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The Upside-Down World of the Gulf's Dead Zone
Farming runoff turns the sea floor into a wet desert and forces species onward or upward.
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You know its bad when you're buying canned air - Bottles of fresh air from Canada are a hot sale in China
Since China's capital city Beijing issued its first ever air pollution red alert last week, sales of bottled Canadian fresh mountain air to Chinese customers have soared. Two entrepreneurs from Alberta have been selling Vitality Air for just over a year, but over the last two weeks their sales to China have increased dramatically, reports The People's Daily Online.
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Fireflies are Making a Comeback in China's Cities
Parks raise awareness of the firefly's plight, but are they helping solve the problem?
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China Could Be Hit With Its Worst Air Pollution of the Year This Weekend
Beijing issued on Friday its second ever "red alert" ahead of what is predicted to be a blanket of heavy smog stretching across a large part of the country's north, Reuters reported. The bad air is expected to roll out on Saturday evening and persist until Tuesday. China's National Meteorological Centre said the smog would stretch from Xian, home to the world-famous Terracotta Warriors, across central China, through Beijing, and up into the northeastern cities of Shenyang and Harbin.
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What It’s Like To Live In Beijing Under Hazardous Levels Of Air Pollution
At least a third of the population of China breathes air deemed “unhealthy” by U.S. standards -- air that kills as many as 1.6 million people every year.
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Italy: Town bans pizza-making over soaring pollution
A town in Italy has imposed a temporary ban on the traditional way of pizza-making as a measure to curb soaring pollution. An edict issued by the mayor of San Vitaliano, just outside of Naples, bans the use of wood-fired stoves in bakeries and eateries including pizzerias unless their owners install special filters to reduce air pollution. The measure has been prompted by "utmost concern" over worsening air quality, and will stay in place until 31 March.
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Obama signs ban on microbead pollution
Say goodbye to the beads. On Monday, Dec. 28, President Barack Obama signed into law a ban on tiny plastic particles used in personal cosmetic products that scientists say are polluting U.S. lakes, rivers and the oceans. The bipartisan "Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015," (H.R. 1321), passed by the U.S. House on Dec. 7, "prohibits the manufacture and introduction into interstate commerce of rinse-off cosmetics containing intentionally-added plastic microbeads."
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New Delhi starts limiting cars for 2 weeks to clear air
The Indian capital on Friday kicked off a sweeping plan to reduce its record-high air pollution by limiting the numbers of cars on the streets for two weeks. On Friday morning, the average PM2.5 levels for New Delhi were over 297. That is a relatively low number for New Delhi in winter, but is still about 15 times higher than the WHO standard of 20. These inhalable particles are smaller than 2.5 micrometers, small enough to penetrate deep into lungs and cause maximum damage.
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America has been duped on climate change
Recent scholarship documents the coordinated efforts of conservative foundations and fossil fuel corporations to promote this uncertainty. Amplified by conservative media, this campaign of disinformation and omission has significantly altered the nature of the public debate and led to political polarization around the issue, making meaningful legislative action nearly impossible.
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Toxic Firefighting Foam Has Contaminated U.S. Drinking Water
The EPA has yet to regulate the toxic PFCs found in fire-suppressing foam, Teflon, and other products that have contaminated our drinking water. By Sharon Lerner.
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Mumbai’s Garbage Fire Can Be Seen From Space
A fire so large it could be seen from space engulfed parts of Mumbai’s biggest landfill site in recent days, forcing schools to shut and raising questions about the city’s waste-management practises. The cause of the blaze in the Deonar garbage dump—where waste is piled 30 meters high in parts—is so far unknown. The fire began on Jan. 27, producing a plume of smoke that was captured by a camera aboard a satellite belonging to the...
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A man is making thousands of pounds by selling jars of air to the Chinese
A businessman is raking in thousands of pounds selling jars of ‘fresh air’ to people in China for £80 each. Leo De Watts, 27, sells air collected in the British countryside and ships it over to polluted cities Shanghai and Beijing, where the wealthy elite pay a hefty sum for a few seconds of inhalation. The Aethaer products include air from Somerset, Wales and Dorset, with each area said to create air with different qualities.
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Supreme Court Blocks Obama Carbon Emissions Plan
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday delivered a major blow to President Barack Obama by blocking federal regulations to curb carbon dioxide emissions from power plants, the centerpiece of his administration's strategy to combat climate change.
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Air Pollution Kills 5.5 Million People Every Year Worldwide
The smog hovering over many major cities is not just an unhealthy inconvenience. Breathing that air is killing millions of people. A recent study in Nature estimated three million people died annually due to air quality. That number may be closer to 5.5 million premature deaths per year, according to a new study being presented today at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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Why Is Styrofoam Still a Thing?
It might not have the sexiest name, but expanded polystyrene is truly a wonder material. Widely—and incorrectly—known by the trademarked name Styrofoam™, this lightweight substance is crafted from petroleum-based polystyrene beads, which are stretched out during an intricate steaming and moulding process. The resulting product is 98 percent air, extraordinarily cheap to manufacture, and has widespread...
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Coral bleaching threat level increased by authorities
Authorities monitoring the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority have increased the coral bleaching threat level after divers found widespread loss of coral. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) chairman Dr Russell Reichelt said the area around Lizard Island, north of Cairns, and sites further north, had been hit hardest. It warned there was a high risk of mass coral bleaching on the reef this month due to the hot...
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Study: Pollution stifles wind, quells rain
Precipitation has been trending downward across most of the mountain ranges in central and eastern China, and many researchers believe pollution is to blame. Hard evidence of this link has been lacking, though new research out of the Energy Department's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is changing that. Combining data collection and computer modeling, scientists at the national laboratory were able to show that air pollution is slowing valley breezes...
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Microbots can clean up polluted water
A new study shows that a swarm of hundreds of thousands of tiny microbots, each smaller than the width of a human hair, can be deployed into industrial wastewater to absorb and remove toxic heavy metals. The researchers found that the microbots can remove 95% of the lead in polluted water in one hour, and can be reused multiple times, potentially offering a more effective and economical way to remove heavy metals than previous methods.
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The “Depression Disease”: What the United States’ First National Lead Poisoning Crisis Can Teach Us about the Flint Water Disaster
The first national lead poisoning crisis in 1930s Baltimore offers lessons for policymakers dealing with the current water disaster in Flint, Michigan.
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Your Birth Control Pills Are Turning Male Amphibians Into Females
Ladies, did you know your birth control pills might be having a terrible effect on frogs and other amphibians? By Susan Bird.
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