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#12960269

7 November 2025

People and vehicles move through heavy dust pollution along the Lalbagh Beribadh area in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Increasing levels of toxic particles and pollutants in the air raise serious health concerns among residents, causing respiratory illnesses and other health complications.

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#12960271

7 November 2025

People and vehicles move through heavy dust pollution along the Lalbagh Beribadh area in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Increasing levels of toxic particles and pollutants in the air raise serious health concerns among residents, causing respiratory illnesses and other health complications.

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#12960272

7 November 2025

People and vehicles move through heavy dust pollution along the Lalbagh Beribadh area in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Increasing levels of toxic particles and pollutants in the air raise serious health concerns among residents, causing respiratory illnesses and other health complications.

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#12960274

7 November 2025

People and vehicles move through heavy dust pollution along the Lalbagh Beribadh area in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Increasing levels of toxic particles and pollutants in the air raise serious health concerns among residents, causing respiratory illnesses and other health complications.

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#12957554

7 November 2025

Smoke spews from a paper mill in the evening in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, on June 22, 2025.

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#12957555

7 November 2025

Smoke spews from a paper mill in the evening in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, on June 22, 2025.

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#12957556

7 November 2025

Smoke spews from a paper mill in the evening in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, on June 22, 2025.

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#12951387

5 November 2025

Brown rocks around the river flowing into the sea are located around the nickel mining company area and processing smelter in Kawasi Village, Obi Island, South Halmahera Regency, North Maluku Province, Indonesia, on August 29, 2024. Nickel mining development begins in 2010 by a subsidiary of PT. Harita Group. Massive forest destruction results in seawater pollution for small islands in eastern Indonesia. Indonesia is the largest nickel ore miner and contributes to the world's largest battery technology market.

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#12948769

4 November 2025

In Central Jakarta, Indonesia, on November 4, 2025, residents carry out their daily activities along a polluted riverside. Despite the water being visibly contaminated with waste, the river remains an essential part of everyday life for bathing, washing, and cooling off in the densely populated urban area.

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#12942204

3 November 2025

Cigarette butts cause significant pollution in the City of Buenos Aires, Argentina, releasing toxic substances such as nicotine, arsenic, and lead into the environment, and can contaminate up to 1,000 liters of freshwater. To combat this problem, a law prohibiting the disposal of cigarette butts in public spaces is in place since 2020, with fines and other penalties for those who violate it.

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#12942205

3 November 2025

Cigarette butts cause significant pollution in the City of Buenos Aires, Argentina, releasing toxic substances such as nicotine, arsenic, and lead into the environment, and can contaminate up to 1,000 liters of freshwater. To combat this problem, a law prohibiting the disposal of cigarette butts in public spaces is in place since 2020, with fines and other penalties for those who violate it.

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#12936717

2 November 2025

Seawater is suspected of being contaminated by mining waste around the nickel industrial area owned by Indonesia Weda Bay Industrial Park (IWIP) in Weda Bay, on Halmahera Island, North Maluku, Indonesia, on August 14, 2024. Massive forest destruction occurs for the surrounding community, including the indigenous Maluku tribe who protect the forest. Indonesia becomes the largest nickel miner and contributes to the world's largest battery technology market.

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#12936705

2 November 2025

Two children play around a beach suspected of being contaminated by mining waste around the nickel industrial area owned by Indonesia Weda Bay Industrial Park (IWIP) in Weda Bay, on Halmahera Island, North Maluku, Indonesia, on August 12, 2024. Massive forest destruction occurs for the surrounding community, including the indigenous Maluku tribe who protect the forest. Indonesia becomes the largest nickel ore miner and contributes to the world's largest battery technology market.

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#12936719

2 November 2025

A resident's agricultural land is suspected of being contaminated by mining waste from a river around the nickel industrial area owned by Indonesia Weda Bay Industrial Park (IWIP) in Weda Bay, on August 15, 2024, on Halmahera Island, North Maluku, Indonesia. Massive forest destruction occurs for the surrounding community, including for the indigenous Maluku tribe who protect the forest. Indonesia becomes the largest nickel ore miner and contributes to the world's largest battery technology market.

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#12936720

2 November 2025

A resident's agricultural land is suspected of being contaminated by mining waste from a river around the nickel industrial area owned by Indonesia Weda Bay Industrial Park (IWIP) in Weda Bay, on August 15, 2024, on Halmahera Island, North Maluku, Indonesia. Massive forest destruction occurs for the surrounding community, including for the indigenous Maluku tribe who protect the forest. Indonesia becomes the largest nickel ore miner and contributes to the world's largest battery technology market.

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#12936721

2 November 2025

A resident's agricultural land is suspected of being contaminated by mining waste from a river around the nickel industrial area owned by Indonesia Weda Bay Industrial Park (IWIP) in Weda Bay, on August 15, 2024, on Halmahera Island, North Maluku, Indonesia. Massive forest destruction occurs for the surrounding community, including for the indigenous Maluku tribe who protect the forest. Indonesia becomes the largest nickel ore miner and contributes to the world's largest battery technology market.

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