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EPA says it will stop calculating health care savings from key air pollution rules
The Environmental Protection Agency says it will stop calculating how much money is saved in health care costs avoided and deaths…
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U.S. carbon pollution rose in 2025. Here’s why
In a reversal from previous years’ pollution reductions, the United States spewed 2.4% more heat-trapping gases from the burning of fossil…
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Trump to roll back Biden-era fuel economy standards that limit air pollution
President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a proposal to weaken vehicle mileage rules for the auto industry, loosening regulatory…
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River Wye pollution prompts UK's largest environmental lawsuit
Steffan MessengerEnvironment correspondent, BBC Wales The biggest legal claim ever brought in the UK over environmental pollution in the…
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Environment Agency failed to visit serious pollution incidents, leaked files show
Jonah FisherEnvironment correspondent Documents and data shared with BBC News from inside England's much criticised environment watchdog…
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This map shows how air pollution travels to your neighborhood
If you search for your city on a new map and zoom in, you can see pollution drifting from factories, power plants, and ports into your…
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Singapore firm rejects US$1 billion Sri Lankan pollution damages
X-Press Feeders has operated the MV X-Press Pearl that sank off Colombo Port in June 2021 after a fire, believed to have been caused by a…
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Can countries solve the plastic pollution problem?
Esme Stallard Climate and science reporter, BBC News Plastic production has exploded in the last century - to some it has been a miracle…
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Light pollution is making it harder for astronomers to study the universe
Outdoor lighting for buildings, roads and advertising can help people see in the dark of night, but many astronomers are growing…
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Water company sewage pollution to halve by 2030, minister pledges
The number of times sewage is discharged by water companies will be halved by 2030, the environment secretary has pledged. Steve Reed's…
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Lime bikes dumped in canals and rivers 'posing pollution risk'
Caroline Lowbridge BBC News, Nottingham Hundreds of Lime e-bikes have been dumped in rivers and canals since hire schemes were introduced…
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Colorado’s landfills generate as much pollution as driving 1 million cars for a year
Remember the banana peels, apple cores, and leftover pizza you recently threw in the garbage? Today, your food waste—and your…
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A gas company wants to expand a pipeline in the south—but it would sharply increase air pollution in North Carolina towns
Two compressor stations along Transco’s natural gas pipeline in North Carolina would emit more than 935,000 tons of planet-warming…
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Inside the controversial tree farms powering Apple’s carbon neutral goal
The tour bus was standing by to take the workers down the highway at 1 a.m., arriving in the nearest city, Três Lagoas, by 3 a.m. to pick…
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England's serious water pollution incidents at 10-year high
Esme Stallard Climate and science reporter, BBC News The number of so-called serious pollution incidents recorded by water companies in…
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Fence-line communities hope plastics treaty might ease pollution burden
Organizers in communities near the petrochemical plants that produce plastics hope that a global treaty to limit plastic waste can reduce…
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Supreme Court dismisses constitutional claim in California air pollution case
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a red-state constitutional challenge to California’s special authority to fight air…
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NYU doc wants "chemicals of concern" out of plastic products
During last week's "The Future of Plastics: Reducing Waste and Rethinking Materials" event, environmental sustainability and health…
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Vietnam pushes electric motorbikes as pollution becomes ‘unbearable’
IN VIETNAM’S heavily polluted capital Hanoi, teenage taxi driver Phung Khac Trung rides his electric motorbike through streets jammed with…
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Vietnam pushes electric motorbikes as pollution becomes 'unbearable'
In Vietnam's heavily polluted capital Hanoi, teenage taxi driver Phung Khac Trung rides his electric motorbike through streets jammed with…
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Countries deadlock on UN treaty on plastic pollution
Countries have deadlocked on a United Nations treaty on plastic pollution, according to The Associated Press. The treaty, with an aim of…
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Negotiators fail to reach an agreement on a plastic pollution treaty. Talks to resume next year
BUSAN, South Korea (AP) — Negotiators working on a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution won’t reach an agreement in…
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Why is a global treaty on plastic pollution dividing the world?
SEOUL — What on earth to do about all the plastic polluting the oceans, the food supply, even our bodies? That is the question that the…
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Cinnamon recall update as new product branded "unsafe"
Another product has been added to a nationwide recall of ground cinnamon over concerns that the popular kitchen spice may contain lead,…