Juliette Uncovsky In the 1970s, the environment became the subject of many policies, movements, and American culture. At a time when people began to gain awareness of the state of the Earth and discovered that humans were the main cause, several environmental policies were passed to curb the issues at hand.  On October 21, 1972, … Continue reading "The Marine Mammal Protection Act and Hawaiian

Juliette Uncovsky Climate change is the changing of Earth’s long-term climate and weather patterns that have occurred since the start of the twentieth century. There are both natural and anthropogenic (human-caused) causes contributing to climate change. Natural occurrences include the Earth’s tilt and rotation, volcanic activity, and solar activity variations,  to name a few. Anthropogenic … Continue reading "Three Common Misconceptions About Climate Change"