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Brazil scuttles warship in Atlantic despite pollution concerns
Feb 04, 2023 (AFP)
The "planned and controlled sinking occurred late in the afternoon" on Friday, some 350 kilometers (220 miles) off the Brazilian coast in the Atlantic Ocean, in...
Are plastics in the ocean as big a problem as widely believed?
Feb 03, 2023 (SPX)
Attention is given to the range of key areas and environments being considered by current research in this diverse field, highlighting the state of the art of t...
Researchers team up to break down, upcycle low-quality, rejected plastic wastes
Feb 03, 2023 (SPX)
"We're learning about new technologies and helping to develop new ideas for more interdisciplinary approaches to solving these complex problems," said Xianglan ...
Indonesian islanders file Holcim climate complaint
Feb 01, 2023 (AFP)
The case is part of a wider international movement asking major companies to assume their responsibilities in the face of climate change which affects the livel...
EPA blocks Alaska mining project in salmon-rich Bristol Bay
Jan 31, 2023 (AFP)
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) move is a victory for environmental activists, the fishing industry and indigenous groups who had been fighting the Pe...
Israel green groups slam scrapping of tax on disposable tableware
Jan 29, 2023 (AFP)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's month-old government abolished the tax, arguing it had fuelled Israel's cost-of-living crisis and impacted especially ultra-...
Dark side of air pollution across China poses potential health threat
Jan 27, 2023 (SPX)
The country has experienced a rapid increase in nocturnal production of NO3, whilst Europe and the US experienced a decline. Experts believe that this increase ...
France to probe microplastic pellet pollution on Atlantic beaches
Jan 27, 2023 (AFP)
The criminal probe will follow several legal complaints about the pellet invasion lodged by local authorities and the central government in Paris, Camille Mians...
Kelp farms could help reduce coastal marine pollution
Jan 20, 2023 (SPX)
The paper, published in the January issue of Aquaculture Journal, analyzed carbon and nitrogen levels at two mixed-species kelp farms in southcentral and southe...
Plastic pirouettes: Japan's recycled bottle ballet
Jan 20, 2023 (AFP)
"Plastic", a new production by renowned Japanese company K-BALLET, aims to draw attention to a global pollution crisis through some unusual set and wardrobe des...
Stars disappear before our eyes, citizen scientists report
Jan 20, 2023 (SPX)
From the glowing arc of the Milky Way to dozens of intricate constellations, the unaided human eye should be able to perceive several thousand stars on a clear,...
Visibility of stars in the night sky declines faster than previously thought
Jan 20, 2023 (SPX)
This is the finding of a study published in the journal Science, conducted by a research group led by Christopher Kyba of the GFZ German Research Centre for Geo...
Satellites can be used to detect waste sites on Earth
Jan 19, 2023 (SPX)
Every year, millions of metric tons of plastic waste end up in oceans, harming hundreds of species and their ecosystems. Most of this waste comes from land-base...
Sustainable influencers take on fast fashion
Jan 19, 2023 (AFP)
Not only had the South African social media star never been offered that kind of money, the company represents exactly what she is against: overconsumption of c...
Out of Nile, into tile: Young Egyptians battle plastic plague
Jan 18, 2023 (AFP)
At a factory on the outskirts of Cairo, run by their startup TileGreen, noisy machines gobble up huge amounts of plastic scraps of all colours, shred them and t...
Chile sinks controversial mining project over environmental concerns
Jan 18, 2023 (AFP)
Environmentalists had criticized the proposed open-pit mine and port project in the north of Chile close to the National Humboldt Penguin Reserve due to its pot...
Raft of single-use plastic items to be banned in England: govt
Jan 14, 2023 (AFP)
The new legislation will also cover single-use trays and certain types of polystyrene cups and food containers, the environment ministry announced. The departme...
Sunlight pulps the plastic soup
Jan 12, 2023 (SPX)
In the latest issue of Marine Pollution Bulletin, PhD student Annalisa Delre and colleagues calculate that about two percent of visibly floating plastic may dis...
Gas from faulty heaters kills 17 in Algeria amid cold snap
Jan 10, 2023 (AFP)
Nine members of the same family -- a couple, their five children and two relatives -- were found at their home in the city of Bou Saada, around 250 kilometres (...
Indians evacuated from 'sinking' holy town
Jan 08, 2023 (AFP)
The cause of the apparent subsidence in Joshimath in the northern state of Uttarakhand was unclear, but residents blamed the building of roads and tunnels for a...
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