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(of fire) to destroy something completely
relating to the natural world and the human impact on it
containing or related to poison
to damage the environment by releasing harmful chemicals or substances to the air, water, or land
describing a natural resource that can be replaced in an infinite way
(usually plural) a country's gas, oil, trees, etc. that are considered valuable and therefore can be sold to gain wealth
a machine or engine that produces power from the pressure of a liquid or gas on a turning wheel, called a rotor
a piece of equipment, often installed on the roof of a building, which uses light and heat energy from the sun for generating electricity or heating
the act of putting a resource to wrong use
available as an option for something else
any substance that can produce energy or heat when burned
the action of removing the trees from an area completely
a range of things or people that are significantly different from each other
the scientific study of the environment or the interrelation of living creatures and the way they affect each other
all the organisms that live in a particular area, the way they affect each other and their environment considered as a whole
the place or area in which certain animals, birds, or plants exist
to set something aside and keep it for future use
using natural resources in a way that causes no harm to the environment
a sudden fall of a large mass of dirt or rock down a mountainside or cliff
a piece of land under which waste material is buried
a fuel that is found in nature and obtained from the remains of plants and animals that died millions of years ago, such as coal and gas
(of a volcano) to explode and send smoke, lava, rocks, etc. into the sky
a person who is concerned with the environment and tries to protect it
the protection of the natural environment and resources from wasteful human activities
rain containing a great deal of acidic chemicals, caused by air pollution, which can harm the environment
to make a place, substance, etc. dirty or harmful by adding dangerous material
the act of getting rid of waste material
smoke or gas with a strong and unpleasant smell that is dangerous to breathe in
containing or relating to a dangerous form of energy produced by nuclear reactions
the amount of carbon dioxide that an organization or person releases into the atmosphere
an urgent situation in which proper action must be taken to remove the threats done to the environment
causing or having little to no harm to the environment
a strip of open land around a city where building is prohibited in order to protect the environment
to use something without care or more than needed
