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St. Louis-area residents make plea for compensation for illnesses tied to nuclear contamination of Coldwater Creek

Coldwater Creek was contaminated decades ago when waste from nuclear bomb development was dumped into the creek in suburban St. Louis, Mo.

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Austria could be largely ice-free within 45 years as glaciers recede, experts say

VIENNA — Austrian glaciers receded last year at a rapid pace and the Alpine country is likely to be largely ice-free in 40...

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British government ‘off-track’ to hit waste reduction targets

The British government's plans to tackle waste have been beset by delays in recent years.

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Chelsea Flower Show gardens given first ever green audit to reduce footprint

All large gardens displayed at Britain’s prestigious Chelsea Flower Show for 2024 have gone through a “green audit” as part of efforts to...

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Despite gains in Brazil, forest destruction still ‘stubbornly’ high: report

The world lost 10 football fields of old-growth tropical forest every minute in 2023 and despite progress in the Amazon, the picture elsewhere...

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Rising temperatures upend migratory bird habitats in Albania

Wetlands along the northern coast of Albania are been increasingly abandoned by a range of species as rising temperatures disrupt migration, breeding seasons...

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Tropical forest loss eased in 2023 but threats remain, analysis shows

SAO PAULO – Tropical forest loss declined last year, but other indicators show that the world’s woodlands remain under tremendous pressure, according to...

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Southeast Asia look to boost ‘green financing’ as region chokes on smog

Senior finance and central bank officials from Southeast Asia and major economies met Thursday in Luang Prabang to discuss ways to help the...

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Study finds mercury contamination in Brazil’s Yanomami people

RIO DE JANEIRO – Indigenous people from nine villages in Brazil’s Yanomami territory were found to be contaminated by mercury, with those living...

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Lawsuit challenges $1 billion in federal funding to sustain California’s last nuclear power plant

Environmental group argues U.S. Energy Department's decision to award $1B to nuclear power plant operator was based on an outdated, flawed analysis.

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