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Experts say the policy change, expected to be announced soon by EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, is a danger to human health. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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A new report finds that 1 in 4 people in the U.S. are breathing unhealthy air as rising temperatures and bigger fires wreak havoc on our air. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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The 2019 Shanghai auto show demonstrates the global industry’s race to make electric cars Chinese drivers want to buy. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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A new study finds that 95 percent of the world's population lives in areas with severe air pollution. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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The ruling will impose tougher restrictions on industry and business in an attempt to curb the Chinese capital's pollution, which Greenpeace has called an “airpocalypse.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 19, 2013
Tuesday's Tip of the Hat, Wag of the Finger segment of "The Colbert Report" was an "All-China" edition, though somehow Kim Jong Un got in to the mix. From China's pernicious smog levels to its recent landing on the moon, the faux-conservative pundit gives us the rundown on some current events in Asia. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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