As we enter a new millennium hardly a month goes by without new evidence of serious environmental disruption, including, most recently, freak storms that battered the Eastern United States and floods which have inundated the Indian state of Orissa.

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We are focused on responding to the leak and ensuring a minimal amount of environmental or economic disruption.

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But it said potential risks included public health hazards and environmental damage, disruption during construction, long term use of land, and an impact on the community from changes to the environment, property values and tourism.

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Another: the costs in terms of social disruption and environmental degradation are becoming obvious.

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Policies that place economic growth above all else should be rethought, as social disruption and environmental degradation must be paid for some day.

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The Environmental Working Group and other toxicology experts believe that oxybenzone is linked to hormone disruption and potentially to cell damage that may lead to skin cancer.

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Of course, some people can feel unhappy about increased disruption to normal life, security concerns, more traffic congestion and the environmental impact of big events.

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