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![Collage: circles of oil slicks, a gas station sign, a vintage car cut in half, a nose, a gas canister, and a perfume bottle]()
![Collage: circles of oil slicks, a gas station sign, a vintage car cut in half, a nose, a gas canister, and a perfume bottle]()
Saying goodbye to the dangerous, alluring scent of gasoline
Electric vehicle makers are grappling with our olfactory attachment to the fuel.
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![Oscar Sanchez, a participant in the General Iron hunger strike, speaks during a protest of Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot in 2021.]()
![Oscar Sanchez, a participant in the General Iron hunger strike, speaks during a protest of Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot in 2021.]()
Chicago made its Southeast Side a polluter’s haven, violating civil rights
The city’s decision to relocate a scrapyard to a majority Black and Brown community is part of a pattern of environmental discrimination, according to a federal investigation.
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![Two women walk along in front of the clock tower Big Ben with an umbrella as a sunshade.]()
![Two women walk along in front of the clock tower Big Ben with an umbrella as a sunshade.]()
UK is no longer a cold country and must adapt to heat, say climate scientists
Experts call on U.K. officials to prepare for periods of extreme heat or risk thousands of excess deaths.
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![Volunteer Deborah Woolley of Seattle collects marine trash in an area designated for the Escaped Trash Assessment Protocol (ETAP) at Golden Gardens Park in Seattle, Saturday, April 23, 2022.]()
![Volunteer Deborah Woolley of Seattle collects marine trash in an area designated for the Escaped Trash Assessment Protocol (ETAP) at Golden Gardens Park in Seattle, Saturday, April 23, 2022.]()
The search for the source of plastic pollution
Clean up efforts in the Pacific Northwest are directing their attention away from the end life of plastic to focus on the beginning.
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![Three individuals in the foreground look out towards the horizon, which is filled with smoke. Sunlight filtering through the smoke gives the entire photo an orange tinge.]()
![Three individuals in the foreground look out towards the horizon, which is filled with smoke. Sunlight filtering through the smoke gives the entire photo an orange tinge.]()
Record-breaking heat in Europe spurs dangerous air pollution
Turning up the heat also means turning up the ozone and wildfire smoke.
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![Andrew Klooster of Earthworks uses a forward looking infrared camera to observe hydrocarbon emissions from oil and gas equipment.]()
![Andrew Klooster of Earthworks uses a forward looking infrared camera to observe hydrocarbon emissions from oil and gas equipment.]()
Sporadic monitoring in California oil country adds to air pollution concerns
A patchwork of regulations is out of sync with the urgency of the climate crisis, experts say.
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![Fugitive emissions captured by an infrared camera at the Elk Hills Power Plant in Kern County, California.]()
![Fugitive emissions captured by an infrared camera at the Elk Hills Power Plant in Kern County, California.]()
California regulators try to salvage system for allowing ‘extreme’ pollution
Residents challenge regulators’ claims that they can’t account for toxic oil and gas emissions in the San Joaquin Valley.
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Toxic algal blooms are driving up water costs in the Great Lakes
In Toledo, Ohio, monitoring and treating algae-contaminated water from Lake Erie costs $100 per family per year.
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![Illustration: a large pink and orange circle with small red and green blobs representing a microscopic view of Powassan virus; a deer tick positioned in the bottom right section of the circle as though walking out of frame]()
![Illustration: a large pink and orange circle with small red and green blobs representing a microscopic view of Powassan virus; a deer tick positioned in the bottom right section of the circle as though walking out of frame]()
A lethal tick-borne disease is spreading in the US, driven by climate change
Experts say it's not time to freak out — yet.
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