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Carbon nanotubes (rods) and nanoparticles (black clumps) found inside a lung cell vacuole (left) are similar to those found in vehicle exhaust in tailpipes of

A small army of environmental investigators from the State Department of Toxic Substances descended on a Boyle Heights community near the former Exide Battery-Recycling Facility >>>

TOKYO (AP) — A new study says children living near the Fukushima nuclear meltdowns have been diagnosed with thyroid cancer at a rate 20 to >>>

Drinking water in Flint could cause brain damage in children. Doctors are urging the public to immediately stop using the city’s water. Source: Drinking Water >>>

Diesel cars made by Renault, Nissan, Hyundai, Citroen, Fiat and Volvo among others emitted far more NOx in more rigorous tests, research shows Source: Wide >>>

Some Mercedes, BMW and Peugeot models consuming around 50% more fuel than official results, new study reveals Source: Some Mercedes, BMW and Peugeot models consuming >>>

Audi and Skoda say they have a total of 3.3 million cars fitted with the software that allowed parent company Volkswagen to cheat US emission >>>

Company’s own new figures show leak had been massively underestimated The amount of cyanide solution that spilled from Barrick Gold’s Veladero mine in San Juan >>>

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