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    Environmental issues in the United States include climate change, energy, species conservation, invasive species, deforestation, mining, nuclear accidents...
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    The Environmental history of the United States covers the history of the environment over the centuries to the late 20th century, plus the political and...
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    issues in the United States. They operate on local, national, and international scales. Environmental NGOs vary widely in political views and in the ways...
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    The environmental policy of the United States is a federal governmental action to regulate activities that have an environmental impact in the United...
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    Environmental issues are disruptions in the usual function of ecosystems. Further, these issues can be caused by humans (human impact on the environment)...
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    The majority of environmental issues affecting Hawaii today are related to pressures from increasing human and animal population and urban expansion both...
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    climate changes. Several environmental organizations operating in Serbia have protested the government's handling of these issues. The NATO bombings of 1999...
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    The environmental impacts of the Mexico–United States border are numerous, including the disposal of hazardous waste, increase of air pollution, threats...
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    United States environmental law concerns legal standards to protect human health and improve the natural environment of the United States. While subject...
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    Environment of the United States Environmental issues in the United States Environmental movement in the United States United States Forest Service See...
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    papers. In 2018, Americans generated about 265.3 million tonnes of waste. In the United States, landfills are regulated by the Environmental Protection...
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    Environmental issues in Appalachia, a cultural region in the Eastern United States, include long term and ongoing environmental impact from human activity...
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    related issues have been issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Much of the government's response to the lead public health problems in the 1970s...
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  • a number of environmental issues in Florida. A large portion of Florida is a biologically diverse ecosystem, with large wetlands in the Everglades. Management...
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  • of toxic sites. Environmental racism is very prevalent in many states across the country. Environmental racism raises ethical issues and can also have...
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  • Environmental issues in Libya include desertification and very limited natural freshwater resources. Annual rainfall averages only between 200 and 600...
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    Environmental issues in Iran include, especially in urban areas, vehicle emissions, refinery operations, and industrial effluents which contribute to...
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    Environmental impact of fracking in the United States has been an issue of public concern, and includes the contamination of ground and surface water...
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    Environmental issues in Russia include pollution and erosion, and have impacts on people, wildlife and ecosystems. Many of the issues have been attributed...
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  • Major environmental issues in Syria include deforestation, overgrazing, soil erosion, desertification, water pollution from the dumping of raw sewage...
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    Litter in the United States is an environmental issue and littering is often a criminal offense, punishable with a fine as set out by statutes in many places...
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    Environmental issues in China had risen in tandem with the country's rapid industrialisation, as well as lax environmental oversight especially during...
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    Environmental issues in Liberia include the deforestation of tropical rainforest, the hunting of endangered species for bushmeat, the pollution of rivers...
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    Environmental issues in Afghanistan are monitored by the National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA). They predate the political turmoil of the past...
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  • Environmental issues in Canada include impacts of climate change, air and water pollution, mining, logging, and the degradation of natural habitats. As...
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  • Social issues are distinguished from economic issues; however, some issues (such as immigration) have both social and economic aspects. Some issues do not...
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    Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980. CERCLA authorized the United States Environmental Protection Agency...
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  • Modern environmental education in the United States began to take shape in the late 19th century with the Nature Study movement, which grew out of efforts...
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    Environmental issues in Mali include desertification, deforestation, soil erosion, drought, and inadequate supplies of potable water. Deforestation is...
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  • This is an alphabetical list of environmental issues, harmful aspects of human activity on the biophysical environment. They are loosely divided into causes...
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