The phrase "undermine the environment" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It means to weaken or damage the natural surroundings or ecosystem. Example: The construction of the new factory will greatly undermine the environment and threaten the habitats of many species in the area.
His best chance for real success will be to do what he promised to do when he was elected -- work with both parties to come up with legislation that would accomplish some of his goals without undermining the environment or what is left of the social safety net.
Interventionist tinkering will undermine the business environment, but sound fundamentals will insulate the economy.
Accordingly, many policies are enforced in ways that undermine the positive environment needed to maximize language learning.
Displacement, increased poverty, reduce opportunities for socialization, play and education, coupled with uncertainty, all undermine the protective environment for children and young people.
If they don't they can unknowingly undermine the culture and environment that those in charge want to create.
"The leaders firmly believe," he said, "that a major political confrontation with the United States would undermine the broader international environment that is the basis for China's economic modernization".
Unfortunately, since October 2011, light reflecting off the tower has undermined the harmonious environment created by Walker and Piano in very demonstrable ways.
Research has demonstrated the role of structural violence in undermining the social environment of women.
David Nussbaum, head of WWF-UK, added: "Today's cuts will imperil the environment and undermine the economy.
An ethnographic examination of health worker responses to training interventions, thus, shows how different understandings of the broader health system environment undermine the extent to which training interventions work to develop new skills and improve service delivery (Aitken 1994).
