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Australia presses big polluters to curb industrial emissions onsite
CANBERRA, May 26 — Major industrial emitters, including mining giant BHP, must cut emissions at…
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Feature: Chernobyl’s silent legacy: life, loss, and recovery
April 26, 2026MINSK, April 26– “Radioactive Contamination! No Entry!” The warning sign at the entrance to the…
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AsiaCurrent AffairsInternationalPOLITICSpollution
Unhealthy air in Laos forces residents to adjust daily life
April 3, 2026VIENTIANE, April 3 — Living under a haze of smoke and dust, people in Laos…
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Fukushima plant discharges over 55,000 tons of nuclear-contaminated wastewater in fiscal 2025
March 25, 2026TOKYO, March 25 — Japan’s crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant has discharged 55,011 tons…
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Washington D.C. mayor declares Potomac sewage spill emergency, requests federal support
February 19, 2026WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 — Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on Wednesday declared the month-long Potomac…
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AsiaCurrent AffairsInternationalpollution
Indonesia’s Bali seeks to postpone closure of Suwung landfill to Nov. 2026
January 14, 2026JAKARTA, Jan. 14 — The governor of Indonesia’s resort island of Bali, I Wayan Koster,…
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Japan sets up liaison office following successive wildfires
January 12, 2026TOKYO, Jan. 12 — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Monday ordered the establishment of…
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Fukushima nuclear-contaminated wastewater discharge tops 130,000 tons
December 23, 2025TOKYO, Dec. 23 — The 17th round of ocean discharge of nuclear-contaminated wastewater from the…
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Japan begins 17th ocean discharge of Fukushima nuclear-tainted wastewater
December 5, 2025TOKYO, Dec. 5 — Japan on Thursday began the 17th round of discharge of nuclear-contaminated…