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306:, which has since been widely circulated. The top five plastic polluters included China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Thailand. The United States ranked twentieth, the only wealthy nation on the list. “We were not attempting to re-do the 2015 study,” says Kara Lavender Law, a marine scientist at the Sea Education Association in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, and the new study’s lead author. “The whole point was to examine the United States.” Analysing, 2016 data, the team found that as much as 3 percent of all plastic waste generated in the U.S. was either littered or illegally dumped in the environment. In all, the United States contributed up to 2.24 million metric tons into the environment in 2016, and of that, more than half—1.5 million metric tons—was along coastlines, meaning it had a high probability of slipping into the oceans. 259: 26: 462:(PERI), an institute at the university off Massachusetts Amherst, of the United States' top polluters. PERI uses a formula: Emissions (millions of pounds) x Toxicity x Population Exposure. Population is measured by its proximity to nearby residents, as well as, prevailing winds and the height of smokestacks. The data on chemical releases come from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Toxics Release Inventory (TRI). 424:
It is a social movement that aims to ensure all citizens have equal rights and opportunities to reside in a safe environment. The movement began in the 1980s as evidence was mounting that companies were targeting minority and low-income communities. Due to the lack of community action among minorities and low-come, corporations found little resistance when applying to build environmentally polluting factories.
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is defined as "the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, sex, national origin, or income with respect to the development, implementation and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies" by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
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Air pollution is caused predominantly by burning fossil fuels, cars and much more. Natural sources of air pollution include forest fires, volcanic eruptions, wind erosion, pollen dispersal, evaporation of organic compounds, and natural radioactivity. These natural sources of pollution often soon
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On February 11, 1994, President William Clinton signed Executive Order 12898 "Federal Actions To Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations". Its purpose was to create the "Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice". It provided directions to the
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Common offenders of environmental discrimination are corporations that build environmentally hazardous sites. These are typically waste processing facilities, energy companies such as coal plants, chemical plants, and manufacturers who use specific chemicals known to be hazardous to both the
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The goals of the plan are to: • Protect health in communities over-burdened by pollution • Empower communities to take action to improve their health and environment • Establish partnerships with local, state, tribal and federal organizations to achieve healthy and sustainable communities.
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environment and/or human health. Other industries known for being responsible for negatively impacting the United States include transportation and energy mining and drilling. A list called The Toxic 100 is maintained by the
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costs U.S. government agencies, drinking water facilities and individual Americans at least $ 4.3 billion annually. Of that, they calculated that $ 44 million a year is spent just protecting aquatic species from
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and began operation on 2 December 1970, when it was passed by Congress, and signed into law by President Nixon, and has since been chiefly responsible for the environmental policy of the United States.
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disperse and thin settling near their locale. However, major natural events such as volcanic activity can convey throughout the air spreading, thinning and settling over continents.
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In a report published in the November 12, 2008 online issue of Environmental Science and Technology, researchers found that freshwater pollution by
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state legislatures are currently considering bills which would effectively ban expanded polystyrene in all takeout food packaging statewide.
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burning for heating, electrical generation, and in motor vehicles are responsible for about 90% of all air pollution in the United States.
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The overall benefits of the ban in Portland, Oregon have been questioned, as have the general environmental concepts of the use of
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could see the light and phase out polystyrene foam more than a decade ago, it's about time San Francisco got with the program."
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Pollution from U.S. manufacturing has declined massively since 1990 (despite an increase in production). A 2018 study in the
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Miller, G. Tyler Jr. Living in the Environment. Belmont: Wadsworth Publishing Company, 1987.
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In 2014, EPA has a strategy known as Plan EJ 2014. It is not, however, a rule or regulation.
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In 2015 study, the scientists also published a chart listing the top 20 nations contributing
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found that environmental regulation is the primary driver of the reduction in pollution.
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Racial/Ethnic Inequality in Environmental-Hazard Exposure in Metropolitan Los Angeles
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introduced a ban on the packaging on June 1, 2007: Board of Supervisors President
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in 1990. Now, over 20 US cities have banned polystyrene food packaging, including
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Fossil fuels lobby § Influence of the energy lobby in the United States
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and its consequences as a pollutant is attributed as sparking the
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Freshwater Pollution Costs at Least $ 4.3 Billion Annually
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Overview of pollution in the United States of America
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Index

Environmental issues in the United States

Exxon Valdez oil spill
environmental organizations
Love Canal
Greenpoint oil spill
Murphy Oil Spill (Chalmette, Louisiana)
Prudhoe Bay oil spill
Superfund
List of Superfund sites in the United States
Category:Landfills in the United States
Air pollution in the United States
Fossil fuel
Climate change in the United States
Greenhouse gas emissions by the United States
Water pollution in the United States
phosphorus
nitrogen
nutrient pollution
Oil spills
1969 Santa Barbara oil spill
2007 San Francisco Bay oil spill
2008 New Orleans oil spill
1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill
2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Pesticide use in the United States
DDT
environmental movement in the United States
DDT in the United States
Three Mile Island accident

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