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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
Two oil pump jacks in a green field

Opinion: Trump allies aim to take U.S. energy policy back in time

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Puerto Rico’s climate scientists lose federal support amid new Trump policies

Yellow bicycles beside black fence in Paris.

Paris tests public support for green streets by voting on car-free zones

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An open letter from EPA staff to the American public

Community activists plead to be heard through “closed doors” outside nation’s top energy conference

Community activists plead to be heard through “closed doors” outside nation’s top energy conference

Climate scientist Michael Mann speaks at a podium with a porjection of the famous hockey Stick climate graph.

A climate scientist’s legal win just got flipped on its head

CLIMATE
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Court ruling against Greenpeace sends warning to protest groups nationwide

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EPA dismantles decades of work on environmental justice