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Environmental health tries to prevent anything bad going into our systems. Have cleaner fresh air.

Climate change has impacted communities with majority being minorities or low income communities. Also tells you the different definitions of climate change, and environmental justice.

In the article, the growing issue of environmental changes is brought up, and how the problem originally came to start. We are responsible for taking care of the world we live in and take advantage of how sensitive the environment has come to be.

This websites have many article on social justice. Such as article on immigration, environmental, and protests. these article or on social issues that may define 2018.

This article explains the pros and cons of oil pipelines in the united states.It details costs for maintaining the 2.5 million miles of pipe and cleanup when these pipes fail. The environmental concerns of proponents, and the casualties caused by their inevitable demise through corrosion due to weather and age. This article sites information and data gathered from federal and private environmental agency's and groups outlining the risks of Americas aging and extensive energy pipelines. The scary part is how little oversight on the safety and maintenance these company's who advocate for the safety of these pipes are given. While a slew of federal and state agencies oversee some aspect of America's pipelines, the bulk of government monitoring and enforcement falls to a small agency within the Department of Transportation called the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. The agency is understaffed and lacks the resources to adequately monitor the millions of miles of pipelines over which it does have authority.

Environment abuse can be seen as a social justice issue as explained in the article. The way we treat the environment is a further reflection of us. we call this earth home.

This website explains the negative effects that pollution and transportation has on the environment. More awareness should be made.

Information about climate change and how it is not only an environmental issue, but a social issue as well. Do the habits of first world countries affect the world and what can we do begin to tackle the issue?

Groups from Alabama, New Jersey, and Los Angeles are battling commercial contamination in their neighborhoods. Most of these areas are inhabited with poor people of color who feel their civil rights are being violated. Sewage overflows, contaminated water, and air quality are just a few of the issues they are fighting.

The article talks about how the indigenous people of the Philippines have been fighting for their land ownership since the spike of encroaching mining companies trying to take their land away. The article also talks about how the state should own the land and mineral wealth not the indigenous people themselves.

This article discusses why hemp is valuable. It is used to make everyday products such as food, clothes, paper, etc.

Pres. Donald Trump is now restricting scientist's from sharing their research. Officials at the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) and the USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture) have both let their staff know that they can not discuss research done by the agency or any departmental restrictions with anyone outside of the agency. This includes talking to the news, releasing photos, posting on social media, and more.

it is frightening to me that our new administration and President are trying to silence science based departments. The taxpayer funds the research that goes on, and therefore has a right to know the outcomes of what they are funding. Gagging scientists because you do not like or agree with what they are saying is childish and has no place in our government.

This webpage speaks of corporate pollution of the environment and some of the effects that it has on different people. It gives an example of how oil companies have backed military harassment and killing in Nigeria to stop protests over environmental issues.

Correspondence to: Dr James E Katz Rutgers University, 4 Huntington Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA; jimkatzscils.rutgers.edu Efforts to control environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) could be assisted if the tobacco control movement gave greater emphasis to the issue of individual rights.

This article discusses the problems we are facing today with climate control and how we can help stop it in our own towns. The author believes that producing and using biochar, a super charcoal, can not only slow down climate change and but also become a profitable business endeavor.

The author of this piece suggests that we should view environmental issues such as climate change as another type of civil rights movement. She parallels events like Hurricane Katrina to inequalities that African-Americans still face today.

This article proposes a great question. Climate change over time has caused many more natural disasters just like Hurricane Katrina; the latest example being given Hurricane Harvey. I feel like people are slowly starting to realize the problem at large.

Proponents of GM foods say that the higher yields and improved nutritional content are necessary to ensure adequate food for the world's growing population. Opponents say any claimed benefits of GM foods are unproven, and cite the lack of safety studies and the real and potential dangers to human health and the environment as reasons to ban the products.

I enjoyed reading the article and have been somewhat following the issue of GMO's for a couple of years. Anytime a company (Monsanto) owns a majority of a product in a free enterprise society, that is when people should be worried. Not only has Monsanto's product been proven unsafe-the company is forming a monopoly.

GMO's are absolutely terrible. I'm excited to learn more about them just so that I can watch my health later on in life. I'm currently also doing my research paper on GMO's with food and nutrition. I can't wait to take my Patho class as well just so I can learn exactly how GMO's affect the human body.

This article discusses the current EPA's lack of concern over the relationship between global warming and the intensity of Hurricane Harvey. The author details the relevance and predictability of climate science. As the temperatures over the years increase so will the severity of future hurricanes.

This summary discusses the killing of the Great Barrier Reef at the hand of humans. Temperature increases are introducing coral reefs to disease and death from lack of algae. The Trump administration has cut funds severely to the Environmental Protection Agency and the Natural Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Talk of the U.S being withdrawn from the Paris climate deal have been discussed as well.

If the United States decides to pull out of the Paris climate deal, I believe that we will be to blame for the state our planet is in. Our country is driven by consumerism, causing mothers to follow in our footsteps. If we can step in the right direction toward a clean, green society, we can then start to tackle climate change.

Chlorpyrifos puts children at high risk. The constant use of this pesticide puts young children, infants, fetuses in harms way. The doing away with this pesticide is crucial for the well being of the younger generation.