environmental harm
Nature's degradation ongoing
Environmental harm is damage to the natural world—pollution of air, water, or soil; destruction of habitats; extinction of species; depletion of resources.
The term appears in legal and regulatory contexts where such damage must be measured and remedied: The company was fined for environmental harm caused by the spill.
Unlike environmental damage, harm often implies ongoing or systemic injury rather than a single incident.
- noise pollutionHarmful environmental sound
- smogSunlight-activated urban pollution
- acid rainPolluted atmospheric moisture falling
- microplasticsSub-5mm synthetic environmental particles
- wasteUnwanted discarded material
industrial waste · toxic dumping · agricultural runoff · species extinction · air pollution · greenhouse gases · deforestation · clear cutting · coral bleaching · soil contamination · plastic waste · carbon emissions · ozone depletion · habitat fragmentation · overfishing · algal blooms · dead zones · radioactive waste
- nuisancespest, ants, bugs, flies, roaches
- social critiquesocial injustice, inequality, expose, muckraking, polemic
- strict liabilitystrict liability, dangerous activities, hazardous activities, product liability, defective products
environmental harmecological restoration
Repairing damaged natural environments
environmental restoration · ecosystem health · habitat restoration · rewilding · reforestation
environmental harmenvironmental protection
Safeguarding ecosystems from harm
conservation · environmental stewardship · nature conservation · habitat protection · green practices