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A vicious toxic 'lead' cycle: Illegal lead battery factories, pollution and 'unauthorised' e-rickshaws

We take a look at the unregulated ecosystem of lead factories in the country, the uptick in its demand (due to the rise in e-rickshaws), detrimental repercussions and the potential for crores of revenue if the industry was effectively put under regulations.

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environmental racism in Salvador
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Tide Island: seven decades of environmental racism in Salvador

Since the 1950s, an area with one of the largest Black populations in the state capital of Bahia has suffered damages to the health of its people and ecosystem as a result of nearby operations of a port, an industrial complex and an oil refinery.

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CA condors to be released into wild by Big Sur wildlife group

This year’s juvenile condor release has “a bit of a different spin,” a Ventana Wildlife Society biologist said.
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Wind energy company to pay $8 million in killings of 150 eagles
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Wind energy company to pay $8 million in killings of 150 eagles

ESI Energy pleaded guilty based on the documented “blunt force trauma” deaths of golden eagles struck by fast-moving turbine blades, prosecutors said.
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Birds of prey face global decline
Jim Germond

Birds of prey face global decline from habitat loss, poisons

Despite a few high-profile conservation success stories – like the dramatic comeback of bald eagle populations in North America – birds of prey are in decline worldwide.

NY community struggles to replace its lead water pipes

NY community struggles to replace its lead water pipes

The president's infrastructure plan includes $45 billion to remove more than 6 million lead-pipe service lines across the country.
Gabriel Filippelli: Biden's infrastructure plan targets lead pipes that threaten public health across the US
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Gabriel Filippelli: Biden's infrastructure plan targets lead pipes that threaten public health across the US

President Biden has proposed spending $45 billion to replace every lead water pipe and service line in the nation. A public health expert explains why he sees this as a worthwhile investment.
ORIGINAL REPORTING
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New international carbon tax on shipping is significant, but falls short of climate goals

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UK pilot tests carbon removal by drawing CO2 from seawater instead of air

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A controversial facility that would process plastic waste to be burned in steel mills has been cancelled

A controversial facility that would process plastic waste to be burned in steel mills has been cancelled

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NRC denies full hearing on Palisades nuclear restart challenge

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Young plaintiffs in Juliana v. United States lose Supreme Court bid but say they'll continue their pursuit of climate justice

CLIMATE
Regulators are underestimating health impacts from air pollution: Study

Regulators are underestimating health impacts from air pollution: Study

Pope Francis smiles and waves as an enormous crowd surrounds him taking pictures.

Pope Francis, who used faith and science to call out the climate crisis, dies at 88