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Tougher penalties are a useful tool for environmental watchdogs.
Three species of immature mosquito: the common house mosquito, and the malaria vectors An. arabiensis and An. funestus.
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Researchers are only beginning to understand the impact of pollution and increased temperatures on the biology of mosquitoes.
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Childhood asthma cases caused by traffic pollution are on the decline. But children in some parts of the country are faring better than others.
Phytoremediation uses plants to clean up toxic pollutants.
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Scientists are finding ways to generate something useful from the pollution in our environment.
London: a clean future?
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Drivers of polluting vehicles will face a daily charge, but evidence suggests it’s a price worth paying.
Honey can carry clues about where pollutants come from.
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Urban pollutants are a health concern in growing cities. Scientists are turning to honey bees to help monitor contaminants in soil, water, air and plants.
Unconventional gas wells are being approved in their thousands across Australia.
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Gas mining is expanding across Australia, and has been touted as part of the answer to cutting emissions. But there is evidence that this rollout will pose significant health and environmental risks.
Over 90% of South Africa’s electricity comes from coal-fired power stations.
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South Africa needs to wean itself off coal in a way that protects jobs and the environment.
When temperatures rise and ice melts, more water flows to the seas and ocean water warms and expands in volume.
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Plastic is not as much of a threat to oceans as climate change or over-fishing.
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Nurdles are a raw feedstock used to make most of the plastic products we use everyday, but they’re flooding the ocean as “mermaid tears”.
Cenota Samula sinkhole in Yucatan, Mexico.
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The effects of climate change above ground are well known, but what’s happening to underground aquifers which supply most of the world’s fresh water?
The Flint Hills Resources oil refinery, near downtown Houston.
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The coal, oil and natural gas industries are also connected with human rights violations, public health disasters and environmental devastation.
Evidence shows that the growth of air pollutants – as well as rising temperatures, increased rain and flooding – connect breast cancer with climate change.
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Most cases of breast cancer are related to environmental causes. When we talk about climate change, we must not forget this part of the story.
Oil refiners are fined for exceeding air pollution limits when rules are enforced.
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Data gathered from EPA reports, staffers and retirees show the Trump administration has brought fewer environmental enforcement actions to conclusion and deferred more to states.
Plastics are hard to avoid in daily life.
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Researchers unpack the vast impact of plastic on our society – from emerging health worries and pollution to recycling and plastic’s contributions to modern convenience.
Long-term exposure to air pollution was linked to cognitive decline in elderly people.
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Air pollution is bad for our heart and lung health – and a new study says it may be bad for brain health, too.
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If animals are dying from a human-induced threat, then surely we have a responsibility to help them.
Hazardous air quality is when fine dust levels are significantly elevated relative to Australian air quality standards.
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Even as the dust storm over NSW subsides, the unseen fine particles outside, or even inside your house, can still present a health risk.
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London’s low emission zone has started to reduce air pollution – but not enough to protect children’s lungs.
Thanks to their consumption of invertebrates, Melbourne platypus likely receive half the recommended human dose of anti-depressants every day.
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Pharmaceuticals were found in every invertebrate sampled from six Melbourne streams - including a waterway in a national park.