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Time to kick cigarette butts – they're toxic trash

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Time to kick cigarette butts – they're toxic trash

Poisons leach from the 4 trillion cigarette filters that we chuck each year, harming health and environment alike. They should be banned, argues Thomas Novotny

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Track every single fishing boat to preserve the ocean

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Neonicotinoid pesticides are bad news for everything

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Why Illinois has banned exfoliating face washes

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Why Illinois has banned exfoliating face washes

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Global warming will serve up more pea-soupers

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Global warming will serve up more pea-soupers

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The most polluted rivers and streams in Europe

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The most polluted rivers and streams in Europe

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Oil works threaten health of people in Peruvian Amazon

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Oil works threaten health of people in Peruvian Amazon

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Plastic rubbish takes egg's place in albatross nest

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Plastic rubbish takes egg's place in albatross nest

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Traffic fumes cost rich countries $0.8 trillion a year

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Traffic fumes cost rich countries $0.8 trillion a year

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US Supreme Court air pollution ruling will save lives

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US Supreme Court air pollution ruling will save lives

The Environmental Protection Agency can now regulate air pollution that drifts across state lines – the new rules should pay for themselves in lives saved

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Global plan to shush ships for the sake of whales

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Spike in smog raises questions over UK's air

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China vows to clear smog from its cities

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European Commission sues UK over polluted air

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