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New York sets new standards for drinking water contaminants

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has announced a first-in-the-nation drinking water standard for emerging contaminant 1,4-Dioxane, setting the maximum contaminant level of 1 part per billion…

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Arctic fires released more carbon in two months than Scandinavia will all year

Almost exactly a year ago, we reported that June and July wildfires in the Arctic had released as much carbon as Belgium does in an…

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Economic impact of coronavirus zeroes in on Black LGBT+ Americans

Black LGBT+ people are getting struck hard economically by the coronavirus pandemic in the United States, according to a study published on Tuesday, and are…

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More coal power generation closed than opened around the world this year, research finds

The size of the global coal power fleet fell for the first time on record over the first six months of the year, with more…

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South Africans go online to document police brutality

Strict enforcement of South Africa’s coronavirus lockdown by police and the army has placed the spotlight on official brutality, a cause of anger among the…

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EU plastic tax plans slammed by European plastics industry

EuPC, a trade association representing European plastic converters, has slammed the EU’s plans for a levy on plastic waste to encourage recycling. The tax, which…

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FAO launches platform to accelerate global action on food loss and waste

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has unveiled a comprehensive platform which aims to help the global community move faster to…

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Refugees freed from Greek camp ’hell’ left homeless

When Amir Hussein was finally allowed to leave the horrific migrant camp of Moria on the Greek island of Lesbos, it was supposed to be…

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Use of plastic bags in England drops by 59% in a year

Shoppers’ use of plastic carrier bags in England has continued to fall – by 59% in the last year alone – since the introduction of…

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Deloitte: Third of global car sales to be electric by 2030

A third of all new cars sold worldwide could be electric by the end of the decade, bringing the total number of EVs sold in…

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EU looks to improve trade & investment relations with China

At a high-level virtual meeting Tuesday, the EU called on China to engage in trade reform and to remove barriers impeding access to the Chinese…

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Almost 3 billion animals affected by Australian bushfires, report shows

Nearly 3 billion animals were killed or displaced by Australia’s devastating bushfire season of 2019 and 2020, according to scientists who have revealed for the…

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Air pollution ’greatest risk’ to global life expectancy

Air pollution cuts life expectancy for every man, woman and child on Earth by nearly two years, according to data released Tuesday which experts said…

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Egypt jails five women influencers over TikTok posts

An Egyptian court sentenced five female social media influencers to two years each in prison on Monday after finding them guilty of promoting immorality and…

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Amount of plastics in oceans will quadruple by 2040, major new research finds

The world’s plastic pollution problem is vastly outpacing efforts to stop it, meaning that the volume of plastics in oceans globally will be four times…

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France imposes on-the-spot fines for drug users

France will hit illicit drug users, especially cannabis, with an on-the-spot fines of 200 euros, Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Saturday. The instant fines…

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EU recovery plan deals a blow to popular Erasmus exchange programme

Europe’s popular exchange programme Erasmus, deprived of part of its anticipated funding in the upcoming EU budget, will not be able to send as many…

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Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia opens for Muslim prayers

Thousands of Turks gathered near Hagia Sophia early on Friday for the first prayers there since President Tayyip Erdogan declared the monument, revered by Christians…

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Japan’s average minimum wage should stay the same amid virus resurgence: panel

Japan’s average minimum hourly wage should be maintained at the current level, a subcommittee of the government’s Central Minimum Wage Council decided on July 22,…

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Facebook and Instagram to examine racist algorithms

Facebook has acknowledged that it needs to do more to combat racism on its platforms and is setting up two groups to examine its policies…

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