House of Trash Ding! Dong! Ding! Dong! The lunch bell at the Polymer Elementary school rings loudly. The lunch period is over. Students dash off the soccer and baseball fields, playground, and lunch area to their classrooms. Once the students return to their seats, the noisy chatter and laughter on the playground and playing fields quell to a whisper of food wrappers, chip bags, and aluminum cans blowing in the wind. Empty plastic water bottles and aluminum cans roll on the asphalt beneath long rectangular lunch tables toward the playground and basketball courts. Plastic baggies and paper napk ..read more

House of Trash Ding! Dong! Ding! Dong! The lunch bell at the Polymer Elementary school rings loudly. The lunch period is over. Students dash off the soccer and baseball fields, playground, and lunch area to their classrooms. Once the students return to their seats, the noisy chatter and laughter on the playground and playing fields quell to a whisper of food wrappers, chip bags, and aluminum cans blowing in the wind. Empty plastic water bottles and aluminum cans roll on the asphalt beneath long rectangular lunch tables toward the playground and basketball courts. Plastic baggies and paper napk ..read more

What is Pollution? Pollution is the environmental contamination of air, water, and soil with harmful or poisonous substances and waste products. Why Should you care? Pollution hurts plants and animals. Pollution causes the environment to become dirty, unsafe, or unsuitable to use. Pollution makes you and your friends feel sick. It causes illnesses that can kill us. Pollution is bad for our environment and life on Earth. Be a Pollution Detective Here are examples of what to look for: Is the color of your water at home changing from clear to brown? Does your water smell bad or like nasty old foo ..read more

Why Pollution Continues to Impact our Environment Many people have become complacent about pollution. People allow polluters to continue polluting. Apathy is a major problem for environmental champions. Many of us get busy with other priorities. Consequently, we don’t bother to take the time and learn about potential environmental problems that exist in our community. People should understand the importance of clean air and water for ourselves, our family and our environment. More people will take action once they become more aware and knowledgable about the issues. Subsidizing the Fossil Fuel ..read more

Drinking water sources Groundwater and surface water are sources of drinking water. Surface water can be from rivers, lakes, and reservoirs. Groundwater exists in aquifers below the ground surface. Your water can come from groundwater, surface water or both. Drinking water comes from privately owned groundwater wells or public drinking water systems. Here are some facts about public drinking water systems. Did you know that public drinking water systems are regulated and must comply with environmental regulations and laws such as the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)? Did you know that ..read more

The Landfill The USA, the most highly technologically advanced nation in the world, has one primary solution for disposing of trash, the landfill. We utilize landfills for most of our waste disposal. They pollute the environment and are killing us. Landfills leak into our groundwater. They emit toxic gasses. The majority of the garbage we put into trash receptacles, including our curbside trash can goes to a landfill. The waste just sits and festers. Food waste and single-use plastics are two major sources of trash. Food and yard wastes biodegrade and form methane, a greenhouse gas ..read more

Earth Day’s 50th Anniversary Earth Day’s 50th Anniversary is April 22, 2020. This event is celebrated globally each year. Earth Day increases environmental awareness which leads to improved environmental protection. Billions of people from around the world will be celebrating Earth Day 2020. Many people celebrate Earth Day to fight for a cleaner, safer, and healthier planet that protects and supports all of us. By work together, people find sustainable solutions for improving air quality, water quality, biodiversity and habitats for both humans and wildlife. A topic of Earth Day 20 ..read more

Welcome to the Earth Kids Superheroes environmental protection blog. Our mission is to educate and increase the environmental awareness of pollution and climate change. Our goal is to help create a more sustainable environment. The post Hello world! appeared first on Earth Kids Superheroes ..read more