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Dec 18

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Guster, My Morning Jacket, other musicians unite to make concert tours more sustainable

By Tom Casciato

From gas-guzzling tour buses to concession stands loaded with single-use plastic water bottles, concert tours aren’t exactly easy on the environment. But now, a movement to make touring more climate-friendly is empowering musicians to not only talk about issues like…

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Nov 18

New Delhi’s air still ‘very poor’ despite emergency measures

By Associated Press

Air pollution remains extremely high in the Indian capital a day after authorities closed schools indefinitely and shut some power stations to reduce smog that has blanketed the city for much of the month. On Thursday, New Delhi's air quality…

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Nov 17

Air pollution prompts school closures as India capital considers lockdown

By Sheikh Saaliq, Shonal Ganguly, Associated Press

The dirty-air crisis in the city of more than 20 million people has underscored India's heavy dependence on coal, which accounts for 70% of the country's power.

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Nov 04

Michigan city on edge as lead water crisis persists

By Michael Phillis, Associated Press

Waiting for free bottled water is time consuming and some residents wonder why, in a state that recently dealt with the Flint water crisis, the problem wasn't fixed sooner.

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Sep 23

EPA rule sharply limits HFCs, gases used as refrigerants

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

The Environmental Protection Agency is sharply limiting domestic production and use of highly potent greenhouse gases commonly used in refrigerators and air conditioners.

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Jun 23

Watch 7:48
Recycling plastic has been an uphill challenge. Could chemical recycling change that?

By Miles O'Brien

Plastic pollution is a global threat on our lands and seas. Since World War II, we have created over 9 billion cubic tons of it, yet its recycling remains extremely limited. As part of our "Breakthroughs" series, Miles O'Brien looks…

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Sep 10

Lawsuit says EPA failed to enforce Chesapeake Bay pollution caps

By Ben Finley, Associated Press

The lawsuit says the EPA is allowing the two states to miss an upcoming deadline for meeting pollution-reduction goals.

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Jul 10

France ordered to fight pollution or pay millions in fines

By Associated Press

The Council of State's unusual ruling Friday came after the government failed to fulfill a 2017 order to reduce pollution in accordance with EU rules. The national government and local governments have announced multiple anti-pollution measures in recent years. But…

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Apr 22

These charts show how the environment has changed since the first Earth Day

By Andrea Thompson, Scientific American

These charts show that while progress has been made in some areas, humanity still has a major impact on the planet.

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Feb 11

Watch 6:27
India’s effort to clean up sacred but polluted Ganga River

By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sarah Clune Hartman

The Ganga River, known as the Ganges under British rule, is one of the most revered waterways in the world -- and also among the most polluted. Stretching from the Himalayan foothills to the Bay of Bengal, it provides water…

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