YOU SAID:
the economy is crashing and the environment is dying
INTO JAPANESE
経済が崩壊し、環境が死んでいる
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The economy has collapsed and the environment is dead
INTO JAPANESE
経済が崩壊し、環境が死んでいる
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The economy has collapsed and the environment is dead
That didn't even make that much sense in English.