Choking on factory waste: the Nile's rising scourge
As tourists pose for selfies on the shores of Lake Victoria in Uganda, factories within spitting distance of the source of the Nile dump their waste directly into Africa's longest river.
As tourists pose for selfies on the shores of Lake Victoria in Uganda, factories within spitting distance of the source of the Nile dump their waste directly into Africa's longest river.
Environment
Nov 2, 2022
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Pollution in Africa's fast-expanding cities is deadlier than thought, yet green solutions could save tens of thousands of lives and avert billions of dollars in damage, a report said Thursday.
Environment
Oct 27, 2022
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Rain and winds in the Seattle area are a welcome relief as they pushed out wildfire smoke that has clouded the air for weeks on end.
Environment
Oct 24, 2022
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The plastics industry says there is a way to help solve the crisis of plastic waste plaguing the planet's oceans, beaches and lands— recycle it, chemically.
Environment
Oct 21, 2022
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The heart-shaped Lake Eyre Basin covers about one-sixth of Australia. It contains one of the few remaining pristine river systems in the world.
Earth Sciences
Oct 8, 2022
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Polish authorities on Thursday said toxic algae was to blame for mass fish deaths in the Oder river, ruling out industrial pollution as the cause.
Ecology
Sep 29, 2022
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Water fleas, or Daphnia, could provide an important 'early warning system' for chemical pollution in our lakes and rivers.
Ecology
Sep 28, 2022
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The University of Idaho's plan to build the nation's largest research dairy and experimental farm cleared a big hurdle on Tuesday.
Agriculture
Sep 20, 2022
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A new study led by the Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC) in Barcelona has revealed that plastic degradation contributes to ocean acidification via the release of dissolved organic carbon compounds from both the plastic ...
Environment
Sep 20, 2022
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Pittsburgh's steel industry may be largely in the past, but its legacy lives on in city soils. New research led by Pitt geologists shows how historical coking and smelting dropped toxic metals in Pittsburgh's soil, particularly ...
Environment
Sep 20, 2022
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