America, the Beautiful? Environmental Problems in the U.S.A.
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America is the wealthiest nation in the world, with the largest
economy and biggest research and development establishments. It
put men on the moon and sent space probes beyond the bounds of
our solar system. Despite this, it has an unenviable
environmental record.  Beyond the current American record holder
of the British Petroleum oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the
United States can boast of a number of environmental disasters,
almost all of which are related to either the energy industry or
the chemical industry.  Off-shore oil drilling and
transportation are responsible for some of the biggest
environmental problems in the United States, or even the world.
While events like the Exxon Valdez spill, or the Gulf Coast
spill are thankfully rare, the amount of damage they cause can
be monumental. However, there are many smalle