Environmental Pollution
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Non-smoking lung cancer is on the rise. Blame pollution, says American Lung Association.
A long-established report card grading air quality around the country has uncovered worrisome takeaways. For one, the American Lung Association,…
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Is it safe to live near recycling centers? Questions surge after Indiana plastics site burns.
As the fire at an Indiana plastics-recycling storage facility burned over several days and officials scrambled to calm evacuated residents…
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Paper or plastic? Instead ask which companies are innovating recycling
Paper or plastic? If you’re looking to invest in the packaging that’s best for the environment, the answer is… it’s…
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Derailed train in Montana spills Coors Light and Blue Moon beer into river
A freight train carrying beer derailed in northwestern Montana Sunday, spilling Coors Light and Blue Moon beer into the Clark…
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Train derailment in Minnesota thrusts rail safety back into the spotlight
The derailment of a BNSF train in Minnesota early Thursday sparked the evacuation of nearby residents and thrust the issue…
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Philadelphia residents told to drink bottled water after Delaware River chemical spill
Philadelphia residents may want to drink and cook with bottled water, city officials said on Sunday, after a chemical spill…
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Florida braces for 5,000-mile-wide stinky seaweed blob — and a toxic algae bloom
Mother Nature looks to be handing some of Florida’s most popular beaches a double whammy, with smelly algae accumulating just…
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Energy companies are neglecting easy solutions to methane emissions, IEA says
Methane emissions from the energy sector rose for a third consecutive year in 2022, coming close to their previous record…
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Ohio train derailment’s chemical contamination: Your questions answered
Friday marks two weeks since a Norfolk Southern Corp. freight train carrying hazardous materials in a few of its cars…
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EPA will push $27 billion into lower-income communities to add solar panels and lower energy bills
The Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday it’s taken a big step in getting the $27 billion tagged in the Inflation…
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