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I thought I'd hate all-inclusive resorts. Then I went to one.
Business Insider's reporter spent two nights at an all-inclusive resort in Belize, where she explor…
Monica Humphries
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You are not safe from air pollution anywhere in the world, finds a new study
Air pollution is one of the world's biggest problems, and it has reached a level wherein you are no…
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Meet the $1 billion water-recycling startup helping the likes of Coca-Cola, BMW, and TSMC curb their usage and clamp down on pollution
The Massachusetts-based company, founded in 2013, became one of the VC ecosystem's first unicorns e…
Tasmin Lockwood
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I thought I knew all the coolest parks near Austin, but I recently discovered an amazing hidden gem with places to swim, bike, and climb
Jill Robbins' family just discovered Milton Reimers Ranch Park, a hidden gem in Travis County outsi…
Jill Robbins
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Visualizing beloved aquatic animals when we reach for plastic might just help us use less of it and protect our oceans
New research shows that photos of animals above recycling bins appeared to reduce people's behavior…
Tim Paradis
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New videos from a sailor show 'horrible' polluted drinking water on a US Navy aircraft carrier
Videos obtained by Insider show gray, murky water gurgling from the Lincoln's drinking fountains, w…
Jake Epstein
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Capitalism needs an upgrade: On the 50th anniversary of Milton Friedman's landmark essay, the onus is on stakeholder capitalists to get their act together
JUST Capital CEO Martin Whittaker says the Friedman Doctrine's time is up. He calls for a change in…
Martin Whittaker
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The Russian invasion of Ukraine is causing an environmental crisis, and experts say it could take years to fully realize the impact
The invasion could bring short-term environmental emergencies but also weaken environmental governa…
Erica Sweeney
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2 flowering plants in Antarctica are growing at an unprecedented speed, a rare spectacle showing a 'tipping point' of the climate crisis, study says
The study found two plants native to Antarctica grew much quicker between 2009 and 2019 than they d…
Marianne Guenot
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People are flocking to Colorado for the great outdoors, but air pollution is leading to more days when residents are stuck inside
Traffic, oil and gas, and wildfires are taking a toll on the fresh mountain air of Colorado, where …
Kelsey Vlamis
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Turkey's president vows to 'save' the country from the largest outbreak of 'sea snot' on record
Marine mucilage or "sea snot" forms when algae is overloaded with nutrients due to climate change a…
Mikhaila Friel
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We've now found microplastics on the very highest and lowest points on Earth. Mount Everest is littered with them.
Microplastics are tiny fragments of plastic pollution that never break down. They're scattered acro…
Aylin Woodward
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The Da Vinci of death
As I sat mulling over these grim facts, my thoughts decided to play a little game on me and asked, …
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In smog-choked New Delhi, enterprising oxygen bar soothes residents’ lungs – for a price
safe limit as industrial pollution and vehicle exhaust fumes – combined with smoke from crop st…
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New Delhi’s toxic air and how one expat family was affected – sick children, asthma, a death, and a campaign to awaken city to pollution threat
The move proved smooth. Within months, the household had settled into a new rhythm. They were…
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China and India, 2 of the world's biggest greenhouse gas polluters, stay silent on new emissions targets at global climate summit
China and India did not make any concrete new pledges to combat climate change, despite ranking amo…