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The better we understand the issues happening in our world the better we can resolve them or prevent them! The following environmental problems are arranged into categories, sampled from Cal DeWitt. The summaries are intended to provide a brief background of the issue with footnotes pointing to further information. Alteration of Earth's Energy Exchange Global Warming/Climate Change Ozone Imbalances Soil and Land Degradation Desertification Erosion Monoculture Consumption, Waste, and Ecosystem Dysfunction Coal Dams Eutrophication Invasive Species Mass Meat Production Plastic Water Overuse Land Conversion and Habitat Destruction Agribusiness Coral Reef Bleaching Deforestation Draining of Wetlands Mangrove Destruction Mountaintop Removal Mining Global Toxification Anoxic/Hypoxic Water and Dead Zones Nuclear Waste Oil Spills Pesticides/Herbicides Human and Cultural Abuse Environmental Discrimination |