Did You Know?

Many fish can live in clean water!

Helping Nature

People worked to save trees and animals.

New Rules

New laws helped keep the air clean.

What 2017 in the environment Does

People made new parks for kids.

More trees were planted in cities.

Some animals were saved from harm.

People learned to recycle more stuff.

Kids joined in to help clean parks.

More folks talked about climate change.

More About 2017 in the environment

In 2017, many people saw how the Earth was hurt. They wanted to help fix it. Groups worked hard to make new rules. They wanted to keep the air and water clean.

What we do each day can help the Earth. When we use less plastic, we help the sea. When we plant trees, we help the air. Small things can make a big change!

In the future, we can do even more. Kids can learn about nature. They can grow up to be Earth helpers. Together, we can make the world a nice place!

How Topics Connect

graph TD A["Start of 2017"] --> B["U.S. Withdrawal from Paris Agreement"] B --> C["California's Cap-and-Trade Program"] C --> D["Environmental Protection Agency Rollbacks"] D --> E["Global Climate Change Protests"] E --> F["New Conservation Initiatives"] F --> G["End of 2017"]

What Do These Words Mean?

environmental law:Rules about how to protect the environment
conservation:Saving and protecting nature and wildlife
environmentalism:The belief in protecting the environment
environmental issues:Problems that affect the environment