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BBC News reports here: A rapid rise in air pollution from fossil fuels and biomass burnings worsens winter smog and extends its duration in many parts of South Asia.

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CNN’s Amber Lyon examines the effect plastic bags have on the ocean.

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Eunice Yoon reports on an environmental network in China that is targeting Apple.

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BBC Mews reports here: Hundreds of villagers in eastern China have held three days of protests at a solar panel plant over pollution fears.

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AFP reports here at Yahoo News: “Dirty Dozen” chemicals, including the notoriously toxic DDT, are being freed from Arctic sea ice and snow through global warming, a study published on Sunday suggested.

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