Sentence examples for problems for the environment from inspiring English sources

A toxic environment can create health problems for people, but sick people can also create health problems for the environment.

A restaurant has opened in Miami Beach that encourages diners to tuck into invasive species – the plants and animals that have been introduced to a new area, typically causing problems for the environment and native species.

Characteristically, the great horse manure crisis of 1894, when it was predicted that London's streets would be overwhelmed by dung – was precipitated by the invention of chemical fertilisers, thereby creating a whole new set of problems for the environment.

Although the plan may improve transport links to Chinese ports and bring benefits such as unified customs arrangements, it will probably also result in a "whole gamut of problems" for the environment, not least the depletion of the region's already stressed water supplies, the authors conclude.

Sadly, the story is similar in Myanmar; where dam construction is predicted to not only create problems for the environment, but also "displace more than 15,000 people", causing "thousands to lose their livelihoods".

Golfing, skiing, and stock car racing are not the only sports that present problems for the environment, however.

Livestock in a Changing Landscape is a collaboration of the FAO, SHL, Woods Institute for the Environment, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Scientific Committee for Problems of the Environment (SCOPE), Agricultural Research Center for International Development (CIRAD), and Livestock, Environment and Development Initiative (LEAD).

Organized by Harvard University's David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies with the collaboration of the Scientific Committee for Problems of the Environment, this interdisciplinary volume examines the impact of a variety of new technological, social, and economic trends on the rural environment.

Results from the international program on the assessment of invasives by the Scientific Committee for Problems of the Environment (SCOPE) showed that many biological attributes (e.g. life history, taxonomic status and genetic constitution) were poor indicators of invasiveness.

The mass of products at end of life becomes a real problem for the environment.

The lightness and durability that make plastic such a useful and versatile material for manufacturers also make it a long-term problem for the environment.