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Indonesia Tuesday deployed an extra 1,600 military personnel to fight forest and farm fires that have cast a thick haze over the region, closing...
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In 1989, theExxon Valdez oil tanker ran aground in Prince William Sound, Alaska, leading to the spillage of hundreds of thousands of barrels of...
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The current rate of birds found to have plastic embedded in their guts means that by 2050, according to research estimates, every seabird on...
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U.S. officials have stepped up sampling of waterways in the U.S. due to concerns about the use of neonicotinoids and the impact upon the...
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A tropical disease specialist will monitor sailors competing in Rio’s polluted waters ahead of the 2016 Olympics, a top official said Friday, adding he...
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That figure is over three times the initial reports from government officials since the Gold King Mine’s dam initially was breached last Wednesday. Crews...
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Field biologists have found that grassland plants are six times more likely to become out-grown by so-termed “space-invading” species. The research found further that...
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Nitrous oxide is a chemical compound, formed from the oxidation of nitrogen. It is sometimes dubbed “laughing gas” because of its use in surgery...
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Members of the European Parliament, according to a research note, have called for tougher national caps on emissions of six main pollutants. These would...
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Fracking refers to the process of drilling deep into the planet. When deep enough, a high-pressure water mixture is aimed at the drilled rock...