damaging the environment? causing pollution e.t.c. Could we have a society without...
Israel Environmental Issues
April 27, 2022 – 08:01 pmAsk any environmentally aware and informed person what are Israel s critically important environmental issues and they will no doubt all come up with more or less the same list. But if you ask them to arrange the...
Lake Erie Environmental Issues
April 22, 2022 – 07:46 pmAbout one-third of the total population of the Great Lakes basin is in the Lake Erie watershed. Approximately twelve million people live in the watershed, including seventeen metropolitan areas with more than 50...