polluting

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"Currently, most wastewater treatment plants can only remove large particles of plastic, but microplastics are so small that they slip through and end up in drinking water, polluting the environment and harming ecosystems."

From Science Daily • May 12, 2026

The trend is a reminder that, despite the breakneck growth of green electricity in China, the world’s factory still largely runs on polluting processes that are hard to electrify.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

There’s also the switch to the less polluting summer gasoline formulation, which happens from March to April.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

Producing rare earths requires heavy chemicals and can produce toxic waste, with cases including illegal operations polluting Mekong tributaries in Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia with arsenic and cadmium.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Scipio's father waved his hand at them impatiently as if the three children were nothing but annoying birds polluting his house.

From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke