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For hungry young sea turtles, plastic at ocean's surface is 'evolutionary trap'
Aug 02, 2021 (UPI)
Researchers from the University of Exeter reported Monday in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science that they found plastic inside small, young sea turtles on ...
Waste pickers fear for future at Senegalese mega dump
Jul 29, 2021 (AFP)
The smell is rancid atop what the pickers dub "Yemen" -- a volcano-like mound of multicoloured refuse in the sprawling Mbeubeuss landfill, on the edge of Senega...
'AirBubble' offers respite from Warsaw pollution
Jul 28, 2021 (AFP)
"There is untapped value in bringing the bio-intelligence of natural systems into cities," said Marco Poletto, co-founder of the ecoLogicStudio urban design fir...
Zambian groups urge cleanup of lead pollution as vote looms
Jul 27, 2021 (AFP)
Decades of lead mining have left Kabwe, around 150 kilometres (95 miles) north of Lusaka, severely polluted, with serious health impacts on residents. Ahead of ...
Land repair vital for survival
Jul 27, 2021 (SPX)
Scientists leading the Global Arid Zone Project examined restoration seeding outcomes at 174 sites on six continents, encompassing 594,065 observations of 671 p...
Airborne paint, pesticide particles are deadlier than scientists thought
Jul 27, 2021 (UPI)
According to a new study, published Tuesday in the journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, particle pollution from chemical usage is responsible for between ...
India's poor face outsized air pollution death risk
Jul 26, 2021 (AFP)
Fine particles (PM2.5) generated from burning fossil fuels, farming practices and wood-burning stoves contribute to a host of health problems and are behind mos...
Pollution turns Argentina lake bright pink
Jul 25, 2021 (AFP)
The color is caused by sodium sulfite, an anti-bacterial product used in fish factories, whose waste is blamed for contaminating the Chubut river that feeds the...
Hair today, green tomorrow: UK stylists join eco-drive
Jul 24, 2021 (AFP)
At an east London salon, Fry Taylor, one of the founders of the Green Salon Collective, demonstrates spare hair being used in depolluting filters. He shows how ...
Smog tower to help Delhi breathe but experts sceptical
Jul 22, 2021 (AFP)
But the $2 million "smog tower" has no shortage of doubters who say it will not help a city notorious for some of the world's dirtiest air. The 25-metre (82 foo...
Demolition of Indian village stepped up despite UN protest
Jul 17, 2021 (AFP)
Bulldozers and earth movers began the operation this week at Khori, a settlement of tens of thousands of people near the Delhi border that the Supreme Court has...
Erosion, pollution, business: five aspects of Venice cruise ship ban
Jul 15, 2021 (AFP)
While they bring in much-needed tourists, there are concerns the massive ships are damaging Venice's fragile buildings and the environment. - Banished beasts - ...
Britain, Australia brace for UNESCO world heritage rulings
Jul 15, 2021 (AFP)
Nearly 50 new sites could be added to the over 1,100 listed worldwide by UNESCO as World Heritage, during two weeks of online meetings hosted by China. The agen...
A greener Games? Tokyo 2020's environmental impact
Jul 14, 2021 (AFP)
Their initiatives include furnishing the Olympic Village with recyclable cardboard beds, using electricity from renewable sources and minimising waste at compet...
Legal complaint over lead pollution from Notre-Dame fire
Jul 06, 2021 (AFP)
Local familes along with the Paris branch of the CGT trade union and the anti-pollution association Henri Pezerat, have filed the complaint alleging city and pu...
New gas sensing device to aid air quality assessments, health screenings
Jul 06, 2021 (UPI)
Researchers described the new gas-detecting device in a new paper, published Tuesday in the journal Review of Scientific Instruments. Fast and accurate VOC dete...
150 Algeria bathers sick after sea polluted: media
Jul 05, 2021 (AFP)
Three beaches and a desalination plant have been closed and an investigation launched in Chlef, a locality that includes Tenes, the reports said. Local governme...
Microbes from the guts of cows can break down plastic
Jul 02, 2021 (UPI)
Researchers found the polymer-munching microbes in the rumen, one of four compartments comprising the bovine stomach. The bacteria, described Friday in the jour...
Turks defend nature against Erdogan's development push
Jun 24, 2021 (AFP)
A government-friendly company plans to extract 20 million tons of stone from a quarry in the northeastern town of Ikizdere for one of President Recep Tayyip Erd...
GAO: Cost of toxic chemical cleanup at military bases to rise above estimates
Jun 23, 2021 (UPI)
The 45-page report notes that although the Defense Department is investigating per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, and responding to contamination, it...
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