pollution
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The rule change “will create more air pollution, harm health and accelerate climate change,” American Lung Assn.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
The pollution from the chimneys is worse at night, locals insist, when the smoke cannot be so clearly seen.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
One of the UK's biggest oil refineries spilled pollution into local rivers and the Mersey Estuary on dozens of occasions in 2023 and 2024, documents shared exclusively with the BBC suggest.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
In August, members of the public were urged not to swim at Blyth South Beach in Northumberland after reports of "oil like pollution" and a fuel smell.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
In 1910 there were parties, making merry before the world ended of cyanogen pollution.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Vocabulary lists containing pollution
Africa - Introductory
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East Asia - Middle School
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