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Polluted soil and water are fueling a global heart disease epidemic
A new study in Atherosclerosis shows that soil and water pollution, including microplastics and toxic chemicals, ...
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The Impact of Rare Earth Mining on the Environment
Understanding Rare Earth Elements Rare earth elements, or REEs, are a group of 17 metals crucial for many modern technologies ...
Texans grapple with rising toxic pollution as oil, gas production booms
This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. It is part three in a four-part series. Read part one here ...
EPA takes aim at water, air and toxics protections as part of massive deregulation campaign
As Zeldin's EPA announced reconsideration of these standards, it released a statement saying, the regulations imposed, "$700 ...
Study shows how microplastic pollution is impacting plant growth
A new study finds that microplastic pollution reduces plant photosynthesis, threatening global food security and worsening ...
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As electronic waste surges, countries look for answers
Oleg Zaitsev strides across a factory floor in Almaty, Kazakhstan as a row of workers sort through old circuit boards and ...
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Ministry orders a probe into soil pollution claims
The Ministry of Environment said it has requested the Keelung City Government to investigate claims that Taiwan Power Co ...
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Landscape scale pesticide pollution detected in the Upper Rhine region, from agricultural lowlands to remote areas
A recent study by the RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau shows extensive pesticide contamination in the landscape of the ...
Sewage sludge microbiota can help clean up toxic tetrachloroethene pollution
A pair of environmental engineers at the National University of Singapore has found that many bacteria in common sewer water are able to detoxify tetrachloroethene. In their study published in the ...