DIANA DeGETTE: Out west, we have had a lot of experiences with different kinds of mining techniques that have caused human health risks and severe environmental damage.
The Chernobyl nuclear accident in 1986 not only caused serious ecological problems in both the Ukraine and Belarus, which continue to the present day, but also contaminated a large part of the higher latitudes of the northern hemisphere.
Though, it has caused serious environmental destruction everywhere in the world to charge a large amount of chemical fertilizer just for gain of productivity and to pump up groundwater.
In addition, there remains the troubling possibility for both Americans and Okinawans that serious environmental hazards remain at this former nuclear weapons storage depot in Henoko.
Manage the extraction and use of non-renewable resources such as minerals and fossil fuels in ways that minimize depletion and cause no serious environmental damage.
Japan was once plagued by low energy efficiency, which resulted in large fluctuations in the real economy as the energy price changed. This also caused serious environmental problems, including air and water pollution.
In light of the continued population increase and rapid economic growth of Asia, there are fears that serious environmental problems, such as global warming, deforestation and water contamination, will worsen.
The property belonged to an industrial waste disposal firm in Aomori Prefecture, but industrial waste supposed to be"compost" was piled up outside the site, creating serious environmental pollution including foul odors and water pollution.
The majority of this aid, however, focuses on large-scale infrastructure development such as dams, roads and power plants. These projects can lead to serious environmental destruction and social problems.
The Guidelines were formulated in order to prevent projects that it finances or in which it invests from causing serious environmental problems. The guidelines contain a checklist of 23 items for 26 industrial categories, and state that the results of environmental reviews are to be made available to the public.
Ulan Bator, the planned construction site, is experiencing severe environmental problems including air pollution caused by combustion of the low-grade coal for heating, and the new CHP5 plant will feature thermal efficiency approximately 40% higher than existing plants and will reduce coal consumption by about 30.
With the dramatical changes we see in the Arctic, the rapid climate change and serious environmental problems, it is more important than ever to have newspapers on site that can report from the region independently, and in Russian," he says.
Meanwhile, the communities affected by severe environmental pollution and uncontrolled health problems, including waterborne infectious diseases and chronic malnutrition, include countless villages that are dependent on small and medium-sized lakes, wetlands, and ponds which would not be eligible for such projects.
Much of the work on display was initiated in an attempt to document or salvage traces of Japan's architectural and urban history, a belated response to the collateral damage of postwar modernization- serious environmental pollution in the countryside, thoughtless destruction of ancient and recent past in the cities.
A 2013 report commissioned by the US Department of Energy to the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory acknowledged that radioactive materials are already leaching out of the dome, but downplays the possibility of serious environmental damage or health risks….
We need better labelling, so that people know what they're buying; a tax or a ban on synthetic fibres which are causing serious environmental damage and contributing to a micro-plastics crisis; and a shift in mindset regarding over-production and over-consumption.”.
In an open letter on Don Sahong dam in May 2007, over 30 fisheries scientists stated that Don Sahong"will have grave environmental impacts, particularly on fish and fisheries but also on tourism and other significant aspects of the economy and livelihoods, causing damage that will far exceed net returns from the project".
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