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Stop the Amazon Fires: Pressure the United Nations to Act

Sep 18, 2019 11:42AM

The Amazon rainforest is in a critical state of near-collapse with a record number of fires in Brazil this year—twice as many as in 2018—as the Brazilian government allows it to happen.

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Deathly Air Pollution: More Deadly Than Cigarettes

Aug 30, 2019 06:30AM

New research finds that toxic air is killing more people in Europe than tobacco smoking.

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Breathing Risk: Pollution Rises Across the U.S.

Aug 30, 2019 06:30AM

Air pollution in general worsened markedly across America between 2015 and 2017, likely due to raising temperatures from climate change.

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Brainy Beasts: Elephants Never Forget—What They Smell

Aug 30, 2019 06:30AM

Elephants have such sensitive olfactory discrimination that they can determine different amounts of food just by sniffing it.

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Trees Please: Rain Forest Dwindling

Aug 30, 2019 06:30AM

The Amazon Rain Forest continues to lose habitat for animals and plants by clear cutting practices that add to the burden of climate change.

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Whale Wipe-Out: Record Numbers Starving to Death

Aug 30, 2019 06:30AM

More than 160 dead gray whales have washed up on the Pacific Coast this year, and scientists estimate that they represent just 10 percent of the total number of the dead.

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Cola Quandary: Companies Urge Vietnam Recycling Plans

Aug 30, 2019 06:30AM

Suntory Holdings, a giant Japanese beverage company, has joined its rivals Coca-Cola and Nestlé to encourage new recycling strategies to fend off outlawing single-use plastic items.

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Growing Pains: Climate Changes Upend Farming

Aug 30, 2019 06:30AM

Cultivation throughout the U.S. is becoming more difficult because of unpredictable weather patterns, leading to higher prices and lowered productivity.

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