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France takes aim at ultra-fast fashion with new levy
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
The levy follows legislation passed by the French parliament in June to regulate so-called "ultra-fast fashion" companies, known for selling large volumes of lo...
'Our streets aren't bins': Abidjan young people's war on trash
May 01, 2026 (AFP)
The volunteers have declared war on filth in Ivory Coast, convinced that in order to develop, they need to keep their country clean. Armed with shovels and brig...
Bali drowning in trash after landfill closed
Apr 30, 2026 (AFP)
Bali's largest landfill was declared off-limits for organic waste from the beginning of April, as the government moves to enforce a longstanding ban on open tip...
Air Pollution in Infancy Linked to Higher Rates of Respiratory Infections
Apr 24, 2026 (SPX)
The research draws on clinical assessments conducted at 2, 5, 9, and 12 months of age, supplemented by structured phone follow-ups. Physician-diagnosed respirat...
Sunlight process turns plastic waste into acetic acid
Mar 29, 2026 (SPX)
The team uses a bio-inspired cascade photocatalysis system based on iron single atoms embedded in carbon nitride. This material mimics how certain fungi deploy ...
Indonesia landfill collapse kills four
Mar 09, 2026 (AFP)
The landslide struck at 2:30 pm on Sunday (0730 GMT) at Bantargebang, a landfill just 25 kilometres outside the capital, according to the national search and re...
Malaysia renews Lynas licence despite waste concerns
Mar 03, 2026 (AFP)
Lynas announced on Monday a 10-year renewal of its licence to operate in the Southeast Asian nation, but under tighter conditions set by the Malaysian governmen...
Global talks on plastic pollution treaty were 'constructive': source
Mar 03, 2026 (AFP)
Supposedly final talks in South Korea in 2024 towards an agreement failed, and a renewed effort in Geneva last August likewise collapsed in overtime. Delegates ...
Pollution exposure linked to mental health problems: EU agency
Mar 03, 2026 (AFP)
Air, noise and chemical pollution are to blame in particular, according to the EU agency. "Studies consistently indicate that air pollution, for example in the ...
Low crystallinity iron minerals show promise for chromium cleanup and carbon storage
Feb 24, 2026 (SPX)
The research team, led by Professor Bin Dong from the College of Environmental Science and Engineering at Tongji University, set out to identify which iron mine...
China has slashed air pollution, but the 'war' isn't over
Feb 17, 2026 (AFP)
The turnaround is the result of a years-long campaign that threw China's state power behind policies like moving factories and electrifying vehicles, to improve...
Indonesia capital faces 'filthy' trash crisis
Feb 17, 2026 (AFP)
Jakarta and its satellite cities, known collectively as Jabodetabek, are home to 42 million people and produce up to an estimated 14,000 tonnes of waste daily. ...
One of Lima's top beaches to close Sunday over pollution
Feb 14, 2026 (AFP)
Agua Dulce, which stretches for about a kilometer (0.6 miles), hosts up to 70,000 visitors every weekend during the summer season from December to March. "This ...
Trump dismantles legal basis for US climate rules
Feb 12, 2026 (AFP)
The repeal of the Environmental Protection Agency's 2009 "endangerment finding" was paired with the immediate elimination of greenhouse gas standards on automob...
Pakistan's capital picks concrete over trees, angering residents
Feb 08, 2026 (AFP)
Built in the 1960s, Islamabad was planned as a green city, with wide avenues, parks and tree-lined sectors. Many residents fear that vision is steadily being er...
Chile's climate summit chief to lead plastic pollution treaty talks
Feb 07, 2026 (AFP)
"Plastic pollution is a planetary problem that affects everyone: every country, every community and every individual," career diplomat Julio Cordano warned afte...
UK unveils first plan to tackle 'forever chemicals'
Feb 03, 2026 (AFP)
PFAs (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are a group of some 10,000 human-manufactured chemicals used in everything from pizza boxes to cookware, to waterproo...
Study links bottled water to higher nanoplastic levels than tap
Feb 03, 2026 (SPX)
Microplastics and nanoplastics form as larger plastic items weather, fragment, and degrade during use and disposal. These small synthetic particles have now bee...
Microplastics in one-third of surveyed Pacific Island fish
Jan 28, 2026 (AFP)
The scale of contamination varied significantly across locations however, and the researchers warned against "alarmist" interpretations. "We have to accept that...
Tire companies face US trial on additive said to kill salmon
Jan 27, 2026 (AFP)
Bridgestone, Michelin, Pirelli and 10 other tire manufacturers in the United States are facing off in court against the Institute for Fisheries Resources and th...
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