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About 25% of chemicals in plastics are 'substances of potential concern'
Jun 22, 2021 (UPI)
Of the roughly 10,500 chemicals in plastic, nearly 2,500, or 24%, are capable of accumulating in living organisms, including humans and animals, and are potenti...
New urban planning software may inspire more sustainable cities
Jun 21, 2021 (UPI)
The new software, described Monday in the journal Urban Sustainability, allows planners to map and visualize human health and environmental benefits of green sp...
Wildlife deaths blamed on ship disaster mount in Sri Lanka
Jun 18, 2021 (AFP)
The Singapore-registered MV X-Press Pearl was carrying hundreds of tonnes of chemicals and plastics when it caught fire last month, before burning for two weeks...
Diving into the global problem of technology waste
Jun 16, 2021 (SPX)
"We've been using energy technologies that work well for our needs now, but we don't think about what happens 30 years in the future," says Jemma Schroder, a fi...
Sri Lanka arrests captain over ship fire pollution
Jun 14, 2021 (AFP)
The island nation is seeking $40 million in damages from the operators of the ship, which released tonnes of plastic raw materials that swamped local beaches in...
Ocean microplastics: First global view shows seasonal changes and sources
Jun 11, 2021 (SPX)
The debris can harm sea life and marine ecosystems, and it's extremely difficult to track and clean up. Now, University of Michigan researchers have developed a...
Sri Lanka probes possible oil slick off sinking ship
Jun 10, 2021 (AFP)
Coast Conservation Minister Nalaka Godahewa said local experts were asked to examine an oil patch of about 0.35 square kilometres (0.13 square miles) where MV X...
Sri Lanka recovers black box from sinking ship, aborts dive
Jun 06, 2021 (AFP)
The Voyage Data Recorder, also known as a maritime "black box", was found intact and is expected to help investigators review procedures and instructions ahead ...
Indonesian women take on plastic waste brick by brick
Jun 05, 2021 (AFP)
Ovy Sabrina and Novita Tan launched Rebricks after their country drew headlines as the second-biggest producer of marine waste in the world, behind China. Indon...
Sri Lanka sued over ship disaster as possible oil spill looms
Jun 04, 2021 (AFP)
The private Centre for Environment Justice (CEJ) petitioned the Supreme Court alleging that local authorities should have been able to prevent what they called ...
Biden administration will restore key environmental protections
Jun 04, 2021 (AFP)
Conservation groups welcomed the move but said they were concerned about how long the reversal might take. "The US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is committed ...
EU court raps Germany for dirty air in cities
Jun 03, 2021 (AFP)
Germany infringed air quality rules "by systematically and persistently exceeding" the annual nitrogen dioxide limit in 26 out of 89 areas from 2010 to 2016, th...
DoD expects to wrap investigation of PFAS pollution by 2024
Jun 03, 2021 (UPI)
During testimony before the House Appropriations Subcommittee, Richard Kidd, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for environment and energy resilience, sa...
Sri Lanka's sinking ship: What we know
Jun 03, 2021 (AFP)
The Indian Ocean nation is now battling to avert a possible oil leak that would compound the pollution caused by tonnes of plastic that have swamped beaches. - ...
Burnt-out container ship sinking off Sri Lanka
Jun 02, 2021 (AFP)
The MV X-Press Pearl, carrying hundreds of containers of chemicals and plastics, burned for 13 days just outside Colombo's harbour before rescue workers finally...
Sri Lanka faces marine disaster as ship fire extinguished after 13 days
Jun 01, 2021 (AFP)
The near two-week inferno prompted a mammoth clean-up operation as huge volumes of microplastic granules from the Singapore-registered ship's containers inundat...
Study: Air pollution reductions may prevent 1M premature deaths
Jun 01, 2021 (UPI)
Aerosol emissions were not addressed in the document setting emissions targets for some 194 countries across the world with the aim of slowing global warming. B...
Sri Lanka questions burning ship crew after marine disaster
May 31, 2021 (AFP)
A fire broke out aboard the MV X-Press Pearl, which was carrying 25 tonnes of nitric acid and a huge amount of plastic raw materials, as it was about to enter C...
Sri Lanka launches probe after burning ship leads to pollution crisis
May 30, 2021 (AFP)
Tonnes of microplastic granules have inundated the South Asian country's famed beaches, forcing a fishing ban and prompting fears of ecological damage. The Sing...
Study: Baltic Sea nations in violation of agreement against pollution
May 28, 2021 (UPI)
Signed 20 years ago, the treaty was intended to reduce agricultural pollution of the marine environment, but new research -- published Friday in the journal Amb...
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