Earth
atmosphere, 23-24
climate, 23
ozone in the atmosphere, 44(f3.1)
Earth Day, 2
Earth Science Enterprise, 16-17, 28
Earth Summit of 1992, 11, 38
Eastern United States
acid rain assessment, 138
coastal erosion, 181
forest health, 175-176
Economic issues
antiregulatory movement, 5
costs of environment regulations, 2-3
environmental industry, 4-5, 5f, 5t
environmental issues vs., 14-15, 20(f1.14), 21f
environmental regulations' impact, 3-5
international environmental protection, 10-11
job loss and environmental regulations, 4
natural resources, value of, 169
public opinion on priorities: environment vs. economy, 14-15, 20(f1.14), 21f
sustainable development, 11
water quality, 109-110
Ecosystems
acid rain, 138-139
ozone depletion, 45
Ecoterrorism, 8
El Chichon volcano, 27
El Niño and La Niña, 28-29
Electric vehicles, 92
Electricity. See Energy; Renewable energy
Electromagnetic fields, 155-157, 156f, 157f
Elephants, 186
Emerald ash borers, 174
Emergency Planning and Community Right- to-Know Act
toxic chemicals in industrial waste, 56
Toxic Release Inventory (TRI), 86, 142
Emissions
air toxins, 85-86
automobiles, 87
carbon monoxide, 75-76, 76f
greenhouse gases, 24, 26t
lead, 77, 77(f5.4)
motor vehicle, 95
nitrogen dioxide, 77-78, 78(f5.6), 130
nitrogen oxide, 77-78, 78(f5.6), 137-138
ozone, 78-81
ozone-depleting chemicals, 49-50, 50t, 51f
particulate matter, 81-84, 83f
sulfur dioxide, 84-85, 84(f5.15)
sulfur oxides, 137-138, 137f
SUVs, minivans and trucks, 90
vehicle tests, 87
volatile organic compounds (VOCs), 78-79, 79(f5.8)
Endangered species, 133, 183-185, 183t, 186
Endocrine disrupters, 146-147
Energy
environmental concern and energy development, 15
oil resources, 187-189, 188f, 190f
production by source, 192(f10.1), 193t-194t, 208f
See also Renewable energy Energy, U.S. Department of, 73
Enforcement, environmental crime, 7-8, 9f
Engineered gases, 32-33
Engle v. R. J. Reynolds Tobacco, Philip Morris, Brown and Williams, Lorillard Tobacco, the American Tobacco Company, et al., 161
Environmental activism. See Activism, environmental
Environmental crime, 7-8
Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), 132
Environmental education, 15-17, 28
Environmental estrogens. See Endocrine disrupters
Environmental industry, 4-5, 5f, 5t
Environmental justice, 6-7
Environmental movement, 13-14, 18f, 19f
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Air Quality Index (AQI), 80-81
BEACH Watch Program, 114-115
chlorofluorocarbon substitutes, 50-51
Clean Air Act assessment, 97
criminal enforcement, 8, 9f
drinking water standards, 119-121
endocrine disrupters screening, 147
enforcement costs, 10f
environmental justice, 6-7
food toxins, 163
formation of, 2
fuel economy, 90
lead levels, 122, 148-149
National Air Toxic Assessment, 86
National Priorities List (NPL) sites, 65-67, 67t
ozone-depleting chemical emissions, 49-50
particulate matter tracking, 82-83
priority pollutants, 75
radon, 153-154, 154f
Superfund costs, 67-68, 68t, 69(f4.12)
water quality, state reports of, 110-113
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), 181-182
Environmental tobacco smoke, 159
EPA. See Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
EPA Assessment of Risks from Radon in Homes, 153
EQIP (Environmental Quality Incentives Program), 181-182
Erosion, 106-107, 180-182
Escherichia coli (E. coli), 163-164
Estimated Use of Water in the United States (U.S. Geological Survey), 101-103
Estuaries, 113
Ethanol and methanol, 195-196, 198f
Europe
acid rain, 139
fuel economy standards, 91
wind energy, 205
Eutrophication, 150
Evaluation of Erosion Hazards (FEMA), 180
Evaporation rates, 29
Everglades, 179
Evolution, human, 23
"Exposure to Power-Frequency Magnetic Fields and the Risk of Childhood Cancer" (AMA), 157
Extinction, 182-183, 189, 190t
Exxon Valdez, 119
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