London marathon runners to be given edible water bottles as organisers vow to cut down on plastic waste

Thousands of “edible water bottles” will be handed out at the London Marathon for the first time this year, as organisers strive to cut down on plastic waste.

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Michigan Gave State Employees Purified Water as It Denied Crisis, Emails Show

Throughout most of 2015, the administration of Gov. Rick Snyder told the residents of Flint, Mich., that their tap water was safe to drink.

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WTF Is Happening in the Flint Water Crisis, Explained

Residents of Flint, Michigan, have been poisoned by the incompetence of the state government. Thousands of children in the city have been exposed to toxic levels of lead from corrosive drinking water flowing through aging pipes.

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Beijing Issues Red Alert Over Air Pollution for the First Time

BEIJING — Officials in the Chinese capital declared for the first time on Monday evening that the thick smog blanketing the city was bad enough to require a red alert, the highest level of alarm.

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Mapping the invisible scourge

THE capital’s “airpocalypse”, the choking smog that descended on Beijing in the winter of 2012-13, galvanised public opinion and spooked the government.

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Poll: Americans Starting to Worry About Climate Change Now That It Affects Their Lawns

SACRAMENTO (The Borowitz Report) – A new poll shows that Americans who were unconcerned about climate change as it wreaked havoc around the world are beginning to worry, now that global warming is affecting the appearance of their lawns.



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Is Exercising in Polluted Areas Worth the Risk?

Study suggests pollution may undo cognitive benefits of exercise. The rise of pollution worldwide, combined with the increase in the popularity of running, has raised the question of whether there comes a point at which exercising outdoors is no longer healthful.



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Sun and Wind Alter Global Landscape, Leaving Utilities Behind

HELIGOLAND, Germany — Of all the developed nations, few have pushed harder than Germany to find a solution to global warming. And towering symbols of that drive are appearing in the middle of the North Sea.



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