Hospitals around the world generate millions of tons of plastic waste annually. Much of this waste comes from single-use items such as face masks, surgical gloves, syringes, IV tubes and sterile packaging materials.
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In their own interest, "coalitions of the willing" of industrialized countries should now step up climate finance for developing countries. The aim: to make their climate commitments, which must be updated in 2025 according ...
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Mar 13, 2025
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In Denver, people of color and those with lower household incomes are more likely to live in neighborhoods near facilities that emit bad smells, a new CU Boulder-led study reported.
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Mar 13, 2025
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It covers nearly three-quarters of our planet but the ocean floor is less mapped than the moon, an astonishing fact driving a global push to build the clearest-ever picture of the seabed.
Earth Sciences
Mar 13, 2025
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The Regional Carbon Cycle Assessment and Processes (RECCAP) project launched in 2011 to provide regional carbon budgets at continental and oceanic scales. However, its first phase did not examine the 24 countries in the Central ...
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Mar 13, 2025
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A study led by Prof. Chen Hongsong from the Institute of Subtropical Agriculture of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has unveiled the mechanistic influence of soil thickness (as a representative litho-structural factor) ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 13, 2025
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Rules on deep-sea mining in international waters must be driven by "sound science" and built on consensus, the head of the body charged with regulating the divisive practice said Thursday.
Environment
Mar 13, 2025
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Clean air is a fundamental right. However, every day, 100 children under the age of 5 tragically lose their lives in east Asia and the Pacific due to a silent killer—air pollution.
Environment
Mar 13, 2025
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Luxury hiking developments are popping up around Australia—fancy lodges, hot showers and extensive walking infrastructure.
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Mar 13, 2025
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The Trump administration announced on March 12, 2025, that it is "reconsidering" more than 30 air pollution regulations in a series of moves that could impact air quality across the United States.
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Mar 13, 2025
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