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Environment

Climate activist Thunberg boards catamaran back to Europe

Set for a climate conference in Madrid, Greta Thunberg embarked for Spain after an Australian family answered her call for a low-carbon way home.

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Reuters

Why business-friendly Georgia got tough on environmental regulation

Christian Science Monitor - 7 hours ago

Covington, Georgia, finally heeds citizen findings of toxic gas, after EPA warnings and company counterclaims of emissions within limits.

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Australian Broadcasting Corp

What Could Happen if a $9.4 Billion Chemical Plant Comes to “Cancer Alley” — ProPublica

ProPublica - 4 days ago

In St. James Parish, Louisiana, a Taiwanese industrial giant seems likely to be granted a permit to build a billion-dollar plastics plant. Its proposed emissions could triple levels of cancer-causing chemicals in one of the most toxic areas of the U.S.

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Taiwan News

Sport for all: Has a golden age of mass sport participation finally arrived in China? | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP

Hong Kong Free Press - 5 days ago

By Shushu Chen “Those who work with their brains rule; those who work with their brawn are ruled.” This popular Chinese saying, from Mencius, shows the low esteem in which China holds sports and physical education. Various influences throughout the nation’s history have helped to shape this attitude: Confucian cultural emphasis on moral virtue and […]

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Huffington Post

‘Venice can be saved.’ As tides rise, City of Canals seeks solution.

Christian Science Monitor - 3 days ago

Rampant flooding in Venice could push population decline, locals worry. For now, it’s cued the arrival of volunteers. ‘Venice can be saved.’

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The Denver Post

Hong Kong health chief says no evidence tear gas poses public health risks | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP

Hong Kong Free Press - 2 days ago

Hong Kong health chief has said that there is no evidence to back the claims that tear gas poses major public health and environmental risks. “We have conducted internal studies on whether tear gas will produce dioxin or cyanide,” Secretary for Food and Health Sophia Chan told the Legislative Council at a Q&A session on Wednesday. “We […]

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Washington Examiner

Blame PG&E for California's continued power outages

Washington Examiner - 1 day ago

PG&E is in the news again.

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Washington Examiner

Daily on Energy: Skirmishes over natural gas at the city level

Washington Examiner - 7 hours ago

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