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2. Countries fail to agree deal to "end the world's plastic ...

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   The U.S. and 174 other nations failed to agree on a new treaty to reduce the plastic pollution contaminating our environment, food, water, and even our bodies.

3. Air Quality Is Bad Pretty Much Everywhere, New World ... - AOL

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   Air pollution is associated with an estimated 7 million premature deaths each year. WHO guidelines recommend exposure to no more than an annual mean PM2.5 concentration of 5 micrograms per cubic ...

4. Light pollution is getting worse, but there is a movement to ...

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   Light pollution, the term for the brightening of the night sky by unnatural lights, is increasing worldwide. On average, skies are getting 10% brighter each year globally, with the fastest rate of ...

5. List of countries by air pollution - Wikipedia

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   Air pollution is among the biggest health problems of modern industrial society and is responsible for more than 10 percent of all deaths worldwide (nearly 4.5 million premature deaths in 2019), according to The Lancet. Air pollution can affect nearly every organ and system of the body, negatively affecting nature and humans alike.

6. List of environmental issues - Wikipedia

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   Air pollution — Atmospheric particulate matter • Biological effects of UV exposure • CFC • Environmental impact of the coal industry • Environmental impact of hydraulic fracturing • Indoor air quality • Ozone depletion • Smog • Tropospheric ozone • Volatile organic compound • Ultrafine particles

7. Why is a global treaty on plastic pollution dividing the world?

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   How bad is the world’s plastic problem? Few disagree that the level of pollution has reached alarming heights. Between 2000 and 2019, annual production of plastics doubled to 460 million tons.

8. Pollution - Wikipedia

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   Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause harm. [1] Pollution can take the form of any substance (solid, liquid, or gas) or energy (such as radioactivity, heat, sound, or light). Pollutants, the components of pollution, can be either foreign substances/energies or naturally occurring contaminants.

9. Toxic waste from world's deadliest gas leak fuels ... - AOL

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   The town has been tense since containers holding 337 tonnes of toxic waste from the site of one of the world's worst industrial ... Pollution has made life unbearable," said Pankaj Patel, 32, from ...