Environment

Protect Your Home and Family from Radon

Radon—the silent killer—is responsible for about 21,000 lung cancer deaths every year. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency encourages Americans around the country to test their homes for this naturally occurring radioactive gas. Winter is an...

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UK is change to cold weather on the way

After the recent record breaking spell of wet, mild weather a marked change to colder weather is expected next week with frost, ice and snow for some places

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Global Biodiversity Threatened by Piecemeal Dam Development

In a policy paper published by the journal Science on January 8, over 40 scientists from academic and civil society institutions around the world argued that the expansion of hydropower dams in the Amazon, Congo and Mekong river basins poses a...

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More wet weather this weekend brings ongoing risk of flooding in UK

UK Environment Agency teams are out in communities checking and maintaining flood defences, clearing trash screens and blockages in rivers, monitoring water levels and working with local authorities.

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