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  1. article

    Risk of COVID-19 plastic trash pile-up worries Europe

    Mon, 10 Aug 2020 11:37 AM

    Some fear the pandemic has fuelled plastic waste littering, while a drop in oil prices is hitting recycling firms

  2. article

    Economic meltdown threatens Europe's war on plastic

    Fri, 7 Aug 2020 10:05 AM

    A fall in oil prices has made virgin plastic cheaper than the recycled alternative, with recycling firms struggling to stay afloat

  3. article

    Flood-hit S.Korea guards against coronavirus at relief shelters

    Wed, 5 Aug 2020 09:39 AM

    As a precaution against flood shelters becoming coronavirus hotspots, officials have erected tents and placed them apart to encourage social distancing

  4. article

    'If not Europe, who else?' EU under pressure to secure green recovery at crunch summit

    Fri, 17 Jul 2020 09:31 AM

    The European Commission says economic destruction wreaked by the virus will not shake plans to make the EU "climate neutral" by 2050

  5. blog

    Tales of local resilience on the frontlines of COVID and climate change

    Tue, 14 Jul 2020 07:27 AM

    Migrant workers and slumdwellers have received little official help during the pandemic, but are finding their own ways to cope

  6. blog

    OPINION: How can a coronavirus response reduce inequity and protect the climate?

    Thu, 9 Jul 2020 13:41 PM

    Amid a triple crisis, a 'multisolving' response can mitigate the effects of the pandemic, inequity and climate change all at once

  7. article

    Backpack volunteers gather data showing pollution rising after lockdowns

    Fri, 3 Jul 2020 09:31 AM

    In cities that are lifting strict lockdown rules, pollution trends are starting to return to normal levels for this time of year

  8. article

    Pandemic throws 'curve ball' at California wildland firefighters

    Mon, 29 Jun 2020 17:00 PM

    California firefighters are now receiving training for how to respond to wildfires amid the coronavirus pandemic

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    After drought, Kenya's herders hammered by coronavirus curbs

    Sat, 27 Jun 2020 17:41 PM

    Livestock-keepers had been hoping for a good year to help them recover from drought but have struggled to sell their animals as pandemic disrupted markets

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    Amazon forest fires could increase risk of serious coronavirus infections

    Wed, 17 Jun 2020 20:07 PM

    As peak burning season approaches, experts say intense fires and the particles they give off could exacerbate coronavirus infections