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  2. Environmental impact of paper - Wikipedia

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    In the United States the pulp and paper industry released about 79, 000 tonnes or about 5% of all industrial pollutant releases in 2015 [14] [13] Of this total waste released by the pulp and paper industry in the U.S., 66% was released into the air, 10% into water and 24% onto land whereas in Canada, most of the waste (96%) was released into ...

  3. These students won the 2023 Human Rights Day essay contest - AOL

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    Students across the Siouxland Empire recently competed in an essay contest, celebrating Human Rights Day. ... It can be hard to stop water pollution on a big scale, however each of us can do our ...

  4. Paper recycling - Wikipedia

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    The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has found that recycling causes 35% less water pollution and 74% less air pollution than making virgin paper. [19] Pulp mills can be sources of both air and water pollution, especially if they are producing bleached pulp. Modern mills produce considerably less pollution than those of a few ...

  5. Pollution in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Pollution from the Exxon Valdez oil spill. As with many countries, pollution in the United States is a concern for environmental organizations, government agencies, and individuals. Billions of pounds of toxic chemicals are released into the air, land, and waterways in the U.S. each year.

  6. Cancer-causing pollution seeping from paper mill to Catawba ...

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    A legal team suing the troubled New-Indy paper mill in South Carolina says it has uncovered evidence that dioxin, a cancer-causing material, is seeping into the Catawba River from the more than 60 ...

  7. DHEC chief says paper mill misled agency in shutting off ...

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    South Carolina’s environmental agency director says a paper mill in York County misled the department when the company shut down a pollution control device that could have limited powerful odors ...

  8. Pulp and paper industry in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The United States is one of the biggest paper consumers in the world. Between 1990 and 2002, paper consumption in the United States increased from 84.9 million tons to 97.3 million tons. In 2006, there were approximately 450 paper mills in the United States, accounting for $68 billion. [1]

  9. Carbon pollution is down in the US, but not fast enough to ...

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    Climate-altering pollution from greenhouse gases declined by nearly 2% in the United States in 2023, even as the economy expanded at a faster clip, a new report finds. The report said U.S. carbon ...