a blight on the land

a blight on the land

Something that is environmentally harmful or destructive. Opponents of hydraulic fracturing see it as a blight on the land. We need to take action against greenhouse gases and similar blights on the land. Books like Silent Spring exposed synthetic pesticides as the blight on the land that they are.

See also: blight, land, on

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blight on the land

Fig. something that harms the land or the enviornment. Your garage is ugly! No, it's a blight on the land!

See also: blight, land, on

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