What are the risks posed by environmental problems?
By Larry West, About.com Guide to Environmental Issues
What will happen to the Earth and its people, animals, plants, lands and oceans if we fail to successfully address the environmental issues we face today?
Air Quality
How is our air quality? And how does poor air quality and air pollution affect life on Earth? Learn about the environmental issues of air quality and air pollution, and what's being done to improve--or worsen--our air quality.
- What Causes Smog?
- What are the Effects of Smog?
- Smog: Frequently Asked Questions
- Americans Breathe Dangerous Levels of Smog
- More Than Half of U.S. Population Lives in Counties with Unsafe Air
- Why Do Heat Waves Make Air Quality Worse?
- The Good and Bad of Ozone
- Toxic at Any Speed: Indoor Air Pollution Inside Your Car
- Indoor Pollution from Cooking Fires Kills 1.5 Million People Annually
- Secondhand Smoke: The Basics of Secondhand Smoke and Its Effect on Human Health
- U.S. Surgeon General Reports Indisputable Dangers of Secondhand Smoke
Personal and Public Health
Learn how environmental issues affect our health by causing or contributing to health problems and diseases around the world.
- Do Chemicals Increase Your Risk of Breast Cancer?
- Study Links Bisphenol A to Health Problems in Humans
- Can Vaccines Cause Autism in Children?
- Are Cell Phones and Microwave Radiation Really Unhealthy?
- Ticked Off About Ticks?
- Nearly a Quarter of All Disease Linked to Environment by WHO Report
- Common Household Chemicals Linked to Cancer
- Antibiotics Resistance: Is Excessive Use of Antibiotics Creating Super Bugs?
- Phthalates in Cosmetics: Not Too Pretty
- What are the Health Effects of Airport Noise and Airport Pollution?
- How do red tides and other harmful algae blooms affect human health?
- Malnutrition, Pollution and Population Growth Spur Increase of Deadly Diseases
- What Causes Child Mortality and What Can Be Done to Prevent It?
- Cleaning Up the Environment Could Save 13 Million Lives Annually, Report Shows
Food and Drinking Water
How do environmental factors affect the quality and availability of our food and water supplies?
- Billions of People Face Food Shortages Due to Global Warming
- Worldwide Hunger and Food Insecurity Rise Dramatically
- Global Water Supply Drying Up as Population Grows
- World Water Day: A Billion People Worldwide Lack Safe Drinking Water
- How Safe is Tap Water?
- Why is Chlorine Added to Tap Water?
- From Toilet to Tap: California Transforms Sewage into Drinking Water
- Can Ocean Desalination Solve the World's Water Shortage?
- Whats For Dinner? Genetically Modified Foods
- Doublespeak? Food from Clones is Safe, but Farmers Shouldn’t Sell It
- I'm Hatin' It: How the Feds Make Bad-for-You Food Cheaper Than Healthful Fare
- Mercury in Fish: Does Eating Seafood Help or Harm Your Health?
- Aquaculture Makes Splash with Scientists and Consumers, but There May Be a Catch
- What is the Problem with Soft Drinks?
Wildlife and Habitat
How is wildlife being threatened by pollution, hunting, loss of habitat and other environmental issues?
