Environmental Justice
This practice involves people coming together to raise awareness and seek change for environmental problems affecting their communities.
What is environmental activism.
This includes all the natural things, where we live, play, go to school and/or work.
What is the environment.
This environmental problem, caused by emissions from vehicles, industries, and agriculture, affects the quality of the air we breathe in cities worldwide.
What is air pollution.
This covers 70% of the worlds surface and serves as largest absorber of carbon dioxide from the atmophere.
What is the ocean.
This multiple lane freeway contributes to BH's high levels of noise pollution.
What is I-5.
This U.S. agency is responsible for enforcing laws that protect the environment.
What is the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
This major U.S. city experience a water crisis starting in 2014 where many residents, mainly BIPOC, were exposed to unsafe drinking water.
What is Flint, Michigan.
This environmental concern, caused by the absorption of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere into the ocean, killing coral reefs.
What is ocean acidification.
This term describes the variety of life forms on Earth. Includes plants and animals.
What is biodiversity.
This unit of measurement is used to quantify the intensity or loudness of sound, especially pollution level in Beacon Hill.
What are decibels.
This global phenomenon is caused by an increase in greenhouse gases, leading to changing temperatures and more extreme weather events.
What is climate change.
The practice of placing hazardous waste sites and polluting industries in neighborhoods in a mainly minority community.
What is environmental injustice.
The phenomenon, caused by environmental stressors such as rising ocean temperatures, causes corals to expel algae living in their tissues, turning them white.
What is coral bleaching.
This greenhouse gas, released by burning fossil fuels is a major contributor to climate change.
What is Carbon Dioxide (CO2).
The Climate Commitment Act allows for minors to ride free on public transport. This initative would repeal the WA Climate Commitment Act.
These energy sources, such as coal, oil, and natural gas, are major contributors to air pollution and climate change.
What are fossil fuels.
What is redlining.
This practice aims to meet current food needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs, by using methods that protect the environment and support communities.
What is sustainable agriculture.
This natural process describes how carbon moves between the atmosphere, oceans, plants, animals, and soil. This circular process plays an important role in regulating Earth's climate.
What is the carbon cycle.
Residents can propose a new law by gathering signatures to put on the ballot for public vote. Think I-2117 where mega millionaire gathered signatures to repeal the WA Climate Commitment Act.
What is an initiative.
These gases, including carbon dioxide and methane, trap heat in the atmosphere and disproportionately affect low-income and minority communities.
What are greenhouse gases.
This environmental issue is worsened by U.S. companies buying avocados from sellers who illegally clear forests for avocado farms.
This cultural perspective of the Earth as a nurturing and life-giving entity, refers to Earth Mother, by the indigenous people of the Andes, she is.
What is Pachamama.
This branch of science studies how human activities impact the environment, including air and water quality and biodiversity.
Residents of BH are concerned by the noise and air quality due to our community being directly underneath established tracks of airplanes arriving/departing from SeaTac Airport.
What are flight pathways.