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Lack of awareness for e-waste issues is also a problem in the U.S., especially among young people. In a 2020 survey of people between the ages of 18 and 38, 60% did not know what the term "e-waste" is, and 57% did not consider electronic waste to be "a significant contributor to toxic waste."
[19] [20] It was also banned in Portland, Oregon and Suffolk County, New York in 1990. [21] Now, over 20 US cities have banned polystyrene food packaging, including Oakland, California, on Jan 1, 2007. [20] San Francisco introduced a ban on the packaging on June 1, 2007: [22] Board of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin noted: "This is a long ...
According to a 2024 report: "39% of people living in America—131.2 million people—still live in places with failing grades for unhealthy levels of ozone or particle pollution." Analyzing data from 2020 to 2022, the American Lung Association found the number of people living in counties with a failing grade for ozone declined, this year by 2 ...
These Are The 10 Most Bacteria-polluted Beaches In America, Group Says The state ranked for the worst climate and weather in the U.S. is Alaska , with 79.1 points out of 100, the report showed.
Globally, there have been at least 99 (civilian and military) recorded nuclear reactor accidents from 1952 to 2009 (defined as incidents that either resulted in the loss of human life or more than US$50,000 of property damage, the amount the US federal government uses to define major energy accidents that must be reported), totaling US$20.5 billion in property damages.
Here are the top 10 places in the U.S. with the most tweets complaining about potholes per 100km (62 miles) of road. ... 10 Cities With the Worst Pothole Problems in America. Eric Mitz. June 3 ...
Topsoil runoff from farm, central Iowa (2011). Water pollution in the United States is a growing problem that became critical in the 19th century with the development of mechanized agriculture, mining, and manufacturing industries—although laws and regulations introduced in the late 20th century have improved water quality in many water bodies. [1]
The federal government and companies responsible for nuclear bomb production and atomic waste storage sites in the St. Louis area in the mid-20th century were aware of health risks, spills ...