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Europe ‘failing its children’ on air pollution, EEA says
Dirty air causes premature death of at least 1,200 children across Europe every year, says European Environment Agency.
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Who’s most at risk during extreme heat?
People with mental illnesses like schizophrenia died at greater rates during the 2021 heat dome, a new study shows.
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UN warns of ‘draining humanity’s lifeblood’ amid worsening water scarcity
Secretary general urges countries to tackle ‘vampiric overconsumption’, water guzzling industries and climate crisis.
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EPA officials visit Texas’ Barnett Shale, ground zero of the fracking boom
The agency’s regional administrator toured the area with the head of a local nonprofit, who complained that when “severe emissions” from gas wells and tanks make people sick, “there are no real remedies.”
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Jill Biden sees East Africa drought up close, seeks more aid
U.S. first lady Jill Biden got an up-close look Sunday at the historic East Africa drought as she walked along arid land and listened as some Maasai women described how their children and livestock are going hungry.
How Scotland pays back for Malawi climate damage
Scotland is one of the first countries in the world to stump up cash for climate change "loss and damage" in poorer countries.
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Environmental group pushing for electric school buses in city, province
Earlier this month, Ecology Ottawa released a report making the case for the change, raising the health and climate change implications of keeping the fleet running on fossil fuels.
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