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Dogs pollute water with pesticides even weeks after flea treatment

When dogs given spot treatments for fleas go swimming, they release levels of pesticides dangerous to aquatic life for at least a month after the treatment

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D4B636 Brighton Sussex UK 11 March 2013 - A damaged Brighton and Hove city council parking meter in Queens Park

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Hiking parking costs is a great way to reduce car usage

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A Person Standing In A Foggy Rainforest BY Daniel Ernst Image ID: #14980

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The wild idea that we all get nutrients from the air that we breathe

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The everyday ways climate change is already making our lives worse

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What are microplastics doing to your brain? We’re starting to find out

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What are microplastics doing to your brain? We’re starting to find out

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Air filters in classrooms reduce sick days by more than 10 per cent

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Can climate science attribute economic damage to major polluters?

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Can climate science attribute economic damage to major polluters?

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Cyanobacteria, blooming in Lake Windermere, UK

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Artificial light pollution could fuel growth of toxic algal blooms

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Dolphins are dying from toxic chemicals banned since the 1980s

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gold mining area in Peru's southeastern Amazon region

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Trees capture toxic fingerprint of gold mining in the Amazon

Mercury pollution accumulating in trees could offer a new way to monitor destructive gold mining operations

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Washed-up clothing mimics seaweed in stunning cyanotypes

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Dramatic cuts in China’s air pollution drove surge in global warming

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Major ship collision in UK waters sparks fears of toxic chemical leak

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Why geologists can’t agree on when the Anthropocene Epoch began

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