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pollution

[puh-loo-shuhn] / pəˈlu ʃən /


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"Pollution does not stay where it is made, it travels," said Cynthia Moyo, a climate campaigner at Greenpeace.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

A few years back, he co-wrote a book called “Smogtown, the Lung-Burning History of Pollution in Los Angeles.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Pollution from U.S. power plants rose last year, a rare uptick in an otherwise long-term downward trend, partly because of more coal being burned to generate electricity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

He was senior operations manager for the the UK's Marine Pollution Control Unit and one of the first people to step on board the Sea Empress after it ran aground.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

See Pollution Iname, Soga, 101 Indifferentism, 352 Individualism, 165, 246ff, 261, 264 Indoor-life, 132, 249 Infantry, 304, 312 Inland Sea, 25ff.,

From An Introduction to the History of Japan by Hara, Katsuro




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