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Canada Wildfire Air Pollution and Heat Wave Combo Pose Heightened Health Risks

By: Claire Brown and Christina Kelso

15 July 2026 at 22:24

Days that are both extremely hot and polluted come with higher risks of respiratory ailments and other health hazards.

Advanced Recycling Hits a Rough Patch

NYT - Energy & Environment

By: Hiroko Tabuchi

10 July 2026 at 13:11

In the past weeks, two sites in the United States have halted operations.

Unlike traditional mechanical recycling, advanced recycling can theoretically process mixed or contaminated plastics that otherwise would end up in landfills.

E.P.A. Moves to Loosen Limits on Pollution From Trucks

NYT - Energy & Environment

By: Maxine Joselow

9 July 2026 at 20:20

The Trump administration wants to roll back some Biden-era restrictions on smog-causing emissions from heavy-duty vehicles.

Trucks at the Port of Oakland. The new proposal would rescind a 2022 rule designed to significantly reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides, which cause smog.