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China revamps regulator for stronger environmental protection

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Axios
Dali L. Yang

This week China formally inaugurated its new Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) to replace the Ministry of Environmental Protection.

Heavy smog in Shanghai on January 30, 2018, when the Air Pollution Index reached 235, a level considerred "very unhealthy."
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Climate and the Environment

New Report Reveals Presence of Lead in Many Chicago Homes

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WTTW
Michael Tiboris

Lead doesn’t belong in water but it's showing up in Chicago’s water supply. A recent analysis found that hundreds of Chicagoans have been exposed to lead in their tap water.

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What's at stake for us in the census debate

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Crain's Chicago Business
Coauthors

As Chicago-based researchers who have documented our region's demographic dependence on immigration, we're concerned that the census will now undercount immigrants—and undercut the Midwest.

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Philanthropist Ertharin Cousin on fighting global food poverty

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Financial Times
Ertharin Cousin

The former UN World Food Programme head is exploring new ways to end world hunger

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Mueller Investigation Heats Up as 13 Russians Indicted

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WTTW
Cécile Shea

Cecile Shea says that for her, one of the most interesting things about the indictment is the number of details disclosed that almost certainly have come from intelligence sources.

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Trump's nuclear review retains key Obama commitment

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Axios
Ivo H. Daalder

Today, all 184 non-nuclear weapons states under the Non-Proliferation Treaty meet the criterion to not use or threaten to use nuclear weapons against non-nuclear weapons states.

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The looming crisis in health care

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Crain's Chicago Business
Sara McElmurry

When the White House unveiled a hard-line plan last week to choke off immigration, it issued a threat to a crucial pipeline of Midwestern workers: home health care aides.

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Could Climate Change Lead to a Global Water Crisis?

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WTTW
Michael Tiboris

Officials in Cape Town, South Africa, say they could soon be the first major city to run out of water. Michael Tiboris cites three reasons for this crisis.

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Ex-US NATO ambassador: The tragic truth about America's longest war

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CNN
Ivo H. Daalder

Insurgent strength may grow and shrink over time, but the Taliban are no nearer to defeat today than they were a day or a decade ago. Meanwhile, America’s longest war grinds on.

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New Poll Shows Russians are Defiant in Face of US Sanctions

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Washington Post
Dina Smeltz

Dina Smeltz discusses public opinion poll results regarding US-Russia relations.

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