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Fresh Research for Fresh Air: Harnessing microbes for removing indoor pollutants
Dec 21, 2023 (SPX)
In the study, published in SCI's Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, the scientists demonstrated that the system could operate for 8 months withou...
In tiny US community, big questions about chemical recycling
Dec 20, 2023 (AFP)
The technology promises to transform hard-to-recycle containers, food packaging, lids, mailers and endless other items into usable petrochemicals and is champio...
Indigenous environmental activist killed in Peru
Dec 18, 2023 (AFP)
The Interethnic Association for the Development of the Peruvian Rainforest said Benjamin Flores Rios, leader of the Kakataibo Indigenous community, was killed i...
Pakistan uses artificial rain against smog for first time
Dec 16, 2023 (AFP)
In the first experiment of its kind in the South Asian country, planes equipped with cloud seeding equipment flew over 10 areas of the city, often ranked one of...
California children sue US govt over pollution
Dec 15, 2023 (AFP)
The youngsters, aged between eight and 17, say the Environmental Protection Agency -- the federal regulator -- "intentionally allows life-threatening climate po...
Brazil caimans fight to survive in polluted Rio waters
Dec 13, 2023 (AFP)
Unfazed by the reptile's sharp teeth, he grabs it by the snout and wraps a black band around its muzzle to examine it without getting bitten. The 1.5-meter (fiv...
UK watchdog probes Unilever on 'greenwashing'
Dec 12, 2023 (AFP)
"The Competition and Markets Authority will be scrutinising environmental claims made by the consumer goods group Unilever," a statement said amid concerns that...
UK anti-terror police probe London vehicle pollution camera 'bombing'
Dec 07, 2023 (AFP)
London Mayor Sadiq Khan's expansion of the Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) to all of Greater London in August has been controversial because of its 12.50 pounds ...
'Stay home': Pollution chokes Iran's capital
Dec 05, 2023 (AFP)
The "red warning" for hazardous air quality extends beyond the capital, affecting major cities nationwide, including Ahvaz in the southwest, Isfahan in the cent...
Toxic air divides Delhi between poverty and privilege
Dec 05, 2023 (AFP)
In Old Delhi, the ancient heart of the capital, 39-year-old Rizwan pedals a rickshaw tricycle, transporting passengers and heavy goods through crowded streets o...
COP28 host UAE choking from its own 'toxic' air pollution: HRW
Dec 04, 2023 (AFP)
Air pollution is a "dirty secret" buried by a stifling of dissent in the UAE, the rights group said, adding that bad air created poses "major health risks" for ...
The environment: another victim of Russia's invasion
Dec 04, 2023 (AFP)
The invasion of Ukraine has been particularly devastating for nature, said Doug Weir, head of research at the Conflict and Environment Observatory, a British no...
To greenwash or do the right thing? Corporate dilemmas at COP28
Dec 02, 2023 (AFP)
With the enormous former Expo 2020 site given over to green -- and not so green -- companies to trumpet their climate credentials, the private sector has never ...
'I feel safe': the school for environmental defenders
Nov 30, 2023 (AFP)
At home, some of the 13 students gathered from around the Mekong region face harassment, jail terms, and even violence. Environmental defenders worldwide are ba...
Poland takes Germany to EU court over illegal waste
Nov 29, 2023 (AFP)
The case concerns 35,000 tonnes of waste shipped illegally by German firms to seven different locations in western Poland in 2013-2018. "Poland has filed a comp...
Fast-fashion giant Shein applies to go public in US: report
Nov 28, 2023 (AFP)
The offering could come next year, the newspaper said, citing people familiar with the matter and adding that Chinese media had also reported on the filing. Ban...
Virtual floats reduce waste at Thai festival
Nov 28, 2023 (AFP)
The annual festival, celebrated on Monday, sees millions ask forgiveness from the river goddess Khongkha by releasing colourful floats into waters across Thaila...
India hopes cloud seeding can wash away deadly smog
Nov 28, 2023 (AFP)
It is the latest measure aimed at alleviating the toxic smog choking the lungs of 30 million residents of New Delhi and its surrounding territories -- consisten...
Top Panama court strikes down contested mining contract
Nov 28, 2023 (AFP)
The government said after the ruling that it will close the mine. Panama has faced nationwide protests and roadblocks since Congress approved a law in October a...
Record COP28 carbon footprint under scrutiny
Nov 28, 2023 (AFP)
"Ensuring COP28 UAE is a sustainable and carbon neutral event will be pivotal to its success," states the COP28 official website -- without further explanation ...
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