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The new space race is causing new pollution problems

Earth’s stratosphere has never seen the amounts of emissions and waste from rockets and satellites that a booming space economy will leave behind.
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Carbon credits for nitrous oxide reductions
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A US non-profit aims to reduce emissions of a super climate pollutant from chemical plants in China

Carbon credits for nitrous oxide reductions could fill a key gap in international agreements and government regulations. A former industry insider says it’s a “reward for bad behavior.”

Montreal Protocol & ozone depletion

By fighting the ozone hole, we accidentally saved ourselves

With the Montreal Protocol, life on Earth dodged a bullet we didn’t even know was headed our way.
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Chemical facilities spewing nitrous oxide
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Eleven chemical plants in China and one in the U.S. emit a climate super-pollutant called nitrous oxide that’s 273 times more potent than carbon dioxide

Proven, low-cost pollution controls could quickly curb those emissions, but neither China nor the U.S. require abatement measures used by other plants around the world.

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ozone depleting chemicals resurgence
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Potent greenhouse gases and ozone depleting chemicals called CFCs are back on the rise following an international ban

Emissions of a small group of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), man-made chemicals that destroy Earth’s protective ozone layer and fuel global warming, are back on the rise after their production was all but banned more than a decade ago, a new study concludes. Emissions of the vast majority of CFCs have steadily declined since countries phased out […]
Microbes, a missing piece in the biodiversity puzzle
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‘Profound ignorance’: Microbes, a missing piece in the biodiversity puzzle

More numerous than stars, our planet’s microbes play an integral role in helping life thrive on Earth. But what happens when climate change, pollution and ocean acidification impact microbes? — We don’t know.
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