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Russian Arctic oil spill pollutes big lake near Norilsk - BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-52977740
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The deadly ‘ghost gear’ which haunts seas and coastlines - BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-50510666
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Palau is first country to ban ‘reef toxic’ sun cream - BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-50963080
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Plastic pollution has killed half a million hermit crabs, study says - BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-50661449
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Sperm whale dies with 100kg ‘litter ball’ in its stomach - BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-50621304?ns_mchannel=social&ocid=socialflow_twitter&ns_campaign=bbcnews&ns_source=twitter
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‘Toxic chemical cocktail’ passed to baby porpoises - BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-50631664
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Can Europe’s most polluted sea be saved? - BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/science-environment-50578326/the-black-sea-can-europe-s-most-polluted-sea-be-saved
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Palm oil on Cornwall beaches sparks dog walker alert - BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-50451040
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Abersoch dead whale had plastic sheet in stomach - BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-50267790
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Ghost nets: Tackling a silent killer of the seas - BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-49808379
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Plastic pollution: How Ibiza is tackling its problem with waste - BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-50005043
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Island reveals rising tide of plastic waste - BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-49885220
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Brazil environment: Vast oil spill hits dozens of beaches - BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-49837355
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Microplastics: Premium teabags leak billions of particles - study - BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-49845940
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Dolphins exposed to ‘cocktail of pollutants’ in English Channel - BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-49675283
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My mission to clear plastic from the Arctic - BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/science-environment-42990391/plastic-pollution-reaching-record-levels-in-once-pristine-arctic
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Plastic from tyres ‘major source’ of ocean pollution - BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-39042655
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Plastic fragment found stuck in dead harp seal’s stomach - BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-44314724
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PIB chemical pollution kills more birds than MSC Napoli - BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-22394680
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Mexico’s top Caribbean beaches hit by seaweed infestation - BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-48756500
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Mediterranean plastic pollution hotspots highlighted in report - BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-48554480
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Early ocean plastic litter traced to 1960s - BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-47914580
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Mariana Trench: Deepest-ever sub dive finds plastic bag - BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-48230157
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Concern for seal with neck in mystery object at Anglesey - BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-48950227
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Can you spot ocean plastic from space? - BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-47910600
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Whale that died off Thailand had eaten 80 plastic bags - BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-44344468
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Oil in Milford Haven estuary ‘from pipe leak’ contained - BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-46746786
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Stranded whales: Numbers on the rise around UK shores - BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-49596734
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Arctic pollution rules ‘not enough’ - BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-32756119
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Australia alert after ship loses 83 containers - BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-44343423
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Australian floods send dirty water across Great Barrier Reef - BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-47247971
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Bali’s battle against plastic pollution - BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-43312464
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‘Climate change moving faster than we are,’ says UN Secretary General - BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-45471410
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Companies sign up to pledge to cut plastic pollution - BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-43901328
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Concerns over increase in toxic brine from desalination plants - BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-46863146
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Dead sperm whale found in Indonesia had ingested ‘6kg of plastic’ - BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-46275742
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Fishing nets and false teeth: Meet the beach debris hunters - BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-43825268
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Garfield phones beach mystery finally solved after 35 years - BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-47732553
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Giant plastic ’berg blocks Indonesian river - BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-43823883
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Giant plastic catcher heads for Pacific Ocean clean-up - BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-45438736
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Hinkley mud dumping concerns are discussed by AMs - BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-44223979
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Hundreds protest against nuclear power station mud dump - BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-45322712
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Indonesian study into health risks of microplastics - BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-43913597
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Lego ‘lost from 1997 freighter’ found at St Bees - BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-42852228
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Manx plastic use must ‘significantly’ fall to reduce marine pollution - BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-42873389
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Plastic pollution: Scientists’ plea on threat to ocean giants - BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-42920383
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Plastic straws: Welsh Government would ‘welcome collaboration’ on ban - BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-43825384
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Pollution blights UK seagrass meadows - BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-43087785
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Record concentration of microplastics found in Arctic - BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-43879389
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River Witham: Dead fish pollution source identified - BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-43307089
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Severn Trent Water fined over River Amber pollution - BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-43820531
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Sewage pollution empties into seas and rivers 30,000 times - BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-47577865
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‘Shame and anger’ at plastic ocean pollution - BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-42221262
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‘Staggering’ clean-up of river polluted by metal mine - BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-43961898
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Wales’ farm pollution action ‘absolutely useless’ - BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-43389895
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Oil in Milford Haven estuary ‘from pipe leak’ contained - BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-46746786
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Wetland mud is ‘secret weapon’ against climate change - BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-47472602
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