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One in Five UK Children Affected By Persistent Poverty

Persistent poverty has a connection with poorer mental, social, and behavioral development in children, as well as worse educational outcomes, employment prospects, and earning power into adulthood

New Findings Show Pesticide DDT Persists in Remote Lakes at Concerning Levels

Pesticide use can result in persistent and permanent changes in aquatic ecosystems The pesticide DDT persists in remote lakes at concerning levels half a century it was banned, affecting critical marine species and potentially entire lake food webs, according to new findings of a multi-university research team published in the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Science & Technology of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society.

Trump Administration Plans to Lower Classification of Nuclear Waste to Save Money

The Department of Energy claims that downgrading the risk level of the sludge is necessary. In a move that will roll back safety standards that have been observed for decades, the Trump administration reportedly has plans to reclassify nuclear waste previously listed as "high-level" radioactive to a lower level, in the interest of saving money and time when disposing of the material.

Joe Biden Pitches $5 Trillion Climate Proposal

Presidential hopeful, and former VP, Biden is targeting net zero emissions by 2050. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is pitching a more than five-trillion-dollar climate proposal that he says would lead the US to net zero emission of carbon pollution by 2050.

Carnival Cruise Lines to Pay $20 Million for Pollution Violations

Carnival admitted violating terms of probation from a 2016 criminal conviction. Carnival Corp. has reached a settlement with federal prosecutors in which the world's largest cruise line agreed to pay a 20-million-dollar penalty because its ships continued to pollute the oceans despite a previous criminal conviction aimed at curbing similar conduct.

Plant 10 Trees If You Want to Graduate, Says New Filipino Law

A bill has been passed requiring pre-graduates to plant at least 10 trees prior to graduating. A new Filipino law requires all graduating high school and college students to plant at least 10 trees each before they can graduate.
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