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Wildfires are reversing America’s progress on ozone pollution
The US had been reducing surface-level ozone, a harmful pollutant and the main component of smog, but that changed as wildfire activity picked up around 2015.
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Month: June 2026
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US mortgage rates are staying high – and the Fed can do very little about it
Investors’ inflation expectations, much more than the central bank, are among the factors that affect the cost of home loans.
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Ocean conservation needs strong relationships, not just targets
There is no shortage of global objectives and targets driving ocean conservation. However, protecting oceans depends on the communities that steward them.
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Zelenskyy’s honouring of wartime nationalists is straining Ukraine’s alliance with Poland
Two years after Canada’s parliament unwittingly gave a standing ovation to a veteran of a Nazi SS division, Ukraine’s own president is honouring figures from the same dark chapter of wartime nationalism.
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Poison or poverty: the impossible economic choices facing Ghana’s e-waste workers
In Agbogbloshie, Ghana, thousands of young women and men burn electronic waste to extract minerals at a cost to their health. They need more protection.
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Are Uganda’s environmental impact reports just a box-ticking exercise? What a study of 108 projects reveals
Uganda’s environmental impact assessment law requires developers to consider alternatives to reduce environmental harm.
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What are the risks of contracting West Nile virus from a mosquito in Canada?
Genomics-based surveillance can help us identify the prevalence of mosquito-borne viruses across the country.
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School in a hot world: what research is saying about children’s health and learning
Education systems across southern Africa must better prepare for a hotter future.
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Does the Scottish election result advance or hinder the independence cause?
The Scottish parliament has its biggest ever pro-independence majority.
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Ukraine war: air campaign intensifies as Russia and Ukraine trade massive drone and missile attacks
Russia has launched its biggest drone and missile strikes of the war to date. But Ukraine has hit back effectively.
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Where peace talks between the US and Iran currently stand
It seems highly doubtful that a comprehensive deal can be reached that adheres to Trump’s proclaimed red lines.
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Why the electric SUV boom is a problem for climate, health and equity
If SUVs were a country, they would be one of the world’s five biggest CO₂ emitters.