Toxic water and a sickening stench: How pig-rearing has turned this Spanish town into ‘a dungheap’
Residents are too afraid to drink water from their local wells or open their windows for fear of the stench of nearby ...
Texans grapple with rising toxic pollution as oil, gas production booms
This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. It is part three in a four-part series. Read part one here ...
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China admits toxic river leak after rare media reports
Climate change and construction activity have resulted in high pollution in China's rivers like the Mekong (above). An emergency response was launched after detecting 'abnormal water quality' in a ...
NC plan lets factories keep dumping toxic chemicals in drinking water
North Carolina advances a PFAS rule critics say won’t stop pollution or protect drinking water, as debate grows over industry ...
EPA takes aim at water, air and toxics protections as part of massive deregulation campaign
As Zeldin's EPA announced reconsideration of these standards, it released a statement saying, the regulations imposed, "$700 ...
EPA rollbacks could threaten NC drinking water, climate protections
The EPA plans to roll back key environmental rules, including coal ash cleanup and climate protections, impacting NC’s water ...
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Pollution: A global concern
As Karachi is a coastal city with a long coastline, people go there to get a breath of fresh air. However, the amount of waste dumped into the sea is increasing every year. This is true globally, ...
Sewage sludge microbiota can help clean up toxic tetrachloroethene pollution
A pair of environmental engineers at the National University of Singapore has found that many bacteria in common sewer water are able to detoxify tetrachloroethene. In their study published in the ...