Environmental Studies Jobs in Education and Academics: Introduction
A friend who lives in San Pedro, California, has invited you to spend some vacation time at her home. You arrive in the evening, and first thing the next morning you take your cup of coffee out onto the deck that overlooks the ocean. You had hoped to see a beautiful blue sky and sparkling water. What you see instead is a brown cloud that seems to be sitting on gray, life less water. What is going on?
Ships, trucks, and trains come together at the Port of Los Angeles, creating Southern California’s biggest single source of air pollution. Your friend tells you that studies have been done, and they show that many thousands of people living in the area face an increased risk of cancer, asthma, birth defects, and lung failure. Until recently these polluting cargo ships have gone unregulated, but area residents are starting to put on the pressure.