Environmental Hazards and Human Health
Find a current article (from 2013 to present) that deals with a local environmental hazard in California. Write a summary of the problem including how it relates to chapter 14 and what you would do about it if you were the governor. Include the website for the article in the subject line. Minimum 400 words.
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The selected article is “In Fighting Wildfires, Concerns About Chemicals” Authored by William Yardley and published in the New York Times on 15th November 2008. This article addresses the environmental issues that relate to the use of the chemical ‘retardant’ in fighting fires. California is well known for its bush fires and the state government often employs the use of helicopters in putting out such fires. The agency that is responsible for controlling such fires is the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Retardant has become a common tool for fighting such fires as the department seeks to control…..
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