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Environment


China’s Great Green Wall turns Taklamakan desert into a growing carbon sink

Yangtze River sees major ecological recovery after China’s fishing ban
Planting Billions of Trees Turned Barren Desert into a Carbon Sink That Lowers CO2
How species spotting took hold of a rural community
UK’s First Geothermal Power Plant Begins Using Underground Heat to Power 10K Homes

Multiple Types of Plastic Are Turned into Vinegar Using Sunlight-Powered Process Without Emissions

Teens Recycle Old Pickleballs and Tennis Balls to Avert Millions From Landfills –And You Can Help
Good News in History, February 20
Schoolboy With ‘Can-Do’ Attitude Has Recycled a Million Cans and Donated the Proceeds to Charity
First-of-its-kind study reveals a potential 'seventh sense' in humans: Remote touch

Waste Plastic Turned into Parkinson’s Drug Thanks to Helpful Bacteria

Farmer Saved From Ruin After Strangers Rally to Pay $40k to Remove Tons of Rubbish Dumped on His Land
Right to Build Offshore Wind Power Upheld by US Judge for 5th Time Since Attempted White House Ban
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