pollution

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"It's suffocating," the 36-year-old coconut seller told AFP in Chiang Mai, a tourist destination among the areas affected by dangerous pollution levels this week.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

As the lake’s water sources diminish because of water use agreements regarding the Colorado River, and as this region gains more industrial activity from proposed lithium extraction, air pollution is likely to only worsen.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

“It’s a great first step if they do follow through on it, but we’ve got to stop plastic pollution upstream,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

Over the years, activists and residents in Thailand have filed lawsuits to demand government action against pollution.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

In the United States the arsenic-drenched soils of tobacco plantations, of many orchards in the Northwest, and of blueberry lands in the East may easily lead to pollution of water supplies.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson