The phrase "affect their environments" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing how individuals, groups, or entities influence or change their surroundings or conditions.
Example: "The actions of the community can significantly affect their environments, leading to both positive and negative outcomes."
Alternatives: "influence their surroundings" or "impact their ecosystems".
Like Edward Sawicki, they are farmers, and worry how the arrival of an exploratory drilling rig nearby will affect their environment, particularly if water usage surges.
By making the first direct estimate of how efficient or "green" black holes are, this work gives insight into how black holes generate energy and affect their environment.
It is often assumed that hunter-gatherers did not change or affect their environment in a way that can be detected by means of pollen analysis.
To understand the impact of rising levels of atmospheric CO2 on ecosystems, we need to understand plant responses to elevated CO2, as well as how those plant responses in turn affect their environment.
"The spectacular images we have obtained of this source are letting us test theories as to how pulsars unleash so much energy". The features seen with Chandra give the scientists insight into the process by which voltages of more than 7000 trillion volts are created around rotating neutron stars (the dense remnants of supernova explosions) and how these extreme voltages affect their environment.
These models show that understanding both the scale over which organisms affect their environment and the degree to which organisms interact in such effects are important for interpreting patterns in environmental quality, predicting the effects of organism environment feedback on competition, and explaining the persistence of mutualistic traits.
Instead of predicting or reacting on rapid changes in the environment, firms attempt to affect their environment in order to control the outcome of their activities.
Recent advances in embedded computing, networking, and stream data management technologies have made it feasible to create Cyber-physical Systems (CPS) that can sense and affect their environment in different ways and with different levels of sophistication.
The company website says, "The public and our neighbours in particular may have questions about how our activities affect their environment and we are committed to answer those questions".
