Pollution
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Asia
India trials Delhi cloud seeding to combat deadly smog
NEW DELHI: India trialled cloud seeding over its smog-filled capital for the first time, spraying a chemical from an aeroplane…
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Swimmers face fecal contamination at beaches along US coastline
OGUNQUIT, Maine — Thousands of Americans will head to beaches for one last summer splash this Labor Day weekend, but…
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Plastic pollution treaty stalled as Geneva talks end without deal
GENEVA: Delegates discussing the world’s first legally binding treaty to tackle plastic pollution failed to reach consensus, diplomats said on…
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EPA employees put names to ‘declaration of dissent’ over agency moves under Trump
A group of Environmental Protection Agency employees on Monday published a declaration of dissent from the agency’s policies under the…
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Spain
Pig-rearing pollution is making life ‘unfeasible’ in this Spanish town
Residents are too afraid to drink water from their local wells or open their windows for fear of the stench…
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Asia
‘Really suffocating’: Pakistan emerges from record smog season
PLEDGES FOR CLEAN AIR Efforts that tackle pollution’s effects, rather than its source, miss the point, said Ahmad Ali Gul…
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New plastics pollution talks set for August: UN
PARIS: A new round of negotiations for an international treaty on reducing global plastics pollution will be held in Geneva…
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Mexico
The Jalisco town who saved the Casa Blanca wetlands
I’m sitting in the town of Casa Blanca, Jalisco, population 600, with local activist Juanita RamÃrez, as we find ourselves…
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Asia
Thai resort island Phuket grapples with growing garbage crisis
Phuket, Thailand’s largest island, has undergone rapid development due to its tourism sector, a major driver of the Thai economy…
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Asia
Volunteers clean up Bali’s beach from ‘worst’ monsoon-driven trash
TONS OF GARBAGE Around 600 volunteers, including local residents, hospitality workers, and tourists, braved a rainy morning to pick up…
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