Across
- 4. false claims by companies about being environmentally friendly
- 6. resources natural resources that replenish over time
- 7. liquid waste discharged into a waterway
- 8. emissions poisonous gases released into the atmosphere
- 12. waste unwanted materials from manufacturing or production
- 13. regulation rules to control the impact of human activity on nature
- 14. sent to another country, often referring to waste or pollution
- 15. power energy harnessed from sunlight
- 16. natural energy sources that can be replenished
- 18. tough and strictly enforced, often used for environmental rules
- 19. the act of releasing waste into the environment
- 22. waste garbage or refuse generated in homes
- 24. the emission of harmful radiation from nuclear materials
- 26. the amount of recycled or recyclable material in a product
- 28. relating to the natural world and its protection
- 30. meeting present needs without compromising future resources
- 33. warming increase in Earth's average temperature due to greenhouse gases
- 34. energy sources non-traditional energy such as solar or wind
- 37. exhausting soil nutrients by intensive agricultural use
- 38. capable of causing cancer
Down
- 1. change long-term changes in temperature and weather patterns
- 2. capable of being maintained without harming future needs
- 3. substances that contaminate the environment
- 5. able to be processed and used again
- 9. pollution the contamination of the natural environment
- 10. not harmful to the environment
- 11. a part or share of a whole, often used in recycling context
- 17. power electricity generated using wind turbines
- 20. the process of planting trees to replace those cut down
- 21. to contaminate air, water, or soil with harmful substances
- 23. social responsibility companies' duty to consider their environmental and social impact
- 25. the removal of large areas of forest
- 27. of waste get rid of unwanted or harmful substances properly
- 29. cutting down trees for timber or land use
- 31. catching too many fish, depleting populations
- 32. power electricity generated by ocean tides
- 35. processed waste materials reused for new products
- 36. issues concerns related to environmental preservation