US Joe Biden administration grants California waiver to ban gas car sales in 2035 ~transport Article 444 words 47 votes
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Finland first in world to ban cargo ships from dumping untreated sewage ~enviro pollution.water Article 608 words 14 votes
Recordings by biologist Heike Vester reveal how oil and gas exploration as well as cruises, fishing boats and even whale-watchers are creating noise pollution that threatens return of Norway's whales ~enviro pollution.noise Article 1105 words 6 votes
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Delhi shuts schools, bans construction as pollution levels hit new high ~enviro pollution.air Article 576 words 15 votes
Norwegian study shows microplastics in wastewater are shielding pathogens from being destroyed by treatment ~health Article 357 words 13 votes
US Joe Biden-Kamala Harris administration announces $3 billion of investments in clean ports ~enviro climate change pollution.air Article 2319 words 24 votes
Sweden abolishes tax on plastic bags despite warnings usage could rise – centre-right coalition government says consumption already below EU target ~enviro pollution plastics Article 572 words 10 votes
More US states ban PFAS, or ‘forever chemicals,’ in more products ~enviro pollution Article 970 words 38 votes
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Cement is a big polluter. Heidelberg Materials in Norway is betting it can profit from carbon capture that will reduce the carbon dioxide. ~enviro pollution energy climate change Article 400 words 10 votes
Comprehensive bipartisan plastics recycling bill tackles plastics pollution in US ~enviro plastics recycling pollution Article 304 words, published Sep 19 2024 27 votes
Beyond the politics of nostalgia: What the fall of the steel industry can tell us about the future of America ~humanities.history Link 16 votes
London saw a surprising benefit to fining high-polluting cars: More active kids ~transport Article 991 words 28 votes
New filtration material could remove long-lasting chemicals from water ~enviro pollution.water Article 936 words, published Sep 6 2024 6 votes
US Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to invest $76 million closing legacy oil & gas wells in Pennsylvania ~enviro pollution.water pollution.air Article 626 words 16 votes
Ocean plastics: How much do rich countries contribute by shipping their waste overseas? ~enviro pollution.water plastics Article 1877 words 17 votes
Eleven on trial in Sweden's largest environmental crime case – Bella Nilsson's company Think Pink accused of dumping at least 200,000 tonnes of waste ~enviro recycling pollution.ground Article 567 words 23 votes
Report reveals how workers got sick while cleaning up East Palestine derailment site ~transport Link 14 votes
Heidelberg Materials' cement plant in Norway will be the first of a handful around the world to capture carbon in the production of cement ~enviro pollution Article 1209 words 16 votes
Industrial emissions poised to become largest US carbon source ~enviro pollution Article 357 words 9 votes
US EPA awards $4.3 billion to fund projects in thirty states to reduce climate pollution ~enviro pollution Article 609 words 28 votes
East Palestine Ohio after the derailment- reports of hair loss, seizures, residents to decide whether to accept negotiated settlement ~transport Article 1247 words 42 votes
Ecuador river is granted the right to not be polluted in historic court case ~enviro pollution.water Article 413 words, published Jul 8 2024 16 votes
Turning brownfields to blooming meadows, with the help of fungi ~enviro pollution.ground Article 1638 words 12 votes
Ecuador court rules pollution violates rights of a river running through capital ~enviro pollution.water Article 244 words 24 votes
AI is exhausting the power grid. Tech firms are seeking a miracle solution. ~enviro energy pollution Article 2698 words 21 votes
Water is bursting from another abandoned West Texas oil well, continuing a troubling trend ~enviro pollution.water Article 898 words 13 votes
‘Termination shock’: cut in ship pollution sparked global heating spurt ~enviro pollution Article 819 words 13 votes
Celebrities like Elon Musk and Taylor Swift might soon be able to hide their private jet flights from online sleuths ~transport Article 566 words 47 votes
US lawyers warned plastics makers to prepare for a wave of litigation over "forever chemicals" that could dwarf asbestos ~health Article 1720 words 27 votes
UNM researchers find microplastics in canine and human testicular tissue ~science biology Article 799 words, published May 15 2024 23 votes
Canada’s fire season erupts, sending harmful smoke into United States ~enviro pollution.air Article 105 words 20 votes
Fuel-guzzling ‘yank tanks’ face a costly future in Australia after new vehicle emissions changes approved ~transport Article 997 words 23 votes
Revealed: Tyson Foods dumps millions of pounds of toxic pollutants into US rivers and lakes ~enviro pollution.water Article 1937 words, published Apr 30 2024 43 votes
The methodical plan to erase Chicago ~design urban planning architecture.hierarchical mesh Video 14:47 5 votes
New EPA regulation requires coal plants in the United States to reduce 90 percent of their greenhouse pollution by 2039 ~enviro climate change pollution.air Article 2117 words 33 votes
European Commission approves creation of an environmental zone in the city centre of Stockholm, where petrol and diesel cars will be banned entirely from 2025 ~transport Article 440 words 25 votes
Dozens of Texas water systems exceed new federal PFAS limits ~enviro pollution.water Article 1536 words, published Apr 16 2024 12 votes
California sets nation-leading limit for carcinogenic chromium-6 in drinking water ~enviro pollution.water water.drinking Article 1321 words 17 votes
Joe Biden administration sets first-ever limits on ‘forever chemicals’ in US drinking water ~enviro water.drinking pollution.water Article 1181 words 26 votes
UK law firm files letter of claim on behalf of Madagascar villagers over contamination allegedly from Rio Tinto mine ~enviro pollution Article 7843 words 7 votes
California is preparing to defend itself — and the nation — against Donald Trump 2.0 ~enviro pollution Article 31 votes