Category: Environment 1339

Breath of Change: Transforming Sacramentos Air Quality Table of Contents Introduction Pro Side Counter Arguments Position Statement Conclusion References Introduction Sacramento has long suffered from Californias notoriously bad air quality. Wildfire smoke, industrial pollution, and transportation emissions contribute to some of the worst air quality in the country. Regarding short-term particle pollution, the American Lung…

Humans and Environment: Presence and Social Obligation Humans are simultaneously a product and a shaping force of their environment. A significant body of research exists to determine and evaluate how humans have interacted with each other and their environment throughout centuries (Peoples & Bailey, 2017). In their works, Ferguson (2021), Meskel (2018), and Hodder (2018)…

Reducing Waste Generation Through Prevention, Reduction, and Reuse Table of Contents Critical analysis of the issue Current Status Recommendations References Critical analysis of the issue The waste hierarchy is the basis for a circular economy that has changed consumption and business models. It emphasizes prevention, reduction, and reuse or recycling as important waste management methods…

Increased Ship Traffic and Solutions Salish Seas unique geography puts it between major Canadian and American port cities, making it a vital element of the local economy. This situation presents many ecological hazards, primarily due to the regions industrialization and tourism sector. For example, the Port of Seattle has recently proposed to expand one of…

Waste Treatment Processes and Monitoring Waste treatment processes prior to land disposal of hazardous waste The five waste management processes include a chemical, biological, thermal, and physical examination and separation and encapsulation. Chemical waste management processes involve the addition or removal of chemicals from waste to produce a less hazardous chemical by neutralization or stabilization.…

Yellowstone National Parks History and Tourism The whole idea of a national park was created by a small group of people in the 19th century. Yellowstone was established as the first one in 1872 (Runte 197). It is located in the territories of Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana. A few years later, more parks were authorized…

Lost Mountain: A Year in the Vanishing Wilderness by Erik Reece One can hardly imagine the existence of society without various sociological issues that it has to deal with. Developing a set of social practices and social institutions helps to solve such sociological problems as allocation of resources (wealth, power), organization of material existence of…

Circular Economy: A Worldchanging Idea Table of Contents Benefit Transformative Potential Broader Significance Conclusion References The problem of climate change has triggered various ideas aimed at protecting the natural environment. The selected WorldChanging idea is that of circular economy (CE). Within the past two decades, many companies have been focusing on evidence-based strategies that have…

Nature and Humans in Williams Refuge The work of an American environmentalist and writer Terry Tempest Williams Refuge: an Unnatural History of Family and Place deals with the issues of life in its multiple manifestations. In this book, Williams delivers a story of her life experience as a woman, a daughter, a person who loves…

Storms, Forests, and Coastal Beaches as Places of Interest Storms and forests as John Muirs point of interest John Muir observed that human beings and the environment are highly interdependent in the universe. Noting that human beings rely upon their natural environment in surviving and living a blissful life, Muir got attracted to the beauty…