Greener and Cleaner
Water Quality:
- Water quality has improved by over 27% since the first earth day in 1974.
Land Use:
- Each year, new growth of U.S. timber, by volume, has far exceeded harvest since 1980. Currently, timber harvest represents only 60% of new growth. Soil erosion due to farming is also slowing in the U.S. Yearly soil loss has dropped by almost 25% since 1982.