Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ch. 1. Are air and water pollution serious problems? Yes, air and water pollution are serious problems: Factory farms pollute U.S. air and water supplies / Natural Resources Defense Council -- Contaminated water is causing deaths in the developing world / Nicholas L. Cain and Peter H. Gleick -- Ozone depletion and pollution are damaging human health and the environment / U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission -- The world's most serious environmental problem is global warming / Jim Hansen -- Carbon Dioxide emissions that cause global warming are increasing / Space Daily -- No, air and water pollution are not serious problems: U.S. air quality has improved since the 1970s / Ronald Bailey -- U.S. rivers, streams, and groundwater are generally healthy / U.S. Geological Survey -- Earth's stratospheric ozone layer is recovering / Jane Sanders -- Ch. 2. Are corporations polluting the environment? Yes, corporations are polluting the environment: America's largest carbon-dioxide-emitting companies lag behind foreign companies in addressing global warming / Douglas G. Cogan -- U.S. automakers are opposing efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions / Harry Stoffer -- U.S. companies facing regulatory pressures at home are moving abroad / Sara Shipley Hiles and Marina Walker Guevara -- Multinational corporations are polluting China / Jianqiang Liu -- No, corporations are not polluting the environment: Corporations are working with environmentalists and going green / Katherine Mangu-Ward -- Top U.S. companies are reducing global-warming emissions / Jessica Seid -- Success will come to companies that contribute to a sustainable environment / World Business Council for Sustainable Development -- Ch. 3. Are U.S. pollution regulations effective? No, U.S. pollution regulations are not effective: The George W. Bush administration has gutted environmental standards / Eric Schaeffer -- Congress has failed to push for environmental progress / Roy Bigham -- The U.S. environmental protection agency is allowing factory farms to pollute waterways / Amanda Griscom Little -- The U.S. environmental protection agency claims it has no authority to regulate greenhouse gases / Environment News Service -- Yes, U.S. pollution regulations are effective: The United States can grow the economy and protect the environment at the same time / George W. Bush -- The United States is enforcing the Montreal Treaty to protect the ozone layer / Environmental Protection Agency -- Reports exaggerating air pollution risks needlessly create pressure for more regulation / Joel Schwartz -- Increased energy efficiency is reducing CO 2 emissions and slowing global warming / Patrick J. Michaels -- Ch. 4. What are the emerging solutions to environmental pollution? More must be done to address future air pollution problems / National Academies -- Manufacturers must design products that are recyclable / Jackie Gubeno -- America must transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy / Tony Dutzik, Alexios Monopolis, Timothy Telleen-Lawton, Rob Sargent, and Anna Aurilio -- The world should not rely on nuclear power to prevent global warming / Rosalie Bertell and Alexey Yablakov -- Numerous solutions now exist to reduce global warming / Union of Concerned Scientists -- International cooperation is necessary to affect global warming / Melissa Gorelick.