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Beijing's air still has a long way to go, but is measurably better than past years.
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Waves of dead turtles are washing up on the beach in Kalba in the United Arab Emirates.
Clever crows trained to pick up cigarette butts in the big smoke
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Factory fire causes evacuations, toxic oil slick in Kaiapoi river
Factory fire sends toxic oil into the Waimakariri River mouth.
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Volcanic explosion could harm Tonga's environment for years to come.
Airlines and environmentalists unite against destructive industry rule
Environmentalists and airlines have joined forces to fight a destructive aviation rule.
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'Every possible solution' required to stop shameful dumping problem
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Fatbergs causing problems in New Plymouth
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Cities are not only tackling Covid, but its pollution, too
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India mulls lockdown of smog-laden New Delhi
A million Indians die each year because of air pollution-related diseases.
Exclusive: Jacinda Ardern on climate, cows, and the next oil and gas ban
Jacinda Ardern talks planes, trains, cows - and what happened to the next oil and gas ban.
Focus Exclusive: Jacinda Ardern calls time on climate inaction
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Manatees dying as pollutants kill seagrass
Algae blooms and contaminants are killing the mammals' food source.
We didn't start the fires: Burning complaints to council halve
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'Aggressive and unsustainable': Wellington lobby group taking airport to court over planned expansion
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Mt Everest in crisis: Calls to end world's most coveted climb
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Ghost gear: The 13-year-old Hawke's Bay journalist exposing a global fishing problem
Chloe Croft says it's an issue NZ isn't too concerned about, but "it will be soon enough".
Auckland's bright lights harming ecosystems, spoiling our galaxy view
Researchers measure night sky brightness over more than 100 sites across several years.
Growing SUV popularity coincides with surge in vehicle emissions
A tenth of the country's total greenhouse gas emissions come from private transport.
NZ's plastic shame: which countries are getting our waste?
Thousands of tonnes of our plastic waste is still shipped overseas. But to where, exactly?
District council works urgently to upgrade treatment plant
Increase in population of Te Kauwhata adds to pressure on upgrade plans
Bad weather pushes wastewater pipe at Paremata to breaking point
The break in the pipe caused wastewater to overflow into Porirua Harbour.
Contaminated water and waste at Ruakākā site removed since last year
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Climate change: NZ imported more than million tonnes of 'dirty' coal
Coal imports from Indonesia in 2020 was 1.084 million tonnes, just over one billion kg.
Potential paint spill in Wellington Harbour near Point Jerningham
A pollution response team will be dispatched to the area in the next hour.
'Tough few weeks': 'Unprecedented' poll result for Judith Collins
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New plastic bans target cutlery, meat trays, takeaway containers
Days of plastic cutlery, PVC meat trays and polystyrene takeaway containers now numbered.