Today, the government requires them to be stored safely, however if government falls, there is nothing to prevent the corporations from dumping them, preferably on other people's land. If new fuels or forms of transportation are created, air pollution will reduce in severity. Think about polution-control domes, carbon filter masks, airlocks, fashionable gas masks and chemical isolation suits. New viruses, plagues, and germs will probably be created, both by corporations and nature. Consider the effect that plagues will have on society.
Genetic engineering has many consequences.
Consumer electronics will be cheap and accessible. Remember that a thinking population is difficult to lead around by the nose. Look at today's politicians trying to destroy the net because of the supposed pornography. The future has much more to offer than just bar brawls and gunfights. Every woman with money will be beautiful thanks to plastic surgery, so people are going to have to find new ways of competing.