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Air pollution linked to far higher Covid-19 death rates, study finds
Air pollution is linked to significantly higher rates of death in people with Covid-19, according to…
Record-size hole opens in ozone layer above the Arctic
A rare hole has opened up in the ozone layer above the Arctic, in what scientists…
‘Please don’t come’: calls to close US national parks over virus fears
As mild temperatures and spring blooms emerged in southern Utah this past weekend, so did the…
Industrial-sized pig and chicken farming continuing to rise in UK
New figures reveal that the number of large industrial-sized pig and chicken farms in the UK…
Life in the ‘poultry capital’ of Wales: enough is enough, say overwhelmed residents
Darrell Shephard and his family had been living in Berriew, a small village in rural Powys,…
Pollutionwatch: lockdown is boosting air quality but we can do more
We are staying in to “flatten the curve”, cutting the peak Covid-19 demand on health services.…
Lockdown has cut Britain’s vibrations, seismologists find
The dramatic quietening of towns and cities in lockdown Britain has changed the way the Earth…
New renewable energy capacity hit record levels in 2019
Almost three-quarters of new electricity generation capacity built in 2019 uses renewable energy, representing an all-time…
Millions in US at risk of ‘water shutoffs’ amid layoffs triggered by pandemic
Millions of Americans risk losing running water if they fall behind with bill payments in coming…