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Environment

Toxic wildfire pollution infiltrates homes of 1bn people a year, study finds | Air pollution

Toxic pollution from wildfires has infiltrated the homes of more than a billion people a year over the last two…

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World

New study tracks air pollution and CO2 emissions across thousands of cities worldwide

In a sweeping new study of more than 13,000 urban areas worldwide, researchers have mapped air pollution levels and carbon…

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Environment

UK falling behind on tackling microplastic pollution, scientists say | Plastics

The UK is falling behind on international efforts to tackle microplastics, scientists have said, as the pollutants continue to infiltrate…

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Environment

More than 100 landfills in England may be leaching ‘highly hazardous’ waste | Pollution

More than 100 old landfills in England that may be contaminated with toxic substances have flooded since 2000, potentially posing…

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Tech

Thermal imaging shows xAI lied about supercomputer pollution, group says

xAI’s submission claimed that each of the 15 turbines “is equipped with Solar’s Dry Low Emission (DLE)/SoLoNOx control technology” and…

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Environment

Elon Musk’s xAI accused of pollution over Memphis supercomputer | Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company is stirring controversy in Memphis, Tennessee. That’s where he’s building a massive supercomputer to power…

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Environment

Trump administration kills landmark pollution settlement in majority-Black county | Alabama

The Trump administration has killed a landmark civil rights settlement requiring Alabama to address raw sewage pollution in majority-Black, residential…

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Health

Air pollution is still a problem for nearly half of Americans, report finds : NPR

A layer of smog lingers above downtown Los Angeles in 2024. Millions of Americans are still breathing in unhealthy air,…

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Health

how drug pollution affects fish migration : Short Wave : NPR

An Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in Iceland. Fish and other aquatic creatures are increasingly affected by pharmaceutical pollution in the…

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Environment

Banned DDT discovered in Canadian trout 70 years after use, research finds | Pollution

Residues of the insecticide DDT have been found to persist at “alarming rates” in trout even after 70 years, potentially…

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