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‘Green favela’ fights to live sustainably in Brazil
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‘Green favela’ fights to live sustainably in Brazil

At first glance, it looks like any other shantytown in Brazil: a precarious jumble of tin-roof shacks and shoddy streets.…
Air pollution ‘pandemic’ shortens lives by 3 years: study
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Air pollution ‘pandemic’ shortens lives by 3 years: study

A ‘pandemic’ of air pollution shortens lives worldwide by nearly three years on average, and causes 8.8 million premature deaths…
Used cars keep Africans moving, but dumping concerns remain
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Used cars keep Africans moving, but dumping concerns remain

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Salesmen whistle at potential buyers of scores of vehicles shining in the afternoon sun. One truck…
‘The world is on fire,’ Greta Thunberg tells UK climate rally
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‘The world is on fire,’ Greta Thunberg tells UK climate rally

BRISTOL, England (Reuters) — Greta Thunberg denounced politicians and the media on Friday for ignoring a looming climate cataclysm, saying…
Expansion of Britain’s Heathrow Airport ruled illegal on climate grounds
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Expansion of Britain’s Heathrow Airport ruled illegal on climate grounds

LONDON (Reuters) – The planned expansion of London’s Heathrow Airport was declared unlawful on environmental grounds by a court on…
Egypt launches project to plant mangrove trees along Red Sea coast
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Egypt launches project to plant mangrove trees along Red Sea coast

Egypt has announced an ambitious plan to expand mangrove forests by launching the largest mangrove planting project along the Red…
Micro-pollution ravaging China and South Asia: study
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Micro-pollution ravaging China and South Asia: study

Nearly 90 percent of the 200 cities beset by the world’s highest levels of deadly micro-pollution are in China and…
Bezos launches $10 bn fund to combat climate change
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Bezos launches $10 bn fund to combat climate change

His company is often criticized for its environmental record, but Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon and the world’s richest man,…
Flight of fancy? Aviation industry tries to go green
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Flight of fancy? Aviation industry tries to go green

From an emissions-reducing model jet that looks like something from a sci-fi movie to electric aircraft and sustainable fuel, the…
Plant a trillion trees: Republicans offer fossil-friendly climate fix
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Plant a trillion trees: Republicans offer fossil-friendly climate fix

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican lawmakers on Wednesday will propose legislation setting a goal for the United States to plant a…
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