The Clean Water Act was meant to keep pollution out of U.S. waters.
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A new study reveals wide disparities among state-issued Clean Water Act fines, and even among federal fines from regions to region. A law professor explains why it may be illegal.
Synthetic clothing sheds tiny plastic fragments known as microfibres when washed.
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By washing our clothes, we release microfibres into the environment which are then ingested by marine animals.
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It’s far easier to see how the stock market is doing than it is to find out the global price of carbon. That has to change.
The use of wood to fuel cooking fires is ubiquitous in Ghana.
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Ghana needs improved supply systems to expand the use of clean fuels.
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Destructive mining in Congo’s protected areas is rampant because it generates money for citizens, officials and armed groups.
PFAS are persistent and spread through the atmosphere via hydrological processes.
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Toxic synthetic chemicals, called PFAS, are a serious threat to humans and wildlife – but many people are unaware of them.
Conserving nature in cities can help protect the biodiversity within them.
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We cannot think of nature as something set aside in wildernesses, far from human activity. We need to conserve some elements of nature everywhere, including in the cities we live in.
Roughly 2 million people use the London Underground each day.
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New research reveals that the London Underground is polluted with small particles which may carry negative health effects for humans.
Thousands of New Year party revellers and holidaymakers on North Pier Beach in 2016.
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Most beaches along Durban’s coastline have critical E. coli levels above acceptable safety levels and should be considered a public health hazard.
A high air pollution warning was issued for London on this day in January 2022.
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A new report by the UK’s Chief Medical Officer sets out what must happen.
Vendors lack proper infrastructure to ensure protection against environmental health hazards.
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Vendors are continuously exposed to outdoor air pollution from traffic or automotive emissions and cooking fuels such as gas and open fires.
Powered by hydrogen gas, fuel cell vehicles produce only water as a tailpipe emission.
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Hydrogen cars were heralded as an avenue towards universal green motoring, but progress has stalled in recent years.
The population of River Thames freshwater mussels has declined by almost 95% since 1964.
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A new survey has revealed an alarming deterioration in the health of the River Thames ecosystem – but some of the recorded changes may be the result of a cleaner river.
The mismanagement of plastic waste is one of the main causes of plastic pollution in nature.
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Many countries export their plastic waste abroad – but the mismanagement of this plastic waste is one of the leading causes of plastic pollution in nature.
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Adequate wastewater treatment systems are crucial to ensure that wastewater from the oil industry does less damage.
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The decision by African ministers of environment to end open waste burning will not only save lives but also open up new income streams.
Millions have lost their homes in flooding caused by unusually heavy monsoon rains in Pakistan this year that many experts have blamed on climate change.
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Does the Global North have a moral responsibility to protect and compensate those in the Global South that disproportionately bear the brunt of climate change devastation?
Smokestacks in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Wilmington.
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Poor communities of color have spent decades battling US industrial and agricultural pollution. A new EPA office is designed to support their struggle, but history suggests reason for caution.
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Offsetting carbon emissions sounds great. In practice, it’s often used to maintain the high-emissions status quo.
Thousands of dead and dying crustaceans were found along Teesside’s coastlines last year.
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A mass die-off of crustaceans occurred on England’s north-east coast last autumn – the government’s explanation of the cause is unlikely to be true.