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Environment

The following table includes information about environmental issues, including global warming, the greenhouse gas effect, water pollution, building green, and more.

Facts About the Environment

Major Air Pollutants

The Top Carbon Dioxide Emitters

Global Warming

The Greenhouse Gas Effect

The 2005 Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI)

2008 Environmental Performance Index

The Pilot 2006 Environmental Performance Index

U.S. Emissions of Greenhouse Gases, 2001–2006

Air Quality in Selected U.S. Cities, 1990–2000

Water Supply of the World

Environmental Organizations

Major Biomes of the World

All About Ozone

America's Cleanest Cities

User's Guide to Environmental Language

Safe Drinking Water Reports and Hotline

Drinking Water and Sanitation Around the World

Environment in Turmoil

Global Food Crisis

Earth Day

A Warming Ocean

Marine Debris in the United States

America's Ten Most Endangered Rivers

America's Ten Most Endangered Rivers, 2010

America's 25 Most Ozone-Polluted Metropolitan Areas, 2011   New!

America's 25 Most Ozone-Polluted Metropolitan Areas, 2010  

Top Ten Types of Debris Littering the Oceans

America's Troubled Waters

Top Ten Most Polluted Places in the World, 2009  

Top Ten Most Polluted Places in the World, 2007

The World's Worst Pollution Problems, 2011

The World's Worst Pollution Problems, 2008

Earth-Altering Accidents

The Toxic 100: Top Corporate Air Polluters in the United States   New!

Going Green

A Heated Debate: Compact Fluorescent Lamp vs. Incandescent Light Bulbs   New!

Building Green

Top Ten Greenest Buildings in the U.S., 2008

Top Ten Greenest Colleges, 2011   New!

Top Ten Greenest Colleges, 2010

Top Ten Greenest Colleges, 2009

Top Ten Green Hotels in the U.S., 2010

Green Weddings

Miscellaneous

Global Warming Quiz

Environment Quiz   New!

Non-Native Species Invade the United States

The Year of the Potato   New!

The Top 10 Lowest Radiation Cell Phones 2011   New!

Do Cell Phones Cause Cancer?   New!

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