Highlights
Environmental pollution is contamination of air, water and land from man-made waste. Pollution leads to depletion of the ozone layer, global warming and climate change. Air pollution is the release of chemicals and particles into the atmosphere. Water pollution includes surface runoff, leakage into groundwater, liquid spills, wastewater discharge and littering. If toxins are spilled on the ground or if an underground storage tank leaks, soil can become contaminated. Well known contaminants include herbicides and pesticides. Toxic waste is waste material, often in chemical form, which pollutes the natural environment and contaminates groundwater.
Other types of pollution include ocean...
Other types of pollution include ocean...
Environmental pollution is contamination of air, water and land from man-made waste. Pollution leads to depletion of the ozone layer, global warming and climate change. Air pollution is the release of chemicals and particles into the atmosphere. Water pollution includes surface runoff, leakage into groundwater, liquid spills, wastewater discharge and littering. If toxins are spilled on the ground or if an underground storage tank leaks, soil can become contaminated. Well known contaminants include herbicides and pesticides. Toxic waste is waste material, often in chemical form, which pollutes the natural environment and contaminates groundwater.
Other types of pollution include ocean pollution and noise pollution. Environmental pollution can have a deadly effect on humans and ecosystems. For example, cigarette smoke, including second-hand smoke, causes cancer, emphysema, stroke and heart attack. Drinking water can become contaminated by untreated sewage, rashes and skin problems occur due to oil spills, while excessive noise can cause hearing loss. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was established in 1970 to put a limit on the amount of pollutants in the air. Congress passed the Clean Air Act in 1963, the Noise Control Act in 1972 and the Clean Water Act in 1977. Pollution is a bigger concern in other parts of the world, especially developing countries. Time Magazine reported in 2007 that the most polluted spots in the world included China, India, Peru and Russia.
Other types of pollution include ocean pollution and noise pollution. Environmental pollution can have a deadly effect on humans and ecosystems. For example, cigarette smoke, including second-hand smoke, causes cancer, emphysema, stroke and heart attack. Drinking water can become contaminated by untreated sewage, rashes and skin problems occur due to oil spills, while excessive noise can cause hearing loss. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was established in 1970 to put a limit on the amount of pollutants in the air. Congress passed the Clean Air Act in 1963, the Noise Control Act in 1972 and the Clean Water Act in 1977. Pollution is a bigger concern in other parts of the world, especially developing countries. Time Magazine reported in 2007 that the most polluted spots in the world included China, India, Peru and Russia.
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Indian River Lagoon fish kill may be tied to Lake Okeechobee releases
Scripps Treasure Coast NewspapersScientists and environmentalists are trying to determine whether a fish kill in the Indian River Lagoon, from the Jensen Beach Causeway to the Fort Pierce Inlet, is linked to discharges from Lake Okeechobee. Jim David, St. Lucie County mosquito control...Tags: Jensen Beach, Water Pollution, Wildlife, Lake Okeechobee, Natural Resources
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Long Island Sound Cleanup Efforts Get Boost
Efforts to clean up Long Island Sound and Jamaica Bay got a $3.3 million boost this week, thanks in part to two settlements in pollution cases. Ten projects will get $1.6 million in grants from the settlements, which involved New York City's water...Tags: Stratford, Water Pollution, West Haven, Greenwich, Kennedy Airport
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Endorsements so far
It's often called the Nov. 4 election, but many Californians began voting by mail this week, and many more will vote in the 3 1/2 weeks between now and election day. The Times began rolling out its recommendations early, to help inform those who want to...Tags: Family, Sales, Colleges and Universities, Alternative Energy, State Budgets
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Tougher standards for carbon emissions
Maryland's recent venture into a cap-and-trade auction for the right to emit carbon dioxide did not go far enough to reduce power plant emissions ("Emissions auction runs smoothly," Sept. 30). By failing to set tougher emission standards, the Regional...Tags: Energy Saving, Electricity Production and Distribution, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy, Auction Service
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Shellfishing on Long Island bay to reopen
Long Island's Hempstead Bay will reopen to shellfish harvesting after being off limits for more than a decade. State environmental officials say that improved water quality is the reason that clammers and baymen will be allowed to harvest the lower half...Tags: Water Pollution, Hempstead, Long Island
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south windsor: Hazardous Waste Collection Saturday
The town will hold a household hazardous waste collection Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Ayers Road entrance to South Windsor High School. Visit www.southwindsor.org to see the list of items that can be brought to the collection. Town officials...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Hazardous Materials, Environmental Cleanup
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Beijing to ban half of its 3.4 million cars from roads during heavy pollution
BEIJING (AP) _ Beijing will ban half of its 3.4 million cars from the roads during periods of very heavy pollution, a state news report said Friday. The city will temporarily reinstate measures it introduced during the Olympic Games and ban cars on...Tags: Olympic Games, Newspaper and Magazine, Air Pollution, Multi-Sport Events, Passenger Cars
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Beijing to ban half its cars during high pollution
Beijing will ban half of its 3.4 million cars from the roads during periods of very heavy pollution, a state news report said Friday. The city will temporarily reinstate measures it introduced during the Olympic Games and ban cars on alternate days --...Tags: Olympic Games, Newspaper and Magazine, Air Pollution, Passenger Cars, Multi-Sport Events
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Public housing's island
Chicago Tribune reportersFor all the talk of weaving public housing residents into the fabric of the city, the Chicago Housing Authority's ambitious Plan for Transformation includes this inconvenient fact: When the plan is complete, nearly 1 of every 10 of those families will...Tags: Richard M. Daley, Barack Obama, Rental Service, Chicago Loop, Drug Trafficking
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Protest Planned Against Hazardous Waste Facility Proposed For Hartford
The organizers of a protest planned for next week are hoping to light a fire under residents and officials to oppose a hazardous waste transfer facility in Hartford's South Meadows. Heritage-Crystal Clean of Illinois wants to operate a warehouse at 94...Tags: Hazardous Materials, Environmental Politics, Environmental Cleanup
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Shellfish beds in Hempstead Bay to be opened
jennifer.smith@newsday.comClammers and baymen will soon be able to harvest shellfish from 1,100 acres in eastern Hempstead Bay that were off limits or only seasonally accessible for more than a decade because of pollution. Citing improved water quality, state environmental...Tags: Water Pollution, Wantagh, Hempstead, Long Island, Water
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Long Beach residents review plans to modify breakwater
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe 55 Long Beach residents who gathered to pore over city maps weren't engineers or oceanographers, but they had plenty of questions -- and plenty to say -- about a proposal that would radically change beach life in their city. The proposal calls for...Tags: Engineering, Glendale (Los Angeles, California), San Pedro, Glendale
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