pollution

Trina learns how to conserve water and prevent litter to keep Earth's water clean.

Purrmaids Coral, Shelly, and Angel help clean up the ocean as a school project and rescue the brother of their mermicorn friend, Sirena, who is trapped by plastic soda rings.

"Brockovich warns that America's water crisis isn't looming on the horizon--it's already here . . . [as] the most precious resource on planet Earth is alarmingly polluted by toxins, hazardous waste, lead, fracking chemicals, and more. . . She writes about the effects of climate change that have caused droughts in some areas and flooding in others, and shows how this is affecting us economically as well as destroying lives and property. She lays out the facts, and gives us the tools to take steps--large and small--to make changes in our own counties, cities and towns, and help to preserve our selves, our water, our planet"--Provided by publisher.

Contains facts, charts, and statistics from a variety of sources that provide information about water, discussing water use, surface and ground water, drinking water, oceans and coastal waters, wetlands, water in the arid West, and acid rain. Includes a glossary and references.

Discusses the growing problem of polluted water around the globe, and looks at what is being done to solve the problem.

Explores clean water in modern environmentalism through the lenses of history, geography, civics, and economics.

"Ruth Keller is brash and precocious; she argues with her dentist, her parents, and her teachers. So, when she discovers a strange black slime in the man-made lake of her suburban neighborhood, she decides to investigate. Fortified by the encouragement of those around her, Ruth seeks the truth at all costs, even if it means taking on the rich local country club owner, who she believes is responsible for the pollution. Between the teasing of former friends, and a sudden viral spotlight, Ruth discovers how difficult it is for a journalist to take a stand for what's right in the face of critique and controversy"--Provided by publisher.

In Wisconsin, as her adoptive parents open their lake cabins for summer visitors, twelve-year-old Annalise, abandoned as an infant and able to communicate with the lake, discovers a growing toxic algae bloom and teams up with her friends to save the beloved body of water.

"Jessie wants her science fair project to make a difference. So when she gets the chance to test a local creek for pollution, she can't wait to get started. But when things start going wrong with her experiment, Jessie and her siblings don't just have an experiment to investigate, they have a mystery to solve!"--OCLC.

"People are adding carbon to the atmosphere. This causes Earth's temperatures to warm. Scientists are developing fake trees that can capture and store carbon from the air. [This book] looks at the science behind the technology and how it could help improve life on Earth"--Provided by publisher.