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

“This letter shows that even utilities like CenterPoint admit that there is no grid emergency and that coal plants are too unreliable, expensive, and polluting to continue operating,” said Ben Inskeep, the coalition’s program director.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

“It’s so peaceful here. This is what life is all about. No cell phones, no iPods, no cars driving by polluting our lungs.”

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall