Environment

UNICEF delivers 20,000 water purification tablets to survivors of Ecuador earthquake

UNICEF delivered 20,000 water purification tablets to Pedernales on April 17, the area worst affected by the earthquake that hit Ecuador last night. A UNICEF team is on the ground assessing the impact of the quake on children.

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Greenness around homes linked to lower mortality

Women live longer in areas with more green vegetation, according to new research funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), part of the National Institutes of Health. Women with the highest levels of vegetation, or...

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Ban urges insurance industry to take leadership in climate change response

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Although small island states contribute the least to climate change, they bear the brunt of its...

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Flawed Commission analysis backs new subsidies for obsolete power plants

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Drax in North Yorkshire is one of the UK's largest coal-fired plants. In 2015 its operator won contracts for...

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