Air pollution causes significant health problems like illnesses and reduced life expectancy, damages the environment, and costs billions in lost agricultural and forestry yields annually. The document provides 10 easy steps individuals can take to reduce their environmental impact such as driving less, using energy efficient products, planting trees, and recycling. It also notes that Earth Day is celebrated annually on April 22nd to raise awareness of environmental issues.
8. • We could go days without food and hours without water, but we
would last only a few minutes without air. On average, each of
us breathes over 3,000 gallons of air each day.
• Air pollution can damage people, trees, crops, other plants,
lakes, and animals.
• Each day, air pollution causes thousands of illnesses
leading. Air pollution also reduces agricultural crop and
commercial forest yields by billions of dollars each year.
12. 1) Drive less and drive smart
2) Buy energy-Efficient products, and greener
products
3) Use less hot water
4) Use the ,,OFF’’ switch
5) Plant a tree
6) Don’t litter
7) Encourage others to conserve
8) Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
9) Less heat and air conditioning
10) Change a light bulb