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  A river ‘died' overnight in Zambia after an acidic waste spill at a Chinese-owned mine

  Associated Press - By RICHARD KILLE and JACOB ZIMBA

  KITWE, Zambia (AP) — Authorities and environmentalists in Zambia fear the long-term impact of an acid spill at a Chinese-owned mine that contaminated a major river and could potentially affect millions of people after signs of pollution were detected at least 100 kilometers (60 miles) …

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  Trump Changes EPA Rules to Allow Vastly More Pollution

  futurism.com - Victor Tangermann

  "Today marks the most disastrous day in EPA history." The Trump administration is massively rolling back environmental protection policies, …

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  Destruction of Ukraine dam triggered toxic ‘time bomb,’ researchers say

  The Washington Post - Mikhail Klimentov

  The Kakhovka dam explosion flooded towns on the front lines of the Russia-Ukraine war. The long-term consequences could be just as severe, new findings show. The destruction of Ukraine’s Kakhovka dam in June 2023 exposed lake bed sediment containing more than 90,000 tons of dangerous heavy metals, …

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  Texas is running out of water. Here’s why and what state leaders plan to do about it.

  texastribune.org - By Alejandra Martinez and Jayme Lozano Carver, Graphics by Carla Astudillo and Yuriko Schumacher

  The state’s water supply faces numerous threats. And by one estimate, the state’s municipal supply will not meet demand by 2030 if there’s a severe …

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  'Eat the invader': Officials call on public to consume invasive fish

  theweathernetwork.com - Cheryl Santa Maria

  The Weather NetworkInvasive Asian carp are getting a rebrand to encourage fishingThe invasive Asian carp gets a bad reputation, but fishing and …

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  Government under fire for last-minute rule change affecting endangered species: 'A leading cause of ... decline'

  thecooldown.com - Lily Crowder

  With the North Atlantic right whale population in the hundreds, conservationists called for new speed regulations in protected "slow zones" off the …