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  2. Environmental issues in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Climate change has led to the United States warming by 2.6 °F (1.4 °C) since 1970. [8] The climate of the United States is shifting in ways that are widespread and varied between regions. [9] [10] From 2010 to 2019, the United States experienced its hottest decade on record. [11] Extreme weather events, invasive species, floods and droughts ...

  3. Environmental impact of pharmaceuticals and personal care ...

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    "The U.S. EPA risk assessment states that the acceptable daily intake (ADI) of pharmaceuticals is around 0.0027 mg/kg‐day." [citation needed] Due to the lack of research of toxicity guidelines and their effects on human health it is difficult to determine a healthy dosage for water contaminated by pharmaceuticals. "The pharmaceutical sample ...

  4. Missouri has one of the worst drug problems in the country ...

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    The study analyzed drug use and addiction, law enforcement, and drug health issues and rehab within each state. Missouri has one of the worst drug problems in the country, national study says Skip ...

  5. Climate change in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In June 2008, a report issued by the program stated that weather would become more extreme, due to climate change. [252] [253] States and municipalities often function as "policy laboratories", developing initiatives that serve as models for federal action. This has been especially true with environmental regulation—most federal environmental ...

  6. Opioid epidemic in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, there were approximately 109,600 drug-overdose-related deaths in the 12-month period ending January 31, 2023, at a rate of 300 deaths per day. [6] From 1999 to 2020, nearly 841,000 people died from drug overdoses, [7] with prescription and illicit opioids responsible for 500,000 of those deaths. [8]

  7. EU warns of 'serious blow' from Trump on climate change - AOL

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    Global efforts to address climate change will be dealt a severe blow if U.S. President-elect Donald Trump again pulls the country out of the Paris Agreement, the EU's head of climate change policy ...

  8. Biden signs climate, drug price bill into law, another win ...

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    $700-billion package, aimed at curbing climate change and drug costs, may help Democrats this fall. But it comes at a fraught time for U.S. democracy.

  9. Crack epidemic in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Various paraphernalia used to smoke crack cocaine, including a homemade crack pipe made out of an empty plastic water bottle.. In a study done by Roland Fryer, Steven Levitt, and Kevin Murphy, a crack index was calculated using information on cocaine-related arrests, deaths, and drug raids, along with low birth rates and media coverage in the United States.