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US unveils major new proposal to cut vehicle emissions
The US EPA has put forward a long-awaited plan to require cleaner gasoline and more effective vehicle technologies.
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Niger delta oil spills clean-up will take 30 years, says UN
A succession of oil spills by Shell and other companies over half a century will cost $1 billion to clean up.
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Cuba braces as Gulf oil approaches
Havana calls in Venezuelan experts to combat potential environmental disaster as tarballs spotted off island's coast.
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Nigeria’s agony dwarfs Gulf oil spill
The Deepwater Horizon disaster is in the headlines worldwide, yet the people of the Niger delta have lived with environmental catastrophes for decades.
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Colours of water: Bangladesh’s leather tanneries
In the Hazaribagh district, lack of options traps workers and residents in a toxic industry that is harming their health and killing Dhaka’s main river.
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Should ecocide be deemed a crime against peace?
A new campaign calls on the UN to recognise ‘ecocide’ as a crime against peace but one expert has doubts.
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