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Tag: Water Pollution

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How This River in Thailand Was Poisoned

July 11, 2025Hannah Beech, Nailah Morgan, Jon Hazell and David JouppiComments Off on How This River in Thailand Was Poisoned

Unregulated heavy rare earth mining in war-torn Myanmar is poisoning the Kok River in Thailand. Hannah Beech, a New York Times reporter based in Bangkok, spoke to locals about the negative effects.

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How This River in Thailand Was Poisoned

July 11, 2025Hannah Beech, Nailah Morgan, Jon Hazell and David JouppiComments Off on How This River in Thailand Was Poisoned

Unregulated heavy rare earth mining in war-torn Myanmar is poisoning the Kok River in Thailand. Hannah Beech, a New York Times reporter based in Bangkok, spoke to locals about the negative effects.

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Rare Earths Mining in Myanmar Is Polluting Thailand’s Kok River

July 11, 2025Hannah Beech, Mauricio Lima and Weiyi CaiComments Off on Rare Earths Mining in Myanmar Is Polluting Thailand’s Kok River

Unregulated activity led by Chinese enterprises in conflict-ravaged Myanmar is creating an environmental calamity in neighboring Thailand.

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Rare Earths Mining in Myanmar Is Polluting Thailand’s Kok River

July 11, 2025Hannah Beech, Mauricio Lima and Weiyi CaiComments Off on Rare Earths Mining in Myanmar Is Polluting Thailand’s Kok River

Unregulated activity led by Chinese enterprises in conflict-ravaged Myanmar is creating an environmental calamity in neighboring Thailand.

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The River Seine Reopens for Public Swimming, After a Century

July 5, 2025July 5, 2025CATHERINE PORTERComments Off on The River Seine Reopens for Public Swimming, After a Century

First, France cleaned the polluted river so that Olympians could swim there. Now, a year later, it is opening three sites for locals to plunge in.

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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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French Government and Nestlé Accused of Cover-Up in Perrier Water Scandal

May 21, 2025May 21, 2025JONATHAN WOLFEComments Off on French Government and Nestlé Accused of Cover-Up in Perrier Water Scandal

An inquiry found that Nestlé and French officials had concealed the company’s practice of filtering Perrier water it labels “natural.” The head of Nestlé has suggested that human activity is making pure water scarcer.

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How a Water Conservation Idea Won Over Oklahoma Farmers

May 20, 2025May 21, 2025Cara Buckley and Nick OxfordComments Off on How a Water Conservation Idea Won Over Oklahoma Farmers

Haunted by memories of the Dust Bowl, Oklahoma farmers have adopted conservation practices that have helped to revive about 100 streams.

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R.F.K. Jr. Has Unlikely Allies in His Drive to Limit Atrazine

May 20, 2025May 21, 2025HIROKO TABUCHIComments Off on R.F.K. Jr. Has Unlikely Allies in His Drive to Limit Atrazine

An unlikely group is coalescing around the health secretary’s drive for restrictions on atrazine, which is linked to cancer, birth defects and low sperm counts.

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