One of the Most Polluted Lakes in U.S. Welcomes Swimmers After 75 Years
Once among the most polluted lakes in America, a 4.5 mile long lake in Upstate New York is now clean enough for swimming for the first time in 75 years.
Once among the most polluted lakes in America, a 4.5 mile long lake in Upstate New York is now clean enough for swimming for the first time in 75 years.
US Electric power plants spewed 128 million metric tons of carbon dioxide in April 2015, the lowest for any month since 1988, according to a government report.
The London area of Ontario hasn't had a smog advisory for 18 months, a dramatic reversal for a region that once suffered through dozens of smog days a year and traditionally has some of Canada's dirtiest air
Local and federal officials announced plans to build a solar farm at a San Francisco area garbage dump to "serve as a model for innovative ways to combat climate change."
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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