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Seth Mullendore: It’s time to shut down polluting urban power plants
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Seth Mullendore: It’s time to shut down polluting urban power plants

The link between pollution and coronavirus mortality rates makes it even more clear why we must shut down peaker power plants.
Contentious Guatemala nickel mine
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Contentious Guatemala nickel mine ‘ignores coronavirus lockdown’

The Fenix mine has sparked numerous social conflicts in El Estor going back to the 1960s. Dozens of locals have been arbitrarily detained and at least three killed since 2004.

Ask an expert on the fall of Rome: Are we f-cked?
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Ask an expert on the fall of Rome: Are we f-cked?

A conversation with a medieval historian about plagues, pandemics, imperial decline — and whether the U.S. is too broken to be fixed.

2.2 million people in the U.S. could die if coronavirus goes unchecked
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2.2 million people in the U.S. could die if coronavirus goes unchecked

Exposure to air pollution could make the virus particularly deadly for poor Americans.
Venezuelan crisis: Government censors environmental and scientific data

Venezuelan crisis: Government censors environmental and scientific data

The Chávez and Maduro administrations have concealed vast amounts of vital scientific data on climate change, deforestation, pollution, mining, water quality and much more, as far back as 2011.
Cities across world pledge air pollution changes, but are they ready?
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Cities across world pledge air pollution changes, but are they ready?

Over 30 mayors from across the globe have pledged to deliver clean air for the 140 million people living in their cities. Delivering clean air on such a scale will take both ambitious targets and concrete action.
Coal miners in Trump country block train in bitter fight

Coal miners in Trump country block train in bitter fight

Miners blocked the tracks of a coal train in Kentucky on multiple days as part of a standoff between a coal company that filed for bankruptcy and left nearly 400 workers without work and pay for a month.

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