Nine volcanic eruptions since late 2023 have shaken Grindavík in Iceland, forcing residents to repeatedly evacuate – most have moved away, but some have stayed, hoping life can return to normal
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Finns trying to enjoy beaches and parks during their all-too-brief summers have been vexed by legions of geese and their droppings – the smelly mess has resisted even the most innovative solutions
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Not every day that Father Christmas briefs his elves about the hazards of sunstroke, but this summer northern Finland has seen temperatures hover around 30°C for days on end
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When the Swedish town of Kallinge discovered their drinking water contained extremely high levels of PFAS, they had no idea what it would mean for their health and their children's future
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Citing illegal pollution US racial justice nonprofit NAACP calls for emergency shutdown of Elon Musk's supercomputer in Memphis
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xAI is running generators without pollution controls in Memphis
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Wildfire smoke is always toxic. LA's is even worse. Experts expect long term health impacts.
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Growing pollution in Pakistan’s Punjab province has sickened 1.8M people in a month, officials say
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Delhi shuts schools, bans construction as pollution levels hit new high
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I went to Iceland for a road trip. I left with climate anxiety.
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New NOAA heat severity classification system for heat-related impacts on people (similar to hurricanes)
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California sets nation-leading limit for carcinogenic chromium-6 in drinking water
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Joe Biden administration sets first-ever limits on ‘forever chemicals’ in US drinking water
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The rise of arboviral diseases is closely connected to environmental degradation and climate change
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A shift towards a more sustainable global food system could create up to $10 trillion of benefits a year, improve human health, and ease the climate crisis
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Weather extremes threaten food security (2012)
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Companies knew the dangers of PFAS 'forever chemicals'—and kept them secret
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Road hazard: Evidence mounts on toxic pollution from tires
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Air pollution: Nearly everyone in Europe breathing bad air
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How extreme heat hits America's hungry
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Expanding heat wave prompts alerts for 115 million people in the United States
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More evidence that gas stoves produce suprisingly large amounts of harmful pollutants
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‘Extreme threat’: Large swathe of southern US at dangerous ‘wet bulb temperature’
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Heat and smoke are smothering most of the US, putting lives at risk
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Gas and propane combustion from stoves emits benzene and increases indoor air pollution
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Denmark to allow significantly reduced mink production – limits on the number of people allowed to visit farms
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America has a rabid-raccoon problem
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How people live off a garbage mountain that keeps catching on fire | World Wide Waste
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Dutch cities are better for the climate… and my sanity
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How bad is my gas stove?
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An interview with air-quality specialist Sarah Coefield about wildfire smoke, ventilation, long-term effects on health, and more
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Large amounts of mercury discovered in Greenland's glaciers – the heavy metal raises concerns for the health of indigenous communities
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Oil firms knew decades ago fossil fuels posed grave health risks, files reveal
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'More masks than jellyfish': Coronavirus waste ends up in ocean
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How DuPont may avoid paying to clean up a toxic 'forever chemical' in the US
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America’s radioactive secret: Oil-and-gas wells produce nearly a trillion gallons of toxic waste a year
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The West isn’t ready for the long-term health impacts of wildfire smoke
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The happiest cats on Earth
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On poisoning children
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The ‘coal curtain’ is the new Iron Curtain
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The hidden air pollution inside your workplace
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'You Just Don't Touch That Tap Water Unless Absolutely Necessary'
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Air pollution may harm cognitive intelligence, study says
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The marvel of LED lighting is now a global blight to health
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Climate change could drive tens of thousands of additional suicides in North America
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India slashes heat-wave death toll with series of low-cost measures. ‘Common sense’ policies such as free water and reflective roof paint save lives as temperatures near 50°C
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