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Archives for February 2016

How the Flint River got so toxic

Factories and people have been dumping sewage, chemicals, and road salt in the Flint River for more than a century

Tim Carmody
The Aliso Canyon disaster may have been the largest methane leak in US historyThe Aliso Canyon disaster may have been the largest methane leak in US history
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Climate change and urbanization are spurring outbreaks of mosquito-borne diseases like ZikaClimate change and urbanization are spurring outbreaks of mosquito-borne diseases like Zika
Morocco turns on what will become the world’s largest solar power plantMorocco turns on what will become the world’s largest solar power plant

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