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Los Angeles Faces “Hazardous” Air Quality Amid July 4th Pollution, California’s Largest Wildfire Of 2025

Los Angeles Faces “Hazardous” Air Quality Amid July 4th Pollution, California’s Largest Wildfire Of 2025

Los Angeles and much of Southern California were met with a regional air quality alert on Saturday, following July 4th …

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As light pollution increases, West Texas works to protect the world’s largest ‘dark sky reserve’

As light pollution increases, West Texas works to protect the world’s largest ‘dark sky reserve’

The night sky looms bright over the facilities of McDonald Observatory after a Star Party in Fort Davis, Texas on …

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Pollution from the Tijuana River is ending up in the air near the border, study finds

Pollution from the Tijuana River is ending up in the air near the border, study finds

Researchers have found that pollutants in the Tijuana River, which carries raw sewage and industrial waste from Tijuana, are also …

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Community groups say Louisiana is trying to stop them from monitoring air pollution

Community groups say Louisiana is trying to stop them from monitoring air pollution

Wetlands are seen beyond a refinery in Norco, La. Gerald Herbert/AP/AP hide caption toggle caption Gerald Herbert/AP/AP Community groups in …

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A study finds stacking bricks differently could help this country fight air pollution

A study finds stacking bricks differently could help this country fight air pollution

Smoke comes out from kilns at a brickfield on the outskirt of Dhaka, Bangladesh on February 6, 2021. Ahmed Salahuddin/NurPhoto …

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Inside the controversial tree farms powering Apple’s carbon neutral goal

Inside the controversial tree farms powering Apple’s carbon neutral goal

Eucalyptus has become the region’s new lifeblood. “I’m going to plant some eucalyptus / I’ll get rich and you’ll fall …

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Air pollution still plagues nearly half of Americans. That does a number on our health

Air pollution still plagues nearly half of Americans. That does a number on our health

A layer of smog lingers above downtown Los Angeles in 2024. Millions of Americans are still breathing in unhealthy air, …

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This Artificial Wetland Is Reusing Wastewater to Revive a Lost Ecosystem

This Artificial Wetland Is Reusing Wastewater to Revive a Lost Ecosystem

In the arid region south of Mexicali, where the pale desert dominates the landscape, the Las Arenitas wetland feels like …

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We used to agree on Earth Day. Political division has changed the environmental priorities

We used to agree on Earth Day. Political division has changed the environmental priorities

This year marks the 55th anniversary of Earth Day, but rather than enjoying its golden years, the planet is facing …

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Plagued with pollution for decades, Tijuana River ranked nation’s second most endangered

Plagued with pollution for decades, Tijuana River ranked nation’s second most endangered

The Tijuana River has been plagued with raw sewage and industrial waste from Tijuana for decades, fouling beaches along the …

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Opinion | I’ve Seen the World Our Trash Makes, and It’s Terrifying

Opinion | I’ve Seen the World Our Trash Makes, and It’s Terrifying

It’s not just your old DVD player getting shipped to West Africa. Today’s waste trade is an opportunistic bonanza, an …

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