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Mystery ozone-destroying gases linked to badly recycled fridges

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Mystery ozone-destroying gases linked to badly recycled fridges

Last week we learned a chemical that harms the ozone layer is being emitted in Asia – and now it seems sloppy recycling might be partly to blame

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Smoke rises out of a chimney

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Why the UK’s plan to tackle air pollution is mostly hot air

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A third of ‘protected’ nature zones are quietly being ruined

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A third of ‘protected’ nature zones are quietly being ruined

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Someone is wrecking the ozone layer again. They must be stopped

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Someone is wrecking the ozone layer again. They must be stopped

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We messed up our figures on how much carbon dioxide is too much

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We messed up our figures on how much carbon dioxide is too much

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A mix-up means US air pollution is way worse than thought

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A mix-up means US air pollution is way worse than thought

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Antibiotic-resistant bacteria cross oceans hidden in cargo ships

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Antibiotic-resistant bacteria cross oceans hidden in cargo ships

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Plants love carbon dioxide, but too much could be bad for them

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Plants love carbon dioxide, but too much could be bad for them

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2017 was the year of the biggest fire storms ever seen

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2017 was the year of the biggest fire storms ever seen

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Congestion charge can cut childhood asthma attacks by half

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Congestion charge can cut childhood asthma attacks by half

A congestion charge in Stockholm not only cut levels of air pollution, it halved the number of children admitted to hospital with asthma attacks

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David Attenborough: It’s time we humans came to our senses

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One year until Brexit: 7 big issues that must be solved

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Heavy metal poisoning may be changing birds’ personalities

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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is gobbling up ever more plastic

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