This edition features viewpoints discussing aspects of our environment, including pollution, the debate about climate change, fracking, nuclear energy, changes that can be made to improve our environment, and other current topics. Readers are exposed to many sides of the debates, which promotes issue awareness as well as critical thinking. Compelling essay sources include the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the Nongovernmental International Panel on Climate Change, United Nations Global Environmental Alert Service, the Grocery Manufacturers Association, and Friends of the Earth.