water
What became the symbol of how industrial pollution was destroying the natural resources of America?
The sight of the Cuyahoga River catching on fire
What year did the Cuyahoga River catch on fire?
In 1969 the Cuyahoga River caught on fire.
in____, voters approved a program to help fund the Cuyahoga rivers cleanup
A.1969
B.1968
C.1845
D.1965
B.1968
By preventing light from moving to space after reflecting off the Earth's surface, greenhouse gases do what next...
Trap heat inside the atmosphere
What does the ALA specialize in?
Lung related desieses
During the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill, about 11 million gallons of crude oil were dumped into which body of water?
A.Gulf of Mexico
B.North sea
C.Atlantic Ocean
D.Sea of Alaska
D.Sea of Alaska
What was the first federal bureau to oversee pollution regulations?
The Environmental Protection agency
how much did the program approved to help fund the river cleanup in the 1960s cost?
$100,000,000
Auto emissions increase the amount of...
Greenhouse gases
What does the ALA define particle pollution as?
the most dangerous, and deadly, of the widespread outdoor air pollutants.
what percent of American ponds were unsafe for fishing and swimming according to the ENS?
A.50%
B.60%
C.40%
D.30%
C.40%
What year was the EPA founded?
A.1969
B.1970
C.1980
B.1970
What did the city of Cleveland attempt to do in the 1960s
help the city's sewage system as to not pollute the lake
greenhouse gases contribute to...
Pollution
when did Congress pass the Clean Air Act?
1963
In 2007, CNN reported that around _______tons of pollutants slip into the global water supply every year
500 million tons
what year did the Water Department of Cleveland find traces of the polluted Cuyahoga River in its water supply?
1922
After the fire in 1969, the city of Cleveland elected____as the Mayor?
Carl Stokes
in 2007_____percent of Americans lived in counties with unhealthy ozone and particle pollution
46%
The ALA says that breathing particle pollution year-round can shorten life by...
1 to 3 years
According to WaterPartners International, every_______a child dies from water related diseases world wide.
every 15 seconds
what companies rose up from Clevelands industrial uprising?
American Ship building, Sherwin-Williams Paint Company, and Republic Steel and Standard Oil
What did Clevelands new Mayor with help from his brother push for in Congress?
Environmental regulations
what does ALA stand for?
the American Lung Association
according to a CNN report, 10 million viruses, 1 million bacteria, 1,000 parasite cysts and 100 parasite eggs can be found in what amount of human excrement?
1 gram