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Copy The Shing Mun River in Sha Tin, a residential town in Hong Kong, has struggled with plastic waste pollution for years. Household waste that is not properly recycled will either end up in landfills or floating in the river. In 2018 almost 17 million plastic items, or 40,000 items daily, were found to be drained into the ocean via the Shing Mun River, mostly being food packaging, cutleries, and household plastic bottles. This quantity of plastic pollution in the river and surrounding environ...

Remind him of the 20s and 30s when economic cries caused the collapse of western democracies. he provides lessons to prevent history from repeating itself. and now for the last look. president trump rolled out a new executive order this week to roll back obama era rules that combat pollution and climate change. this comes after a previous order that could strip regulations protecting smaller rivers and streams. at the same time i read about two other nations that are actively trying to protect t...

Clemens. plus, the foreign policy challenges for the u.s. with pennsylvania senator bob casey. and speaking of pennsylvania, president obama is there today promoting jobs in a state that is critical to his re-election campaign. >> making our buildings more energy efficient is one of the fastest, easiest, and cheapest ways to save money, combat pollution, and create jobs right here in the united states of america. and thats what were going to do. good day. i am andrea mitchell live in washingto...