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EPA releases video on simple environmental actions

The Environmental Protection Agency has released the "It's My Environment" video compilation. The EPA had challenged the public to show a simple environmental action in a short video, and it received nearly 100 entries. Watch how people of every age do their part to protect the environment, and then send the EPA your clip!
 

An Earth Day message from EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator LIsa Jackson recorded a video message for Earth Day:

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Video on the effects of unclean water

GOODMagazine released this video for World Water Day (March 22) that shows the ripple effects (pun intended) of unclean drinking water. The consequences of unclean water are most severe in developing countries, where poverty, lack of education, poor living conditions and other conditions are often caused by or exacerbated by unclean sources of water. Although the United States is a developed country, unclean water still has some of the effects that are shown in this video.