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pollution

[puh-loo-shuhn] / pəˈlu ʃən /


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For decades, however, forests have been exposed to increasing amounts of nitrogen pollution.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

Previous work from Lipton's laboratory has shown that this process can be triggered by factors such as aging, inflammation and environmental exposures including air pollution and wildfire smoke.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

Among the key updates to the program are the removal of 118 million pollution permits, or allowances, from the market by 2030, and 900 million after 2030.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

Plus: Ferrari’s EV haters, a “mind-bogglingly crazy” heat wave and a fight over coal pollution in Texas.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Of course the tigers sometimes caught them, or a snake bit them, but on the other hand they didn’t have to deal with automobile accidents and industrial pollution.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari




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