Pollution

Pollution in the USA

  • Air pollution disaster

    Air pollution disaster

    Donora, Pennsylvania, 20 dead, 6000 injured
  • Air pollution disaster

    Air pollution disaster

    New York, New York
    250 dead
  • Air pollution disaster

    Air pollution disaster

    New York, New York
    200-400 dead
  • Air pollution disaster

    Air pollution disaster

    New York, New York
    400 dead
  • Air pollution disaster

    Air pollution disaster

    New York, New York
    165 dead
  • Hazardous waste pollution

    Hazardous waste pollution

    Detroit, Michigan
    Nuclear Power Plant Meltdown
  • Hazardous waste pollution

    Hazardous waste pollution

    Love Canal, New York
    Birth defects that were caused by a toxic wast dump.
  • Water pollution

    Water pollution

    In 1972, the EPA created the Clean Water Act which protects all our sources of water by eliminating pollutants and making sure the are safe for fishing and swimming.
  • Hazardous waste pollution

    Hazardous waste pollution

    Elizabeth, New Jersey
    30 injured by toxic smoke from an explosion
  • Hazardous waste pollution

    Hazardous waste pollution

    Three Mile Island (Near Hamsburg)
    Nuclear Power Plant Melddown with a release of nuclear gas and water.
  • Hazardous waste pollution

    Hazardous waste pollution

    Wobum, Massachusetts
    Toxic wast dump causes 15 people to die.