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    Relentlessly material

    To get at the matter of the Cloud we must unravel the coils of coaxial cables,...

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    How did Canada end up with worse air quality than the US?

    Year of devastating wildfires meant Canadians were breathing worse air than southern neighbours for first time...

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    Gov't urged to halt use of 'plastic wood' steps, railings on HK trails

    Hikers, trail runners and nature lovers are petitioning the government to halt a “disastrous” use of...

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    Water firms’ profits in England and Wales almost double since 2019, find Lib Dems

    Party to call for measures to stop companies prioritising profit over environment at spring conferenceWater companies...

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    Thames Water absent from industry’s £180m anti-pollution drive

    Ministers disappointed by decision of one of worst sewage dumpers not to join England-wide initiativeThames Water...

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    UK gives £600m backing to Jim Ratcliffe’s ‘carbon bomb’ petrochemical plant

    Campaigners say Ineos project in Antwerp will turbocharge plastic production on a scale not seen before...

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    Thousands of NSW students to stay home after asbestos found in mulch at two more Sydney schools

    Positive tests recorded at schools in Marsden Park and Orchard Hills takes total number of sites...

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    Second Sydney primary school among four more sites testing positive for asbestos contamination

    Single piece of bonded asbestos found in a garden bed at Allambie Heights public schoolExclusive: Testing...

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    Plastic industry knew recycling was a farce for decades

    Plastic producers should ‘pay for the damage they’ve caused’ after decades of deception, the report's authors...

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    Testing regime meant to stop toxic chemicals going into NSW landscape products gamed by suppliers

    Exclusive: Manufacturers retest contaminated soil fill until it ‘complies’ with regulations and can then be used...

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    Heavy metals and E coli: raw sewage at US-Mexico border a ‘public health crisis’

    The Tijuana River flows through Mexico and empties off California, carrying pathogens and chemicals and threatening...

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    Anxiety, Mood Swings and Sleepless Nights: Life Near a Bitcoin Mine

    Pushed by an advocacy group, Arkansas became the first state to shield noisy cryptocurrency operators from...

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    Vets urged to stop giving pesticide flea treatments after river pollution study

    Exclusive: Pet owners risk contaminating their hands with neurotoxins for at least 28 days after application,...

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    Permeable pavement roads may save salmon from tire particle toxins

    While stormwater runoff pollutants in general aren't great for aquatic animals, chemicals from tire particles are...

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    Bottled water contains 100x more plastic nanoparticles than previously thought

    Researchers cut their bottled water use after shocking discovery of a quarter of a million tiny...

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    Mulch containing asbestos found at Rozelle parklands may have been used at other Sydney sites

    Testing reveals ‘low-risk’ contamination in samples taken from mulch near Rozelle playground, Transport for NSW saysFollow...

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    ‘Queen of trash’ and employees arrested over Sweden’s ‘largest environmental crime’

    Bella Nilsson’s company NMT Think Pink accused of illegally dumping tens of thousands of tonnes of...

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    Earth Was Due for Another Year of Record Warmth. But This Warm?

    Scientists are already busy trying to understand whether 2023’s off-the-charts heat is a sign that global...

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    All talk, no bottle: Hong Kong's official recycling efforts are puny compared to Europe - Hong Kong Free Press HKFP

    Two years ago, I made a documentary film about a group of committed individuals going the...

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    Netherlands warns children not to swallow sea foam over PFAS concerns

    ‘Forever chemicals’ at Dutch resorts comparable to high concentrations detected along Belgian coast, study findsThe Dutch...

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    What it takes to save the axolotl

    On the outskirts of Mexico City, biologists are working to reintroduce a treasured amphibian to the...

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    Pregnant women near farms had higher weedkiller levels during spraying season

    Urine found to contain ‘significantly’ increased concentrations of glyphosate, which is associated with fetal problemsPregnant women...

  • Activists fear radiation compensation in jeopardy

    Presented by the Working Forests Initiative — It's not clear whether the measure will make it...