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Deaths from air pollution could cost Southeast Asia nearly $600 billion by 2050, says new study
Asia

Deaths from air pollution could cost Southeast Asia nearly $600 billion by 2050, says new study

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October 27, 2025
A person checks his mobile phone as farmers burn crop residue after harvest near Bundelkhand expressway in India, on Nov. 17, 2024.
Energy

UN sees the world entering ‘extremely dangerous’ climate era as CO2 spikes by the most in the history of human civilization

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October 15, 2025
Members of the public swim at the Baignade de Grenelle bathing site on its opening day.
Travel & Leisure

After a $1.5 billion cleanup, the Seine reopens for swimming

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July 7, 2025
A man working on carbon capture
Environment

Conservatives and environmentalists say carbon capture is unnecessarily expensive and fails to curb pollution effectively. Here’s what the science says

By Tammy Webber and The Associated Press
June 26, 2025
A natural gas basin in New Mexico
Environment

Vomiting, headaches, and the smell of rotten eggs: New Mexico students living near natural gas wells ‘just keep getting sick’

By Ed Williams, Searchlight New Mexico, Susan Montoya Bryan and The Associated Press
June 3, 2025
Cars in traffic on a bridge
Environment

The Senate just blocked California from becoming the first state to ban the sale of new gas-powered cars as the Trump administration doubles down on fossil fuels

By Mary Clare Jalonick and The Associated Press
May 22, 2025
How much mercury is too much? Here’s what experts want you to know
Lifestyle

How much mercury is too much? Here’s what experts want you to know

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May 18, 2025
3M will pay up to $450 million for drinking-water contamination from ‘forever chemicals’
Environment

3M will pay up to $450 million for drinking-water contamination from ‘forever chemicals’

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May 13, 2025
Norfolk Southern alone should pay for $600 million settlement in fiery 2023 Ohio derailment disaster, jury rules
Finance

Norfolk Southern alone should pay for $600 million settlement in fiery 2023 Ohio derailment disaster, jury rules

By Josh Funk and The Associated Press
April 24, 2025
Your clothes are shedding millions of microplastics that clog water supplies every time you do laundry. Here’s how to fix it
Environment

Your clothes are shedding millions of microplastics that clog water supplies every time you do laundry. Here’s how to fix it

By Jennifer McDermott and The Associated Press
April 22, 2025
A Chevron sign on a gas station
Environment

Chevron will be forced to cough up at least $740 million after a decade-long trial ruled the oil company dumped billions of gallons of wastewater into the Louisiana coast

By Jack Brook and The Associated Press
April 4, 2025
Woman with long red hair at kitchen sink filling up water bottle
Health

The truth about American drinking water: Report shows widespread presence of hazardous chemicals

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February 26, 2025
The Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, shows black smoke pouring into the air after the crash
Environment

Norfolk Southern reaches $22 million settlement after one of its freight trains carrying hazardous materials derailed and burned for days, releasing toxic chemicals into the air that polluted 16 states

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January 28, 2025
people on a tourist boat in a water canal with colorful buildings at the back
Lifestyle

Amsterdam has long wanted to keep ‘nuisance’ tourists away. First, it banned new hotels and now, it plans to ban cruises

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December 11, 2024
Taylor Swift performing on stage during her tour
Lifestyle

Taylor Swift’s French-made private jet took 98 flights this year

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December 6, 2024

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