pollution

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pollution

Earth's changing environment

Looks at how human activities have affected Earth's environment over the course of the twentieth century, discussing climate, global warming, deforestation, endangered species, environmental pollution, and other topics, and explores the need to establish new policies and practices for interacting with and using natural resources.

Poisoning planet Earth

pollution and other environmental hazards
Describes the consequences of pollution on the natural environment, discussing different types of pollution that affect the water, land, and more, and examining the impact of the destruction of the world's forests, desertification, and other environmental hazards.

Central America

This program discusses the presevation of cultural heritage and the environment of Cuba, specifically historic sites in Havana saved by UNESCO and the efforts to fight pollution in the Bay of Havana.

Pollution

What causes pollution? How does pollution affect the environment? Why should we care about pollution? Read this book to find out more about the social, environmental, and economic issues related to pollution and what you can do about it.

This book stinks!

gross garbage, rotten rubbish, and the science of trash
Text and photographs looks at the world of waste, focusing on recycling, landfills and dumps, and how to find creative new ways to reuse garbage.

Taking Care of our Earth

Students learn to care about their environment as they take a tour of a landfill. Natural resources are identified and shown as students learn how important it is to conserve them. They also discover how reducing, reusing, and recycling benefit our enviroment, sand how air and water pollution can hurt it.

Haven Jacobs saves the planet

2023
Twelve-year-old Haven channels her anxiety about the climate crisis into a fight against the factory suspected of polluting the river running through her town.
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Waste and pollution

2023
Many kids already understand that recycling and not littering are ways to help cut down on waste and pollution. But many don't know how what they use and buy impact the environment. From vehicle emissions to agricultural runoff, the main content of this book explains many kinds of waste and pollution and how it can affect the planet. Age-appropriate details and tips teach young readers how to stand against the many ways human activities can harm Earth.
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Poison town

2023
"Everything seems sick in Addie's town, even the crows have trouble flying. Now she's out to prove the local plant is covering up its polluting ways. Elyssa Campbell's debut novel 'Poison Town' tells the story of a fourteen-year-old who becomes an environmental activist--in a company town built around a smelter. She faces a mystery--what is poisoning the town when there has been a successful clean-up"--Provided by publisher.
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