WA state 8th grade history

Poisoned Waters Documentary

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What Warning Signals Does Nature Give Us?

1. How do environmentalists gather information on the health of the eco-system?

2. Why are Orca whales a good indicator of the health of the marine environment?

3. How do PCBs move through the food web of nature?

What is the Biggest Polluter of Water?

1. What is the connection between farm manure runoff and the decline in waterways like Chesapeake Bay?

How Can Communities Fight Industrial Pollution?

1. What is the mission of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Superfund and what kinds of pollution does it target?

2. How were the South Park residents, a “grass roots” community group, able to get involved to support the clean-up?

3. How valuable do you think community groups are to solving the problem of water pollution and why do you believe this?

How can We Save Habitat for Endangered Species?

1. What caused the dramatic decrease in the salmon population?

2. How did the diverse Nisqually stakeholders achieve progress to save the river and its wildlife?

What’s in Your Drinking Water?

1. The USGS teams who were checking rivers from North Carolina to Oregon discovered that about two-third of a watch list of 280 contaminants was getting through to our drinking water. They were particularly concerned about “endocrine disrupters”. How are they harmful to humans?

How Does Land use Affect Water Quality?

1. Why do regulators concerned with water quality – with protecting lakes, rivers and estuaries –worry about how land is used? How does land use affect water quality?

What Are the Costs of Sprawl?

1. Explain how Tysons Corner is a case study to show the harmful impact of Sprawl.

Is there a Smarter Way to Grow?

1. What are the characteristics of smart growth?

2. How does our community of Bellevue compare with Arlington’s smart growth?