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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?

  1. Air Quality
  2. Personal and Public Health
  3. Food and Drinking Water
  4. Wildlife and Habitat

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.

Personal and Public Health

Learn how environmental issues affect our health by causing or contributing to health problems and diseases around the world.

Food and Drinking Water

How do environmental factors affect the quality and availability of our food and water supplies?

Wildlife and Habitat

How is wildlife being threatened by pollution, hunting, loss of habitat and other environmental issues?

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