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Rice University researchers have developed isothermal-clamped flash Joule heating, a seconds-long electrothermal process that ...

This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency faces a legal challenge after ...

In the Zambian city of Kabwe, children suffer severe health effects due to lead poisoning because of extreme pollution from the toxic lead waste of a former mine. Zambia’s government is facilitating ...

In brief: Ukraine’s reconstruction is potentially generating asbestos-contaminated debris on a large scale, while evidence suggests the country lacks suitable disposal services and hazardous-waste ...

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