population growth人口增長

global warming全球變暖

depletion of the ozone layer臭氧層變薄

air pollution空氣污染

water pollution水污染

noise pollution噪音污染

endangered species瀕臨滅絕的物種

renewable resources可再生資源

protect forest resources保護森林資源

environmental racism環(huán)境歧視

energy production能源制造

ecological balance生態(tài)平衡

exert a disastrous effect on產(chǎn)生災(zāi)難性的影響

petroleum石油

pursue one’s short-term interest追求眼前利益

solar energy太陽能

habitat destruction and species extinction居住環(huán)境破壞與物種滅絕

for the future generations/for our descendants 為了子孫后代

raw materials原料