How 550 Volunteers Transformed a Filthy, Waste-filled Train Station in India
Gaurang Damani complained so often about the dirt and stench in a Mumbai train station that Central Railway finally let him adopt it. It is now unrecognizable.
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For Earth Day, Thousands of Condoms "Protect" Endangered Species
50,000 free endangered species condoms handed out on Earth Day remind people that unwanted pregnancies and population growth exacerbates the extinction crisis.
40 Victories Since the First Earth Day: 40th Anniversary Timeline
Since the first Earth Day 40 years ago, America has become a cleaner, safer, more beautiful place with less pollution, more pristine rivers, fewer people littering, and many endangered species rescued from the brink. Here are 40 successes in 40 years since the first Earth Day -- an anniversary timeline.
Lake Tahoe Still Blue, Clearest Since 1992
Lake Tahoe is the clearest it has been in 10 years, said U.C. Davis researchers last week.
China Fights Water Pollution, Bans Paper Mills and Oil Refineries
China will ban water-polluting paper mills, oil refineries, pesticide producers and other industrial plants by the end of 2016, as it moves to tackle severe pollution of the country's water supply.
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