Climate Change Crossword

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  1. 3. An effect of global warming, caused by rising water levels and climate induced tropical storms.
  2. 6. The transition from fossil fuel energy sources that emit carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gasses to renewable and clean energy (Fors pg 1).
  3. 7. The abbreviation for an act of Congress setting national air quality standards and enforcing emission outputs from different states (Environmental Protection Agency, v. EME Homer City Generation pg 5).
  4. 8. Abbreviation for the national air pollution standards set by the Clean Air Act (Miller pg 1).
  5. 9. The national government.
  6. 10. President whose administration ushered in the “environmental decade” of the 1970s (Rinde para 3).
  7. 13. Toxic emissions in the forms of litter or air and water contamination
  8. 16. The abbreviation for the agency of Congress in charge of environmental concerns, such as pollution regulation and protecting natural resources.
  9. 17. The ___________ New Deal - An American broad reaching plan for decarbonization, justice, and jobs intended to combat the climate crisis and reduce its negative impacts on humanity. Introduced by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ed Markey in 2019 (Congress HRES 109 pg 1).
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  1. 1. ______________ Racism - When communities of color disproportionately experience the negative effects of climate change, including living in proximity to sources of pollution.
  2. 2. _________ - The effects of human induced climate change. Causes rising temperatures, rising sea levels, droughts, wildfires, climate induced storms, etc.
  3. 4. The American political party that supports most environmental legislation
  4. 5. ___________ gas - Gasses such as carbon dioxide that are emitted from the burning of fossil fuels and cause climate change and global warming (the “greenhouse effect.”)
  5. 9. __________ Communities- An adjective describing communities located near sources of pollution/ communities disproportionately affected by climate change.
  6. 10. _______ Deal - FDR’s federal program to combat the effects of the Great Depression. Inspired the name and scale of the GND.
  7. 11. The nickname/abbreviation given to the United States House Representative from New York who co-introduced the Green New Deal.
  8. 12. The first administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA pg 1).
  9. 14. The abbreviation for an act of Congress created during the environmental decade of the 1970s which requires federal projects to submit reports about the effects their construction will have on the environment (Miller para 9).
  10. 15. The United States Senator who co-introduced the Green New Deal.