The Issues
This page is under construction. Each individual concern noted below is being researched for the causes, the current impacts, potential solutions, and how an individual can participate in remediating the problem. So please check back. You can also subscribe to our Newsletter where you will receive updates as we expand our information.
In addition, we are looking for volunteers to help with this massive amount of research. If you can spend some time helping The Children Shall Inherit delve into any one of these issues, please contact us by clicking on the “Volunteer” button.
Environmental Concerns
North America/U.S.
- Deteriorating Underpass, Evanston, IL - Infrastructure
- Electronics Recycling Center, Grayslake, IL – Waste Disposal
- Exxon-Mobil Oil Refinery, Joliet, IL – Oil Refining
- Schafer Coal-Fired Power Plant, Wheatfield, IN – Coal Burning
- WE Energy Coal Ash Collection Site, Oak Creek, WI – Coal Ash
- Zion Landfill, Zion, IL – Solid Waste Production
- Scrap Metal Yard, West Chicago, IL – Overuse of Resources
- Morris Containment Facility, Morris, IL – Nuclear Waste Facility
- Fire Remnants, Northern Calif – Climate Change Results
- Leer Coal Mine, Grafton, WV – Coal Mining/Carbon Emissions
- Morenci Open-Pit Copper Mine, Morenci, AZ – Land Destruction
- Athabasca Tar Sands, Alberta, Canada – Land Destruction
- Tornado or Hurricane Destruction, Southern States – Climate
- Lake Mead, Las Vegas, NV – Climate Change Induced Drought
- Shell Plastic Pellet Mfg Plant, Monaca, PA – Plastic Waste
- Waste Isolation Plant, Pecos River, NM – Nuclear Waste
- Coal Strip Mining, Pike County, KY – Land Destruction
- Snarled Traffic, Mexico City – Air Pollution
- Beach Pollution, Kamilo Beach, Hawaii – Plastic Waste
- Bitcoin Mine, Riot, TX – Massive Energy Expenditure / Greed
International
- Destruction of Rain Forests, Amazon, Brazil- Deforestation
- Nuclear Meltdown, Fukushima, Japan – Nuclear Issues
- Syrian Refugee Camps, Jordan – War and Climate Change
- Smog/Health Problems, Delhi, India – Air Pollution
- Endangered Biodiversity, Madagascar – Extinction
- Rising Sea Levels, Maldives – Climate Change
Social and Cultural Issues
- The Endemic Incarceration Issue / Prisons & Prison Reform
- Hunger and Food Shortage / Poverty
- Overpopulation
- Income Inequality
- Subjugation of Women & Girls / Misogyny
- Racial Injustice & Prejudicial Treatment
- Authoritarianism
- Gun Violence
- Homelessness / Mental Health Issues
- Disinformation Campaigns
- Child Abuse
- Rampant Drug Addiction
- Domestic Abuse
- Threats from Artificial Intelligence
If there are other concerns you feel belong on this list, please contact us and we would be glad to add that concern to the many we have already listed.