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Paris dream of swimming in the Seine finally within reach
Apr 25, 2024 (AFP)
But floating on your back under the Eiffel Tower could very soon become reality thanks to the Paris Olympics. The river will be the star of the opening ceremony...
Netherlands sued over 'forever chemical' pollution
Apr 24, 2024 (AFP)
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) chemicals are a family of artificial compounds widely used for decades to make textiles, non-stick pans and cosmetics for their ...
Talks on global plastic treaty begin in Canada
Apr 23, 2024 (AFP)
"The world is counting on us to deliver a new treaty that will catalyze and guide the actions and international cooperation needed to deliver a future free of p...
Greece suffers new round of Saharan dust pollution; Sandstorm hits east Libya
Apr 23, 2024 (AFP)
A yellow-orange haze smothered several regions after several days of strong winds from the south, limiting visibility and prompting warnings from the authoritie...
Venezuela expels 10,000 from illegal gold mine, now closed
Apr 23, 2024 (AFP)
The Bulla Loca mine in the Bolivar state in Venezuela's Amazon region has now been "closed and evacuated," general Domingo Hernandez Larez of the armed forces' ...
Czechs 3D-print Eiffel Tower from ocean waste for Olympics
Apr 22, 2024 (AFP)
The 14-metre-high (46-foot) model will be installed at an Olympic festival in the north of the Czech Republic, where the public can try different Olympic sports...
Earth Day art urges UK to think green ahead of election
Apr 22, 2024 (AFP)
The work measuring 50 metres (164 feet) long depicts a smiling girl cradling the Earth and beside it are the words: "Vote for Climate, Vote for Our Future". Art...
Defense Department environmental awards honor 9 for 'significant strides' on conservation
Apr 22, 2024 (UPI)
These awards -- evaluated by a "diverse panel" of 47 judges from federal and state agencies, academia and the private sector -- recognize those "for their excep...
Negotiations on global plastic treaty to resume in Canada
Apr 22, 2024 (AFP)
Nations in 2022 agreed to finalize by the end of this year a world-first UN treaty to address the scourge of plastics found everywhere from mountain tops to oce...
'No to mining': activists demand closure of Guatemala gold mine
Apr 20, 2024 (AFP)
Residents fear that the Cerro Blanco site, which has been granted permission by Guatemala to convert from an underground to open-pit mine, will contaminate Lake...
Aral Sea's shrinkage boosts Central Asian dust emission by 7 percent
Apr 19, 2024 (SPX)
The escalation in dust emissions is largely attributed to the expansion of the Aralkum Desert, which formed from the dried lakebed of the Aral Sea. Once the fou...
Giving a second life to fashion's deadstocks
Apr 19, 2024 (AFP)
What makes them really exotic, however, is that they all come from "deadstocks" -- the leftovers designers discard when they have finished with a roll of fabric...
US announces tough tap water standards for 'forever chemicals'
Apr 10, 2024 (AFP)
Invisible and present in the water, soil, air and food supply, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) accumulate inside our bodies and never break down in t...
Study lists world's 'forever chemical' hotspots
Apr 09, 2024 (AFP)
A paper published in the journal Nature Geoscience analysed data from 45,000 water samples globally and found a "substantial fraction" had levels of PFAS -- per...
Denmark holds 'funeral' for a polluted fjord
Apr 06, 2024 (AFP)
About a thousand people gathered alongside the Vejle Fjord to celebrate an open air "funeral" for the inlet in the west of the country, which has been asphyxiat...
What we know about how 'forever chemicals' affect health
Apr 04, 2024 (AFP)
While there is firm evidence that at least one of the more than 4,000 human-made chemicals called PFAS causes cancer, researchers are still attempting to fully ...
From polar bears to groundwater, nature is riddled with 'forever chemicals'
Apr 03, 2024 (AFP)
Lawsuits and regulations targeting per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are multiplying, with France becoming the latest jurisdiction to consider tough ne...
US judge approves giant 3M settlement on 'forever chemicals'
Apr 01, 2024 (AFP)
District Judge Richard Gergel on Friday gave final approval to a US class-action settlement in which 3M agreed to pay as much as $12.5 billion to resolve litiga...
NY 'trash revolution' targets overflowing waste, and the rats feasting on it
Mar 31, 2024 (AFP)
Mountains of black garbage bags line cramped city sidewalks, a feast for the millions of rodents who call New York home. But such unsanitary eyesores could soon...
In Canada's Quebec, residents miffed over mining boom
Mar 29, 2024 (AFP)
In recent months, tens of thousands of mining exploration permits have been issued in the province amid a global rush for critical and strategic minerals such a...
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