Air and Water Quality

Pollution responsible for a quarter of deaths of young children, says WHO

Toxic air, unsafe water and and lack of sanitation causing the deaths of 1.7 million children under five every year

March 6, 2017
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Can Impossible Foods and its plant burgers take on the meat industry?

Impossible Foods is on the cusp of big things. But as the company lines up its first burger chain, it still needs to show it can convert the meat-loving masses

March 2, 2017
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President Trump Aims to ‘Eliminate’ the Clean Water Rule Through an Executive Order

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One in three people were getting their drinking water from streams that were not clearly protected before the establishment of the Clean Water Rule. Now, U.S. President Donald Trump, wants to either rescind or revise the rule so that the country's navigable waters are protected from pollution without causing harm to industry.

March 2, 2017
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One of the U.S.’s Largest Coal Plants Is Closing 25 Years Ahead of Schedule

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Competing energy sources like natural gas and solar power have pushed up the closure date for largest coal power plant in the western US from 2044 to 2019. The closure will eliminate 14 million metric tons of carbon dioxide waste annually in addition to the plant's water consumption and health care costs.

March 2, 2017
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Volvo’s Novel Solution for Avoiding Air Pollutants

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Never breathe pollutants again.

March 1, 2017
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Trump Set to Attack Rules that Ensure Safe Tap Water

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The $25 billion to spent on the U.S.-Mexico border wall could be used to modernize U.S.'s entire water infrastructure, says Food and Water Watch executive director Wenonah Hauter.

March 1, 2017
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