Guzman, J. (2020, January 3). Ocean acidification could cost the U.S. billions of dollars. Retrieved March 5, 2020, from https://thehill.com/changing-america/sustainability/climate-change/476667-ocean-acidification-could-cost-the-us-billions  

 

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)  has noticed and is warning people that the CO2 emissions/ocean acidification levels are continuing to increase at rates that have never been met before. This uptake in OA can lead to costing the U.S  economy billions of dollars. NOAA has noted that ocean acidification is causing a “great urgency” as the region is impacting very sensitive coral reef ecosystems that have “generated $4.4 billion in annual sales, $2 billion in income and more than 70,000 full and part-time jobs”. NOAA added that all of those factors will be threatened as a result of ocean acidification. 

 

This article is related to the environment through its mentioning of economic costs. The impact OA will have expenses wise is insane and in addition to the literal amounts of money, it also is threatening various amounts of species to die off.