At a Glance Mountaintop removal mining is believed to result in increased mortality, cancer and birth defects.Some 500 mountains in four states in Appalachia have been mined. The Trump administration has halted a scientific study looking at the health effects of mountaintop removal coal mining. According to a , the Interior Department announced the shut down of the study by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, which was started in 2016 under former President Barack Obama. The statement...

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At a Glance The southern Indian city of Bangalore frequently has bouts of toxic foam flooding city streets.The reasons for the foam are a combination of factors, including urban expansion, the release of untreated sewage into lakes and the seasonal monsoon. Residents living in and around Bangalorein southern India frequentlydealwith a nasty and potentially dangerous problem — toxic foam. In June, heavy monsoonal rain and thunderstorms triggered new episodes offrom nearby Lake Varthur, the Bangalore Mirror reported.The foam rose from...