Introduction

Below is a short video on the burning of the Cuyahoga River due to human impact on the local environment.

media type="youtube" key="D4EaB7q2w00" width="425" height="350" This debacle led to the creation of the EPA. In your group find a different environmental disaster that has occurred in the United States. Post your environmental disaster on the page created for your group below. Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4
 * Provide a picture that depicts this environmental disaster.
 * Make sure to provide your references as well!
 * What happened?
 * When did it occur?
 * What were the environmental consequences?
 * What has been done to fix this disaster? What has been done to keep this from occurring again?

=__HOMEWORK__= Read at least one other group’s post on a United States environmental disaster.
 * 1) Find at least two other facts to add to their synopsis.
 * 2) Has the government done enough to fix this disaster and prevent it from happening again? Support your thoughts.
 * 3) Post your answers to question 1 and 2 in the discussion tab of the group's page. We will discuss these in class tomorrow.