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A chemical company began using a partially dug canal and a chemical waste dump which was later revealed to have caused illnesses and high rates of birth defects.
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It promoted people to think about the climate and what they can do to help; it also helped shape the modern climate movement.
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Smog is a blend of smoke and fog. It covered London for about 5 days, it was caused due to industrial pollution and weather conditions. It killed thousands of people.
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a disease that was caused by the consumption of fish and shellfish contaminated by a methylmercury compound leaked from a chemical plant, the disaster raised awareness of chemical pollution in the ocean.
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The story exposed the hazards of pesticide DDT. The pesticide caused the death of many large birds and causes cancer and genetic damage in humans.
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It was the first world conference to make the environment a major issue and placed it at the front of international concerns.
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It provided framework to protect endangered species and their habitats.
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The plant experienced a failure, preventing the main feedwater pump component from working. A valve hot stuck open, causing alarms to go off and the plant was losing coolant.
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Methyl Isocyanate gas leaked from a pesticide plant and killed 3,800 people and cause morbidity and premature death; it continues to leak toxic chemicals into aquifers.
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A flawed reactor caused an explosion that released at least 5% of the radioactive core into the environment killing many people and casing cases of cancer.
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A protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer, It regulates the production and consumption of many chemicals that are referred to as ozone depleting substances.
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During war, Iraqi set fires to over more than 650 oil wells. It took years to extinguish the fires, the last being in 1991. 1.5b million oil barrels were leaked into the environment and the fires are related to the 2010 Deep Horizon oil spill.
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Until 2015 it was the world’s only legally binding instrument for cutting down on greenhouse gas. It only covered about 18% of global emissions.
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It is a treaty that revolves around mainly the migratory waterbirds and their habitats across the countries. It brings other countries together throughout the waterbirds whole migratory range.
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The oil drilling rig exploded and sank killing 11 workers and was the largest oil spill in the history of marine oil drilling
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