Industrial Pollution Affects The Environment and Our Health
Sydney Cohen – Industrial pollution is a side effect of the industrial revolution that has been going on for hundreds of years. The term “industrialization” was coined by John Stuart Mill in 1848. At its core, it is the transition from an agrarian society to an industrialized one.
What is Soil Pollution, & How Does it Affect Human Health?
Matthew Mausner – When we speak about soil pollution, we’re referring to human-generated pollution finding its way into the earth which negatively affects the ecosystems down to the microscopic levels. This soil contamination is usually in the form of soil contaminants like artificially produced chemicals, concentrated fossil fuel byproducts, nuclear or other forms of toxic waste.
What are Air Pollution Solutions to Promote Cleaner Air for All?
Matthew Mausner – Ever since humans discovered fire, there have been human activities that impact air quality. When those burning activities reach a certain scale, and when the smoke and emissions stay in the air and atmosphere and cause negative impacts, we call it air pollution.
Environmental degradation and the future of our planet Earth
Matthew Mausner – Human civilization has always been a risky enterprise. Archaeologists have found the ruins of over 100 civilizations that have collapsed, some with hardly a trace, over the last 5,000 or more years. Most of these collapses have happened because people damaged their local environment and ecosystem until they could no longer support human life.
Facing Single-Use Plastic Threats: From Awareness to Action
Elisheva Malomet and Deborah Rose – Plastic packaging and bags, drinking bottles and straws, disposable plastic plates, forks, knives and spoons—these are designed and created to be thrown away and destroyed. Throwaway mentality has created a massive environmental problem on Earth from single-use plastics.