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U.S. Ocean Pollution Laws Help Clean Up Oceans

By: Feature Writer Jason Parent

Four Congressional Acts control pollution in U.S. waters: the Clean Water Act; the Ocean Dumping Act; the Oil Pollution Act; and the Coastal Zone Management Act. more...

What's Coming Out of That Stack

By: Feature Writer Eilene Toppin Ording

Think that toxic chemicals are spewing into the air from every factory chimney? What is visible is not usually the most harmful. more...

Global Warming Effects on Coral Reef Ecosystems

By: Feature Writer Bernard P. Nelson

Global warming and pollution threats to coral reefs and other ocean life are explained. The Nature Conservancy & NOAA announce a plan to protect coral reef bleaching. more...

Natural Gas for Vehicles

By: Feature Writer Jacqueline Lerche

Natural gas vehicles produce fewer pollutants and offer many benefits over gasoline and diesel vehicles. more...

Effects of Air Pollution on Ecosystems

By: Feature Writer Bernard P. Nelson

An institute ecosystem study summary provides air pollution facts about chemical environment impacts on bio-diversity, soil pollution, and the plant life cycle. more...

How Trees Reduce Urban Air Pollution

By: Feature Writer Jacqueline Lerche

Effective placement of trees can benefit air quality and the health of city residents while reducing energy consumption. more...

River and Beach Contamination Poorly Publicized

By: Feature Writer Jennifer Mueller

Two bills in the Congress aim to protect swimmers' health by requiring timely notification of unsafe pollution levels at U.S. beaches and sewage overflows into waterways. more...

Water Pollution Threatens U.S. Beach Swimmers

By: Feature Writer Jennifer Mueller

Sewage, animal waste, and other pollution that could expose U.S. swimmers to a host of waterborne illnesses necessitated 20,000 beach closing and advisory days in 2008. more...

The Effects of Water Pollution on Health

By: Feature Writer Elizabeth Humphreys

Water pollution harms more than the environment, it also has severe effects on human health. more...

Chevy Volt vs. Toyota Prius vs. Nissan Leaf

By: Feature Writer Molly Markey

Comparing the Nissan Leaf, Toyota plug-in Prius, and Chevrolet Volt shows that the Leaf has the longest driving range (100 miles) per charge of these new electric cars. more...

Land Pollution From Fertilizer

By: Feature Writer Bernard P. Nelson

A university study discusses fertilizers and their impact on land pollution and food safety. The EPA gives information about water pollution from fertilizer, pesticides. more...

Nano Silver – Ecofriendly or Biohazard?

By: Feature Writer Sharon Russell

Silver is being promoted as an environmentally-friendly alternative to chemical-based disinfectants, but research has yet to determine its impact on the environment. more...

Rolls Royce to Produce an Eco-Friendly Model?

By: Feature Writer Rebecca Campbell

The future of Rolls Royce could change with the introduction of an eco-friendly model, helping to cut the carbon emissions. more...

Great Pacific Garbage Patch

By: Feature Writer Jeremy Glennon

The Pacific Garbage Patch, that is about 1,000 miles west of San Francisco, is a plastic island of garbage nearly twice the size of Texas. more...

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