Researchers explain how nitrate from farming and fish ponds moves through water and pollutes freshwater lakes.

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The most comprehensive global environment assessment ever undertaken calls for a new approach to jointly tackle the most pressing environmental issues including climate change and biodiversity loss ...

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PANJAKENT, Tajikistan -- For the some 150 people in the tiny Tajik village of Khumgaron, the pollution and waste from the Chinese gold-mining operation nearby is not what they bargained for. "How will ...

A resident rides a golf cart as he exits his property while the Canyon Fire burns on Aug. 7, 2025, in Hasley Canyon, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File) (AP) -- The world needs a new approach ...

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