This list of LIVE news articles published in 2017 is focused on POLLUTION issues. Articles involving SUSTAINABILITY and ENERGY are covered on separate pages.
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This one article probably sums up our problem with pollution:
Pollution kills more people than wars, disasters, hunger
http://www.abc.net.au/news/
Antibiotic resistance: The story that won’t go away.
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What does the environment have to do with your immune system?
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Diesel cars are 10 times more toxic than trucks and buses, data shows
https://www.theguardian.com/
Living near heavy traffic increases dementia risk, say scientists.
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London air pollution kills about 10,000 people annually
http://www.abc.net.au/news/
Mercury pollution may worsen with melting glaciers on the Tibet Plateau: Research.
http://www.dailyclimate.org/t/
Globe-Trotting Pollutants Raise Some Cancer Risks Four Times Higher Than Predicted
https://www.sciencedaily.com/
Air pollution crisis ‘plagues’ UK, finds UN human rights expert
https://www.theguardian.com/
Lead ammunition poses real risks. Why won’t gun owners switch?
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Oil production releases more methane than previously thought
http://www.enn.com/pollution/
What’s your ‘exposome,’ because it could be killing you.
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Study Helps Explain Why Uranium Persists in Groundwater at Former Mining Sites
https://www.sciencedaily.com/
Air pollution not just for cities anymore
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New Study Helps Explain How Garbage Patches Form in the World’s Oceans
https://www.sciencedaily.com/
Flame retardant chemicals found in more people
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One fifth of world’s food lost to overeating and waste, study finds
http://www.abc.net.au/news/
Only 14 percent of plastics are recycled can tech innovation tackle the rest?
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Fracking in 4 US states led to more than 6,000 spills in 10 years, study finds.
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Sand mining: The global environmental crisis you’ve never heard of.
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Earth’s deepest ocean trenches contain high levels of pollution
http://www.abc.net.au/news/
From sea to plate: how plastic got into our fish
https://www.theguardian.com/
Plastic and how it affects our oceans
http://www.abc.net.au/news/
‘Do I want plastics for dinner?’ Impact of plastic pollution revealed
http://www.illawarramercury.
Litter is present throughout the world’s oceans: 1,220 species affected
http://www.enn.com/ecosystems/
The weed killer atrazine may be harming your health.
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Farms could slash pesticide use without losses, research reveals
https://www.theguardian.com/
Air Pollution Can Alter the Effectiveness of Antibiotics and Increases the Potential of Disease, New Study Reveals
https://www.sciencedaily.com/
Pollution is killing 1.7 million children every year, says WHO
http://www.abc.net.au/news/
UN experts denounce ‘myth’ pesticides are necessary to feed the world
https://www.theguardian.com/
U.S. Is Polluting Less, So Why Is Its Air Smoggier Than Ever?
http://www.enn.com/pollution/
Cleaning urban air requires radical solutions.
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Millions of single-use plastic soft drink bottles sold every year, report shows
https://www.theguardian.com/
NASA Study Confirms Biofuels Reduce Jet Engine Pollution
http://www.enn.com/pollution/
Air pollution denial is the new climate denial
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Here are some of the world’s worst cities for air quality.
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Race is the biggest indicator in the US of whether you live near toxic waste.
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Put down your plastic straws, group urges.
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‘We’ve left junk everywhere’: why space pollution could be humanity’s next big problem
https://www.theguardian.com/
Pyrethroid Pesticide Exposure Appears to Speed Puberty in Boys
https://www.sciencedaily.com/
Education not curbing use of pesticides: study
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Britons expected to send 235m items of clothing to landfill this spring
https://www.theguardian.com/
People who shoot risk unhealthy levels of lead exposure
https://theconversation.com/
Why toilets alone won’t solve India’s sanitation crisis.
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6 ways Trump’s administration could literally make America more toxic.
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Nonstick chemicals slipped into water, causing health, environmental, regulatory mess.
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Do you want to be eating plastic bags?
http://www.news.com.au/
Fracking kills newborn babies – polluted water likely cause
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Not even the Himalayas are immune to traffic smog
https://www.eurekalert.org/
Plastic bottles are a recycling disaster. Coca-Cola should have known better
https://www.theguardian.com/
Kenya seeks to cure plastic bag addiction with blanket ban
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Policies to Curb Short-Lived Climate Pollutants Could Yield Major Health Benefits
http://www.enn.com/health/
China’s surprising solutions to clear killer air
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Polluted environment linked to higher cancer rates.
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Diesel vehicles produce 50 per cent more nitrogen oxide than originally thought
http://www.enn.com/pollution/
Cities Need to ‘Green Up’ to Reduce Impact of Air Pollution
https://www.sciencedaily.com/
Why it’s hard to get plastic bag bans to stick
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When it’s hot, plants become a surprisingly large source of air pollution.
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Toward a global treaty on plastic waste.
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Dirty diesel: Why ships are the worst offenders.
http://www.dailyclimate.org/t/
Is your home making you sick?
http://www.abc.net.au/news/
Air pollution linked to poor sleep, study finds
https://www.theguardian.com/
High levels of prenatal air pollution exposure and stress increase childhood asthma risk
https://www.eurekalert.org/
Urban Emissions Could Be Cut by Seventy Per Cent
https://www.sciencedaily.com/
Can we save the planet with ancient Japanese philosophy?
http://www.abc.net.au/news/
‘We have been poisoning ourselves’: has ice analysis revealed the truth about lead?
https://www.theguardian.com/
Plastic pollution doesn’t just make for an ugly beach day. It’s contaminating our food chain.
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Study reveals environmental cost of tobacco
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Nitrogen Oxides Emissions: Traffic Dramatically Underestimated as Major Polluter
https://www.sciencedaily.com/
The womb is no protection from toxic chemicals.
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Air pollution leads to 7,700 deaths in Canada every year: Report.
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Penn State study links Three Mile Island nuke accident to thyroid cancer.
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Coal to solar switch could save 52,000 US lives per year.
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Pesticides can cause brain damage and organic food is the future, EU report says.
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Air pollution more harmful to children in cars than outside, warns top scientist
https://www.theguardian.com/
How plastic conquered the world
http://www.abc.net.au/news/
The cost of clean: Disinfectants cause birth defects in baby mice.
http://bit.ly/2tpQycw
How your job can wreck your health.
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Air pollution is bad for business.
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Mercury pollution costs billions in lost earning potential in Kenya.
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Chemicals aren’t people. They shouldn’t be presumed innocent.
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What would happen if everyone recycled?
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Microplastics from the washing machine
http://www.enn.com/pollution/
Air pollution casts shadow over solar energy production
https://www.eurekalert.org/
Friend or foe? Manganese concentration in drinking water needs attention, researchers say
https://www.eurekalert.org/
A million bottles a minute: World’s plastic binge ‘as dangerous as climate change.’
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Air pollution exposure may hasten death, even at levels deemed ‘safe,’ study says.
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Scientists investigate link between air pollution and type 2 diabetes
https://www.eurekalert.org/
Lead astray: New evidence links children with higher lead exposure to school suspensions and juvenile detention.
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Increased Air Pollution Cuts Victims’ Lifespan by a Decade, Costing Billions
https://www.sciencedaily.com/
Air on board cruise ships ‘is twice as bad as at Piccadilly Circus.’
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Why tiny particles of pollution increase the risk of premature death in older Americans.
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Air pollution is as unhealthy as secondhand smoke, a new study says.
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How is pollution connected to race and inequality?
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Just 100 companies responsible for 71% of global greenhouse emissions, study says.
http://www.dailyclimate.org/t/
Billions lack safe drinking water and sanitation at home.
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Ozone pollution tied to cardiovascular health: Study.
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Pollution getting worse in Vietnam’s cities.
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Scientists Calculate Total Amount of Plastics Ever Produced
https://www.sciencedaily.com/
Burying the atom: Europe struggles to dispose of nuclear waste.
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Half of all plastic that has ever existed was made in the past 13 years.
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A whopping 91% of plastic isn’t recycled.
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World’s plastic waste could bury Manhattan 2 miles deep.
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China’s other big export: pollution.
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Air pollution exposure in early pregnancy may increase chance of premature birth, finds study.
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Electric cars are pollution shifters: we will need huge investment in generation capacity
https://www.theguardian.com/
Lego could solve the world’s plastics pollution problem if it can find a biomaterial that can survive generations of play.
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How to save your sperm.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/
Dangerous pollutants in US military’s open burns greater than thought, tests indicate.
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The eco guide to microplastics
https://www.theguardian.com/
Explainer: what is silicosis and why is this old lung disease making a comeback?
http://theconversation.com/
Researchers discover potentially harmful nanoparticles produced through burning coal
https://www.eurekalert.org/
The rise of electric cars could leave us with a big battery waste problem.
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Electric cars are not the solution
https://www.theguardian.com/
Can endocrine disruptors elevate risk of breast cancer?
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The eco guide to zero wasters
https://www.theguardian.com/
Noise pollution is drowning out nature even in protected areas study
https://www.theguardian.com/
Why you need to stop using plastic
http://www.news.com.au/
Air pollution doesn’t just harm humans it is destroying nature too
https://www.theguardian.com/
Plastic pollution risks ‘near permanent contamination of natural environment’
https://www.theguardian.com/
Plastic in rivers major source of ocean pollution.
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Plastic pollution in the Antarctic worse than expected
http://www.enn.com/wildlife/
If you drop plastic in the ocean, where does it end up?
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Why did we use leaded petrol for so long?
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Pesticides linked to birth abnormalities in major new study.
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Mass Production of Biodegradable Plastic
https://www.sciencedaily.com/
Nearly 1 Million Pounds of Seven Deadly Air Pollutants Released by Texas Refineries During Harvey Floods
http://www.enn.com/pollution/
The case for the humble garbage disposal.
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For India, toilets are a (mostly) serious issue.
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Plastic fibres found in tap water around the world, study reveals.
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We are living on a plastic planet. What does it mean for our health?
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Plastic film covering 12 percent of China’s farmland contaminates soil.
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Sea salt around the world is contaminated by plastic, studies show
New studies find microplastics in salt from the US, Europe and China, adding to evidence that plastic pollution is pervasive in the environment
https://www.theguardian.com/
Air pollution cuts 3 years off lifespans in Northern China
https://www.eurekalert.org/
Air pollution changes what bugs colonise our airways
https://www.newscientist.com/
This is how much of your life air pollution is stealing from you based on where you live.
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Low-Level Radiation Less Harmful to Health Than Other Lifestyle Risks
http://www.enn.com/pollution/
Health at a planetary scale
http://www.politico.com/
Nuclear waste: Where to store it for eternity?
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Even when it’s sitting in storage, coal threatens human health.
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Polluters must pick up tab for damage to planet.
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The eco guide to cleaning products
https://www.theguardian.com/
The post-antibiotic era is here. Now what?
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How humans are causing deadly earthquakes.
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Air Pollution Exposure on Home-to-School Routes Reduces the Growth of Working Memory
https://www.sciencedaily.com/
We can reduce breast cancer by reducing pollution
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When Shipping Petroleum, Air Pollution and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Costs More Than Accidents
http://www.enn.com/pollution/
Air pollution blamed for 500,000 early deaths in Europe in 2014
https://www.newscientist.com/
Disasters make 14 million people homeless each year
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How a healthy economy can shorten life spans
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Study Estimates about 2.1 Million People using Wells High in Arsenic
http://www.enn.com/pollution/
Pollution kills more people than wars, disasters, hunger
http://www.abc.net.au/news/
The E.P.A.’s top 10 toxic threats, and industry’s pushback
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Tracing toxins around the world
http://www.enn.com/pollution/
Air Pollution Cuts Solar Energy Potential in China
https://www.sciencedaily.com/
World’s most polluted city is no longer in India or China
https://weather.com/science/
Bisphenol S ‘ubiquitous in environment’, study finds
https://chemicalwatch.com/
We have to roll back the tide of pesticide use before it’s too late
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/
Air Pollution is Associated with Cancer Mortality Beyond Lung Cancer
http://www.enn.com/pollution/
44 UK towns and cities have air ‘too dangerous to breathe’, report claims
http://www.ehn.org/44-uk-
Pesticide residue on fruits and veggies tied to infertility
https://uk.reuters.com/
Where do 50 million tons a year of toxic e-waste go?
https://towardfreedom.com/
How Air Pollution Clouds Mental Health
http://www.enn.com/pollution/
Higher Air Pollution in Cities Tied to Higher Mortality
http://www.enn.com/pollution/
New Delhi pollution hits dangerous level, putting runners at risk
http://www.reuters.com/
Absolutely shocking’: Niger Delta oil spills linked with infant deaths
https://www.theguardian.com/
Uncharted territory: Why we all need cleaner cargo ships
http://grist.org/article/
Urgent protection for the environment needed to safeguard human health
https://www.eurekalert.org/
The ‘mountain of electronic waste’ in Vietnam is receiving an additional 100,000 tons of waste each year.
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/
Report Suggests Love of the Seas Could be the Key for Plastic Pollution Solution
http://www.enn.com/ecosystems/
How plastic is damaging planet Earth.
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Is your sunscreen poisoning the ocean?
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Corals eat plastic because we’ve made it tasty, study suggests
https://www.washingtonpost.
The ‘lost 99%’ of microplastic ocean pollutants can now be identified
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/lost-
UN commits to stop ocean plastic waste
http://www.bbc.com/news/
Plastics the invisible oil spill
https://www.euractiv.com/
Study: Black people in the US are 75 percent more likely to live near toxic oil and gas facilities
http://www.motherjones.com/
China says 24 out of 28 cities fail to meet October smog target
http://www.reuters.com/
‘Modern air is too clean’: the rise of air pollution denial
https://www.theguardian.com/
Scientific Advances Can Make it Easier to Recycle Plastics
http://www.enn.com/pollution/
Russia reports radioactivity 986 times the norm after nuclear accident claim
https://www.theguardian.com/
Men living near busy roads may be left infertile due to pollution, study reveals
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/
By saving cost and energy, the lighting revolution may increase light pollution
https://www.eurekalert.org/
George Monbiot: Our relentless consumption is trashing the planet
https://www.theguardian.com/
These 3 Numbers May Make You Think Twice About Black Friday Shopping
http://www.huffingtonpost.com.
If air pollution is deforming sperm, will men finally take it seriously?
https://www.theguardian.com/
Glyphosate: The key points in an endless debate
http://www.dw.com/en/
Lead poisoning in children under 6 jumped 28% in Detroit in 2016
http://www.freep.com/story/
One third of food lost, wasted – enough to feed all hungry people
http://www.ipsnews.net/2017/
Air pollution may weaken the bones
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/
Dirty air is killing our children. Why does the government let this happen?
https://www.theguardian.com/
Pollution’s dirty dollars in Canada
http://projects.thestar.com/
Wealthier people produce more carbon pollution even the “green” ones
https://www.vox.com/energy-
The next pandemic
http://www.onlineopinion.com.
Satellite images show extent of air pollution worldwide
http://koin.com/2017/12/03/
Toxic exposures may cost the world 10% of GDP: Study
http://www.ehn.org/toxics-
Air pollution cancels out the health benefits of a stroll in the city
http://www.ehn.org/air-
Private sector support is key to reducing emissions in the Middle East and North Africa
https://www.eurekalert.org/
We know polluting cars are killing us. So why do we put up with it?
https://www.theguardian.com/
Investors target world’s biggest 100 polluting companies
http://www.theage.com.au/
Increased air pollution linked to bad teenage behavior
https://www.eurekalert.org/
World e-waste rises 8 percent by weight in 2 years as incomes rise, prices fall: UN-backed report
https://www.eurekalert.org/
Cocktail Effects of Pesticides and Environmental Chemicals
https://www.sciencedaily.com/
The first major evidence that fracking harms human health
https://www.theatlantic.com/
Air pollution’s disproportionate effect on poor and minority communities
http://therevelator.org/air-
Your furnishings could be causing indoor air pollution
https://www.washingtonpost.
Pesticides and Poor Nutrition Damage Animal Health
http://www.enn.com/wildlife/
Diverting aid to fund waste collection will save lives and clean the ocean, says charity
https://www.theguardian.com/
‘Safe’ levels? Small amounts of air pollution linked to more death for senior citizens: Study
http://www.ehn.org/safe-