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A Miles-Long Cave in Kentucky Was a Smelly Disaster. Now It’s Spectacular.

August 20, 2025August 21, 2025Hiroko Tabuchi and Jason GulleyComments Off on A Miles-Long Cave in Kentucky Was a Smelly Disaster. Now It’s Spectacular.

Hidden River Cave was once filled with heavy metals and sewage that made the surrounding town smell awful. After a cleanup, it became a tourist draw.

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United Nations Plastic Treaty Talks End Without Deal

August 15, 2025HIROKO TABUCHIComments Off on United Nations Plastic Treaty Talks End Without Deal

Countries failed to bridge wide gaps on whether the world should limit plastic manufacturing and restrict the use of harmful plastic chemicals.

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United Nations Plastic Treaty Talks End Without Deal

August 15, 2025August 15, 2025HIROKO TABUCHIComments Off on United Nations Plastic Treaty Talks End Without Deal

Countries failed to bridge wide gaps on whether the world should limit plastic manufacturing and restrict the use of harmful plastic chemicals.

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Philadelphia Union Reaches Deal to End Strike That Led to Trash Pileup

July 9, 2025July 9, 2025Claire MosesComments Off on Philadelphia Union Reaches Deal to End Strike That Led to Trash Pileup

The city’s largest public sector union and the mayor reached a tentative deal, ending a work stoppage that led to piles of trash on the streets.

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Manila’s Returning Mayor Has a Mountain to Climb. It’s Made of Garbage.

July 4, 2025July 4, 2025Francesca RegaladoComments Off on Manila’s Returning Mayor Has a Mountain to Climb. It’s Made of Garbage.

Mayor Francisco Domagoso declared a state of emergency in the Philippine capital with piles of garbage left uncollected by contractors saying they had not been paid.

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The U.S. Sends Lots of Plastic Trash Overseas. Malaysia Just Said No Thanks.

July 1, 2025Hiroko Tabuchi and Zunaira SaieedComments Off on The U.S. Sends Lots of Plastic Trash Overseas. Malaysia Just Said No Thanks.

No country receives more discarded plastic from wealthy countries, but shipments from the United States are no longer welcome.

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The U.S. Sends Lots of Plastic Trash Overseas. Malaysia Just Said No Thanks.

July 1, 2025July 2, 2025Hiroko Tabuchi and Zunaira SaieedComments Off on The U.S. Sends Lots of Plastic Trash Overseas. Malaysia Just Said No Thanks.

No country receives more discarded plastic from wealthy countries, but shipments from the United States are no longer welcome.

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Cave Explorer Videos Show Decade of Trash in ‘Avatar’ Park in China

June 19, 2025Zixu Wang and Tiffany MayComments Off on Cave Explorer Videos Show Decade of Trash in ‘Avatar’ Park in China

Officials ordered a huge cleanup effort after videos of the mountains of garbage spread widely online.

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Cave Explorer Videos Show Decade of Trash in ‘Avatar’ Park in China

June 19, 2025June 19, 2025Zixu Wang and Tiffany MayComments Off on Cave Explorer Videos Show Decade of Trash in ‘Avatar’ Park in China

Officials ordered a huge cleanup effort after videos of the mountains of garbage spread widely online.

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Strike in UK’s Second Largest City Leaves Trash Piled High

April 4, 2025STEPHEN CASTLEComments Off on Strike in UK’s Second Largest City Leaves Trash Piled High

A standoff between garbage collectors and municipal officials in Britain’s second largest city has left an estimated 17,000 tons of trash on the streets.

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What Is Europe’s ‘Drone Wall’?

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China Displays Its Gizmos and Ambition, but Fewer Answers on Trade

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Can This Japanese City Make Residents Put Down Their Smartphones?

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Trump Administration Moves to Relax Rules on Hydrofluorocarbons

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The Activists and the Anime

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Night Trains, Beloved Throwbacks Tying Paris to Berlin and Vienna, Will End

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U.N. Security Council Approves Larger Force to Fight Gangs in Haiti

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Earthquake in Philippines Kills Dozens, Officials Say

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