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Aug 29

Hurricane Harvey damages petrochemical refineries, releasing thousands of pounds of airborne pollutants

By Nsikan Akpan

ExxonMobil disclosed Tuesday that two refineries accidentally released 12,000 pounds of hazardous vapors after being damaged by Hurricane Harvey. But the disclosures represent just four of more than a dozen reports filed with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality since…

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Aug 29

This New York river dumps millions of fabric microfibers into the ocean daily

By Teresa Carey

The Hudson River dumps 300 million microfibers into the Atlantic Ocean each day, according to a new study. Invisible to the naked eye, these fibers can cause health problems for animals and humans.

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Aug 11

When faced with pollution, these sea snakes shed their stripes

By Teresa Carey

Australian ecologists found turtle-headed sea snakes cope with excessively polluted waters by losing their white stripes.

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May 10

Senate blocks move to repeal Obama-era rule on methane emissions

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

A Congressional Review Act measure to repeal the methane waste reduction rule failed on a vote of 51-to-49 in the Republican-led chamber.

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May 09

Take a 360 degree stroll through a ‘Trash Mountain’

By Mike Fritz

The Ghazipur landfill in New Delhi, India stretches across some 70 acres of land. The area has been dubbed “Trash Mountain” because it holds 10 million tons of garbage now piled higher than the city’s skyline. Workers can earn about…

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Apr 03

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Tackling India’s towering landfills takes cultural innovation

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In Delhi, India, the capital of the world's fastest growing economy, there's a towering symbol of the environmental cost of development: tons of festering, toxic trash, piled up 10 stories high, with more and more added every day. Efforts have…

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Feb 27

Column: How Mardi Gras beads get to the French Quarter

By David Redmon for The Conversation

A U.K. criminologist tells the dark story behind the production and use of Mardi Gras beads.

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Feb 20

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Fighting to breathe in the world’s most polluted city

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Delhi now outranks Beijing as the world's most polluted city. Carbon dioxide, ozone and fine carbon particles get trapped over India's capital, mostly due to dirty fuels, causing long-term health consequences such as lung and heart disease. Special correspondent Fred…

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Dec 08

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News Wrap: House passes government funding bill

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In our news wrap Thursday, the House approved a bill to fund the government through April. It includes disaster relief for Louisiana and aid for the contaminated water system in Flint, Michigan. Despite its passage, members of both parties complained…

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Nov 30

Column: Our planet will suffer if Trump shutters NASA Earth science

By David Biello

The end of ice on Earth is merely one thing we won’t be able to monitor if NASA stops using satellites to look at our home, author David Biello writes…

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