Topic: Pollution
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Maps
One of the Most Disturbing Maps of Los Angeles You'll Ever See
A stark picture of the geographic relationship between the city's top polluters and its most vulnerable places.
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Traffic Pollution May Be Harming Kids in Ways We Never Imagined
Another reason to worry if you live near a highway.
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Maps
Map of the Day: Pollution in California
A new interactive map ranks California zip codes based on factors including air quality, pesticide use, groundwater, and traffic density.
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The Pacific Trash Vortex Has a Counterpart in the Great Lakes
Scientists monitoring Lake Erie have found tons of harmful plastic debris known as microplastics or "nurdles."
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Photos
Grotesquely Polluted Landscapes ... or Beautiful Art?
Photographer David Maisel has a knack for capturing the beauty and the horror of contaminated mines and toxic lakes.
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Maps
More Than Half of America's Rivers Are Very Polluted
A new report by the EPA found that the majority of rivers and streams can't support healthy aquatic life.
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Car Exhaust Hurts Children as Much as Second-Hand Smoke
European researchers believe 14 percent of chronic childhood asthma can be blamed on living near busy roads.
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No Big Deal: 3,000 More Dead Pigs Found in the Huangpu River
That brings the total to about 6,000 dead hogs since Monday, but authorities claim the water is just fine.
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A Short History of Dead Pigs in Chinese Rivers
Today's discovery of 3,000 dead pigs in Shanghai is shocking- but it isn't the first time this has happened in China.
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Maps
'Nowcasting' Pollution on the Streets of London
A visual reminder of where most pollution in our cities comes from.
