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fromwww.aljazeera.com
4 days ago

Dozens hospitalised in Tunisia's Gabes amid environmental crisis

More than 120 people were hospitalised in Gabes amid a surge of respiratory and other health problems blamed on fumes from the nearby CGT phosphate plant.
fromNature
5 days ago

Defending Ohuira Bay, Mexico

In this photograph, I am taking local reporters out into Ohuira Bay on Mexico's west coast, where my community's sacred sites lie. We fish shrimp and crab here, and collect snail shells to make crafts - a tradition that has been part of our Indigenous culture for generations. I'm a member of the Lázaro Cárdenas Yoreme-Mayo community and work as a fisher, but collaborate with scientists to collect marine-life samples for testing.
Environment
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Design
fromArchDaily
1 month ago

Omah Tanah House / Budi Pradono Architects

Site links beach and community rice fields; land slopes toward road and hills, with forested hills and distant coal-fired plant emitting constant smoke.
Environment
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Opinion: Masquerading as green, state bill would unleash toxins into poor neighborhoods

SB 404 would transfer oversight of metal shredding facilities to self-regulation, risking increased toxic pollution and exacerbating environmental racism in West Oakland.
Privacy professionals
fromFast Company
4 months ago

Louisiana residents were warning their neighbors about polluted air-now the state could fine them $1M for doing it

Louisiana's new law restricts environmental groups from sharing air quality information, raising concerns about public health and free speech.
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

Australia's biggest industrial polluter receives millions in carbon credits despite rising emissions

Chevron's Gorgon gas plant received carbon credits while emissions rose, highlighting flaws in Australia's climate safeguard mechanism.
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