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New documents shed light on New York City’s knowledge of post-9/11 air qualityThe Explainer Over 170,000 documents related to the attacks were recently released
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US, world set new summer heat recordsSpeed Read The average temperature in the 48 contiguous states was 74.37 degrees Fahrenheit from June to August
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Fog has bacteria that eat air pollutionUnder the radar The low-lying clouds hold a diverse microbiome
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Space companies are ‘starwashing’Under the radar Expanding past the Earth has an environmental cost
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200K barrels of radioactive waste are leaking in the AtlanticUnder the radar Marine communities have formed among them
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Overheated classrooms reach a boiling pointThe Explainer Many schools have crumbling infrastructure that makes learning in the heat difficult
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Nepal-Tibet flash floods kill over 350, more than 1,000 missingSpeed Read The death toll is expected to rise as rescue workers continue going through the ruins
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Queuing on Snowdon: making a mountain out of a molehill?Talking Point Social media posts have stoked the debate around waiting in line on one of the UK’s highest points
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World’s oceans hit highest temperature on recordSpeed Read The 70-degree Fahrenheit reading was an unprecedented temperature
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How is COP17 taking on the desertification fight?Today’s Big Question The meeting in Mongolia is working to combat overall climate change
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CBP pauses bulldozers in Big Bend National ParkSpeed Read There will be a “pause on all activity in that park,” CBP officials said
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‘Water policy should embrace these principles’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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Indiana, Hawaii reel after heavy stormsSpeed Read At least seven people in Indiana were killed during the storms
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Stuck ships in the Strait of Hormuz could be a marine superspreader threatUnder the radar Idle ships are a microbes’ playground
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