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US proposes stricter air quality standards for soot
Jan 06, 2023 (AFP)
The EPA proposal, which will be subject to public comment and hearings before it would take effect, would toughen the national air quality standard for fine par...
France tightens ad rules to take aim at 'greenwashing'
Jan 05, 2023 (AFP)
The measures, which came into force on January 1, come after United Nations experts issued a raft of new guidelines aimed at drawing a "red line" around bogus n...
Tunisia ex-minister jailed over hazardous waste scandal
Jan 04, 2023 (AFP)
Mustapha Aroui and several ministry officials had been sacked and arrested in December 2020 as public anger mounted and authorities investigated how the waste h...
Microplastics deposited on the seafloor triple in 20 years
Dec 27, 2022 (SPX)
Despite the seafloor being considered the final sink for microplastics floating on the sea surface, the historical evolution of this pollution source in the sed...
France bans disposable packaging, utensils in fast-food restaurants
Dec 19, 2022 (AFP)
Restaurants have been preparing for months to implement a rule that comes into force on January 1, which for many has upended business models based on single-us...
Auction for 100-island Indonesian archipelago delayed after backlash
Dec 13, 2022 (AFP)
The Widi Reserve is part of the Coral Triangle, the most biodiverse marine area on Earth, which passes through six countries, including the Philippines, Papua N...
Post-lockdown auto emissions can't hide in the grass
Dec 06, 2022 (SPX)
Vehicle emissions are the biggest source of carbon dioxide in Southern California's air. As people drove their cars far less in 2020 compared to 2019 due to the...
German rail offers up porcelain ware to reduce waste
Dec 06, 2022 (AFP)
Clients will be able to choose a "high-quality porcelain or glass" option when ordering food and drink onboard its intercity and high-speed services, Deutsche B...
India's Bishnoi community, the original eco-warriors
Dec 01, 2022 (AFP)
Ram, a member of the Hindu sect, has devoted his life to animals, bringing those in distress to the centre and taking care of them until they are fit enough to ...
Chile's unique Atacama desert sullied by world's junk
Nov 30, 2022 (AFP)
But Chile's massive Atacama desert is a unique and fragile ecosystem that experts say is being threatened by piles of trash dumped there from around the world. ...
Health or jobs: Peruvian mining town at a crossroads
Nov 30, 2022 (AFP)
The Andean city, situated in a high-altitude valley at 3,750 meters (12,300 feet), is a grey, desolate place. Small houses and shops -- many abandoned -- cluste...
Costa Rica crocodiles survive in 'most polluted' river
Nov 26, 2022 (AFP)
Every day, trash and wastewater from San Jose households and factories flood into the Tarcoles River, which vomits tires and plastic into the surrounding mangro...
Vehicle pollution zone to cover all of London
Nov 25, 2022 (AFP)
Sadiq Khan said the ultra-low emission zone (ULEZ) would be expanded beyond its current confines from August 29, to encompass the entire nine million people of ...
UN experts to contribute in Zambian lead poisoning case
Nov 25, 2022 (AFP)
Decades of lead mining have left Kabwe, around 150 kilometres (95 miles) north of the Zambian capital Lusaka, severely polluted, with serious health impacts on ...
Air pollution killed 238,000 Europeans prematurely in 2020: EEA
Nov 23, 2022 (AFP)
Across the 27-nation bloc that year, "exposure to concentrations of fine particulate matter above the 2021 World Health Organization guideline level resulted in...
Tehran school pupils told to stay home as air pollution spikes
Nov 23, 2022 (AFP)
"Following a decision by the capital's pollution monitoring committee, all classes in Tehran province will be taught remotely on Wednesday, except in the towns ...
Nespresso takes the plunge with compostable coffee capsules
Nov 21, 2022 (AFP)
One of Swiss food giant Nestle's flagship brands, Nespresso -- which makes home coffee machines, pods and accessories -- will launch paper-based capsules that c...
Tunisians protest over Sfax garbage crisis
Nov 17, 2022 (AFP)
Rubbish has been piling up in the streets of Sfax for months, as available dump sites reach capacity with local residents forced to burn their own refuse. Prote...
'A shock': divers fish for waste to preserve Greece's Aegean shores
Nov 16, 2022 (AFP)
They are part of a dozen-strong team from Aegean Rebreath, marine conservationists who for the past five years have sought to preserve the azure waters that att...
Eco warriors: S.Africa school puts green issues at heart of teaching
Nov 09, 2022 (AFP)
South Africa's first "green school" aims to raise a new generation of environmentally-conscious citizens, fostering children's creativity and resilience in the ...
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