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Plastic bags charge set to be extended to small shops in England
The 5p charge for plastic bags is expected to be applied to small shops under government plans to be unveiled by Theresa May this week as...
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As Trump opens more waters for oil exploration, the tiny nation of Belize shows a better way
On Thursday (Jan. 4), Donald Trump proposed allowing oil drilling in nearly all waters situated off of US shores. If the proposal passes,...
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In New York, Drawing Flood Maps Is a ‘Game of Inches’
With its 520 miles of coastline and thousands of acres of waterfront development, New York has more residents living in high-risk flood...
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China to create new forests the size of Ireland
China will plant new forests covering an area roughly the size of Ireland this year as it aims to increase forest coverage to 23 percent...
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Bringing the world’s dead zones back to life
For lovers of seafood it’s a bonanza. Thousands of blue crabs stacked on top of each other in the shallow waters of the Chesapeake Bay,...