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Global warming clouds our future. Pollution degrades our air, soil and water. Environmental toxins compromise the health of our children. Misuse threatens the sustainability of our forests, fisheries, wetlands and coasts, and the health of species that live there.

But there is reason for hope.

Through sound science and policy research, we're finding answers to these problems. Airborne lead and acid rain have been dramatically reduced. Industrial water pollution has decreased. Habitats are being preserved.

Faculty members from the Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences at Duke University are part of the effort to help find these answers and establish new environmental practices and policies to safeguard our natural resources for generations to come.

To contact our experts or learn more about what we're doing in states across the nation, click on the state you're interested in.

Alabama
Environmental Toxins & Public Health
Despite reducing overall toxic chemical releases into its environment by 17 percent since 1988, Alabama still ranks among the worst 15 states for harmful emissions and dumping. More than 115 million pounds of toxic chemicals, including more than 26 million pounds of hydrochloric acid, were released into the Heart of Dixie’s air and water or dumped onto its land in 2002.

 

 

Contact Information

Lori Snyder Bennear is an environmental economist who specializes in evaluating the effectiveness of environmental regulations.
tel: (919) 613-8083 e: lori.bennear@duke.edu