How Norilsk, in the Russian Arctic, Became One of the Most Polluted Places on Earth!
| Inside Climate News | This article is part of a series produced in partnership with NBC News and Undark Magazine, a non-profit,...
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Mercury has an atmospheric lifetime of around a year University of Oxford earth scientists report
| University of Oxford | Influencing global policy on mercury University of Oxford earth scientists with diverse expertise have combined...
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Mercury Poisoning
| BRAIN & NERVOUS SYSTEM CENTER | Medical Author: Charles Patrick Davis, MD, PhD | | Medical Editor: William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP,...
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Amazon rainforest reaching tipping point, researchers say
| BBC | Science | Climate Change | 19 hours ago | | By Helen Briggs Environment correspondent | "The trees are losing health and could be...
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In a biodiversity haven, mining drives highest ever recorded levels of mercury
| Mongabay Series: Amazon Conservation, Artisanal Mining | | by John C. Cannon on 28 February 2022 | They realized that the pathogens...
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From Wall Street to the Amazon: Big capital funds mining-driven deforestation
| Mongabay Series: Indigenous Peoples and Conservation, Land rights and extractives | | by Jenny Gonzales on 22 February 2022 | Major...
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Peruvian gold rush turns pristine rainforests into heavily polluted mercury sinks
| Eurek Alert| Peer-Reviewed Publication | | Duke University | 28-Jan-2022 | Scientists record the highest levels of atmospheric mercury...
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Prince William's speech at the Earthshot Prize Innovation Showcase in Dubai
| Earthshot Prize | 16 February 2022 | “We must make this the decade of the Earthshot. A decade where we all respond with urgency and...
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Community in Ecuador punished for trying to stop alleged palm oil pollution
| by Alianza periodística tras las huellas de la palma | 4 February 2022 | | Translated by Sydney Sims | “When the company moved in, the...
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The illegal Brazilian gold you may be wearing
| BBC News | Latin America & Caribbean | | February 02, 2022 | A special task force in Brazil is conducting raids deep in the Amazon, in...
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Biden Administration to Reinstate Mercury Pollution Rules Weakened Under Trump
| The New York Times | January 31, 2021 | | By Coral Davenport | Quotable: “Sound science makes it clear that we need to limit mercury...
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U.S. EPA and WHO sign agreement protect the public from health risks of pollution
Source: The World Health Organization | January 22 This week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and World Health...
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Air pollution can reach the placenta around a developing baby
| Science NEWS HEALTH & MEDICINE | | By Aimee Cunningham | SEPTEMBER 17, 2019 AT 4:57 PM | A study of women in Belgium found black carbon...
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Chemical pollution has passed safe limit for humanity, say scientists.
Guardian Damian Carrington Environment editor Tue 18 Jan 2022 08.00 GMT Study calls for cap on production and release as pollution...
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U.S. emissions and coal generation increased in 2021, threatening Biden's climate goals
| Washington Post - The Climate 202 Analysis | By Maxine Joselow with research by Alexandra Ellerbeck | Yesterday at 8:14 a.m. EST The...
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Wildfires Are Fueling a Toxic Combo of Air Pollutants
SCIENTIFIC AMERICA - POLLUTION The 2020 fire season subjected half the western U.S. population to a stew of particulate matter and ozone....
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Amazon tribe suffers mercury contamination as illegal mining spreads
| Thomson Reuters Foundation | December 17, 2021 | | 7:54 am Education Latin America Gold | Nearly 60% of tested people in Munduruku...
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- Dec 18, 2021
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Experimental lake shows fish populations can recover quickly from mercury contamination
Lengthy experiment demonstrates potential benefits from cutting air pollution. Science 15 DEC 2021 12:20 PM BYERIK STOKSTAD Mercury...
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- Dec 14, 2021
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Congratulations Spain
Dec. 13, 2021 the Government of Spain deposited its instrument of ratification becoming the 137th Party to the #MinamataConvention on...
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- Dec 14, 2021
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Congratulations Australia
Dec. 7, 2021 the Government of Australia deposited its instrument of ratification becoming the 136th Party to the #MinamataConvention on...
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