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Critiquing articles
After the completion of this assignment, I knew that the content and category of Wikipedia are extensive, but the range of articles still has space to improve. Sometimes Wikipedia has the bias and unreliable sources which cause the article is poor quality. This let me know when we read an Wiki article, we need to check its source wether reliable and neutral. Some articles has poor quality is due to few people pay attention to corresponding aspect. For the article I choice that called environmental quality, I added some details to the existing section, and also I write a new section to make the article more detailed. My evaluation is for article "Climate Change", but later I change the topic to Environmental quality.

Summary of Contributions
In total, I added a new section about the relationship of economics and environmental quality to the article, because the original article has lack link in this aspect. I added details to "introduction" section, and also added some details about impacts under the sections of UK and US. these editions make the article more detailed, and give some specific examples about impacts on environments, human health and economics.

Peer Review
I didn't find any peer review.

The reason could be that I post all things in my talk page, which means my user page was empty, which caused other students cannot find my work. And I moved all things to sandbox.

Feedback
I don't receive the feedback from the authors or other Wikipedia communities. If I got any feedback, I will change my article basic on the feedback so that the article could be better.

Wikipedia Generally
From this assignment, I achieved an invaluable experience. I learned that it is important to keep unbiased and use reliable resources when editing an public article. in addition, I will not directly believe or cite Wiki article when I write an academic paper in the future life, because sometimes Wiki still has bias and unreliable resources even a lot people try their best to improve the quality of Wiki articles. I also learned that environmental quality has different measures in different countries. Although Wiki articles are free to everyone to edit, people should not "abuse of power" to share their personal opinion so that let more people who are willing to gain the right knowledge by Wiki. Wiki articles provide people the most accurate information in the aspect that they want to know within a short time.

Introduction
Environmental quality is a set of properties and characteristics of the environment, either generalized or local, as they impinge on human beings and other organisms. It is a measure of the condition of an environment relative to the requirements of one or more species, any human need or purpose.[1]

Environmental quality includes the natural environment as well as the built environment, such as air, water purity or pollution, noise and the potential effects which such characteristics may have on physical and mental health.[2]

Poor environmental quality is linked to premature death, cancer, and long-term damage to respiratory and cardiovascular systems. Some chemicals in and around homes and workplaces can contribute to acute poisonings and other toxic effects. Globally, nearly 25% of all deaths and the total disease burden can be attributed to environmental factors. The built environment (e.g: schools, parks, greenways, and transportation systems) affects both individual health and environmental quality.

Environmental quality Vs. Economics
The correlation between environmental quality and economic growth is incontrovertible. Comparing the World Bank’s environmental sustainability index with gross domestic product per capita in 117 nations shows that richer countries sustain environmental quality better than poorer countries do (see Figure 1).1 Indeed, every systematic study of environmental indicators shows that the environment improves as incomes rise. When per capita incomes reach $4,000 to $8,000 (this would include countries such as Brazil, Ukraine, and Indonesia), arsenic pollution, sulfur dioxide emissions, and deforestation decrease, while dissolved oxygen in streams, a necessary element for healthy aquatic plants and animals, increases. Nonetheless, alternate and more pessimistic views are widespread.

United States
In the United States, the term is applied with a body of federal and state standards and regulations that are monitored by regulatory agencies. All states in the U.S. have some form of a department or commission that is responsible for a variety of activities such as monitoring quality, responding to citizen complaints, and enforcing environmental regulations. The agency with the lead implementation responsibility for most major federal environmental laws (e.g. Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act) is the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Other federal agencies with significant oversight roles include the Council on Environmental Quality, Department of the Interior and the Army Corps of Engineers.

Poor environmental quality has its greatest impact on people whose health status is already at risk. In 2016, 1 in 12 children and 1 in 12 adults in the United States had asthma, which is caused, triggered, and exacerbated by environmental factors such as air pollution. In 2016, approximately 122.5 million people in the United States lived in counties that exceeded 1 or more national ambient air quality standards.

United Kingdom
In the United Kingdom,  Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs  (DEFRA) is responsible for environmental protection, food production and standards. Predecessor bodies were merged in 2001 to create this department with a broader remit to link rural activities to the natural environment. Some responsibilities are devolved to the Scottish Government and are exercised by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) and the National Assembly for Wales, while delivery of environmental initiatives often use partners, including: British Waterways, Environment Agency, Forestry Commission, and Natural England. DEFRA also has a remit to oversee impacts of activities within the built environment and the United Kingdom Climate Change Programme.

Article Evaluation
This climate change task force covers climate change and global warming articles. Everything in the article is relevant to the article. Nothing distracted me in the article. The information is not out of the date, but it should focus on articles relating to climate change due to the contentious and tendentious nature of the editing behaviour. In addition, it need to expand the climate change related articles in the aspect of Environment stubs, also need more about global warming. The article and viewpoints are neutral. The links I clicked work, and they related to the article. But there are some unsourced statements about global warming. This topic is focus on the climate change, and this is a part of wiki project environment. Rate 3.5. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Environment/Climate_change_task_force Zhux9 (talk) 13:52, 26 January 2019 (UTC)

Questions Asked
Is the article's content relevant to the topic?

Is it written neutrally?

Does each claim have a citation?

Are the citations reliable?

some are missing or empty

Article: Environmental quality
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_quality

Finalize Topic
My final topic is Environmental quality.

Peer Review Articles
I submitted 2 peer reviews, one to OricaRyu's talk page and the other to Yunxin's talk page.

Citation
added to introduction section in Environmental quality.

"the environment has been the primary responsibility of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)".

cited: https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/chapter5-draft-eeb-2016.pdf

Copyedit
Simple grammatical corrections made e.g. punctuation Simplify the complex sentences so that easy to understand

updated to article already.

Original: In the United Kingdom, the environment has been the primary responsibility of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). Predecessor bodies were merged in 2001 to create this department with a broader remit to link rural activities to the natural environment. Some responsibilities are devolved to the Scottish Government and are exercised by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) and the National Assembly for Wales, while delivery of environmental initiatives often use partners, including: British Waterways, Environment Agency, Forestry Commission, and Natural England. DEFRA also has a remit to oversee impacts of activities within the built environment and the United Kingdom Climate Change Programme.

replaced by: In the United Kingdom, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) is responsible for environmental protection, food production and standards. Predecessor bodies were merged in 2001 to create this department with a broader remit to link rural activities to the natural environment. Some responsibilities are devolved to the Scottish Government and are exercised by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) and the National Assembly for Wales, while delivery of environmental initiatives often use partners, including: British Waterways, Environment Agency, Forestry Commission, and Natural England. DEFRA also has a remit to oversee impacts of activities within the built environment and the United Kingdom Climate Change Programme.