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Ohio train derailment: What we know about the toxic chemical spill

14 February 2023

A train derailed and caught fire in eastern Ohio, releasing hazardous chemicals into the air, soil and water – and raising concerns about health effects for residents

MONTREAL, CANADA -17 OCT 2018- View of colorful glass panes on the Palais des Congres convention and exhibition center in Montreal, located on Place Jean-Paul Riopelle next to Chinatown.

COP15: What to expect at the biggest biodiversity summit in a decade

30 November 2022

After a two-year delay, the COP15 summit will convene in Montreal to hammer out an agreement to address the biodiversity crisis

An aerial view shows the brine pools and processing areas of the Soquimich (SQM) lithium mine on the Atacama salt flat, the world's second largest salt flat and the largest lithium deposit currently in production, with over a quarter of the world's known reserves, in the Atacama desert of northern Chile, January 10, 2013. SQM fertilizer company has fired its chief executive after it became embroiled in an election campaign financing scandal that has rocked the Chilean establishment, tainting business leaders and politicians with close links to the 1973-1990 dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. Picture taken January 10, 2013. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado (CHILE - Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT POLITICS) - GM1EB3I04EU01

Drought, not lithium mining, is drying out Chile's largest salt flat

4 November 2022

Lithium mining has been blamed for the drying out of a region in the Andes where the metal is naturally found – but drought may be the culprit instead

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The Pentagon, Climate Change, and War review: US military emissions

26 October 2022

While the US military appears to take climate change seriously, it is a major polluter. Neta C. Crawford's book explores the Pentagon’s bad habits

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Nord Stream leak may have been largest methane emission ever recorded

11 October 2022

The Nord Stream breach released between 56,000 and 155,000 tonnes of methane into the atmosphere, making it among the largest methane emissions ever recorded from a single point

Geysers of flame and thick, toxic smoke spew forth from just a few of the hundreds of Kuwaiti oil wells set afire by fleeing Iraqi troops. With 80 to 85 percent of Kuwait's oil production destroyed, putting the fires out is the country's top priority as it recovers from the Iraqi occupation GULF WAR, KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait

UN will vote to strengthen protection of the environment during war

8 September 2022

The UN has released the final draft of principles for countries to protect the environment before, during and after international and domestic armed conflict

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Rewetting dried wetlands could stop 100 billion tons of CO2 emissions

25 August 2022

Half of the planet’s wetlands are dried out or degraded, and rewetting them could limit more greenhouse gas emissions this century than restoring global forests

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There are 6 types of people online who worry about the environment

18 June 2022

A massive analysis of Twitter has found that, when it comes to environmental concern, there are broadly six distinct personas, including smart alecs and technocrats. Which one are you?