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Environmental pollutant may be more hazardous than previously thought
Jun 08, 2020 (SPX)
The findings, they say, suggest that an acceptable safe concentration of perchlorate in drinking water is 10 times less than previously thought. The researchers...
Europe's beaches steadily getting cleaner: report
Jun 08, 2020 (AFP)
Among 22,295 bathing spots studied last year, 84.6 percent had "excellent" water quality, the report published by the European Environment Agency (EEA) found. S...
Thousands of tons of ocean pollution can be saved by changing washing habits
Jun 08, 2020 (SPX)
Every time you wash your clothes, thousands of tiny microfibres from the fabric are released into rivers, the sea and the ocean, causing marine pollution. Scien...
Kenya bans single-use plastics in protected areas
Jun 05, 2020 (AFP)
The implementation of the ban, first announced a year ago, was ordered in a letter from Tourism Minister Najib Balala last week. It took effect on Friday, three...
Anti-virus face masks plague Hong Kong's beaches
Jun 05, 2020 (AFP)
Conservationists say the masks are adding to already alarmingly high levels of plastic waste in the waters around the finance hub. "The single use plastic mask ...
U.S. ranks 24th in newly released 2020 Environmental Performance Index
Jun 04, 2020 (UPI)
The relatively poor ranking, putting the United States behind most of Europe, reflects the nation's growing environmental and sustainability problems -- includi...
Spain eyes new tax to rubbish plastic packaging
Jun 02, 2020 (AFP)
The move specifically aims to reduce the plastic cups and bottles used in the fast food and take-away sectors. "If we add up all the waste generated in a year i...
Massive thermal plant fuel leak pollutes Siberian river
Jun 02, 2020 (AFP)
The World Wildlife Fund environmental group on Tuesday praised local efforts to contain the spill with a floating dam, blocking dangerous pollutants from flowin...
Bulgarian minister charged over illegal waste imports from Italy
May 30, 2020 (AFP)
Italian and Bulgarian authorities had been investigating two Bulgarian brothers operating in their countries. They own a recycling business and deal with danger...
Gold mining with mercury threatens health of communities miles downstream
May 28, 2020 (UPI)
In 2015, scientists collected hair and blood samples of mercury from more than 1,200 Peruvian households in 23 communities, some close to mining operations and ...
Wind can carry PFAS pollution miles away from manufacturing facilities
May 28, 2020 (UPI)
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, are a class of synthetic compounds used in a variety of industrial processes and found in dozens of household item...
Copenhagen under fire over massive sewage dump
May 27, 2020 (AFP)
"The data for waste water overflow for the municipality of Copenhagen for the five years between 2014 and 2018 amount to 35.4 million cubic metres," or 35.4 bil...
Amazon shareholders reject dissident moves to reshape company
May 27, 2020 (AFP)
The virtual shareholder meeting rejected all 11 dissident proposals while adopting four measures on board membership, executive compensation and other company b...
Research aircraft investigate reduced concentrations of pollutants in the air
May 25, 2020 (SPX)
A German research team now wants to make rapid use of this unusual situation for the BLUESKY project. Scientists from DLR, the Max Planck Institute for Chemistr...
Up to 90 percent fewer condensation trails due to reduced air traffic over Europe
May 21, 2020 (SPX)
They used data acquired on 16 April 2020 by the 'Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infrared Imager' (SEVIRI) sensor on a Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) weather sa...
In China, quarantine improves air and prevents thousands of premature deaths
May 21, 2020 (SPX)
A new study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health and published in the journal Lancet Planetary Health, finds that China's countrywide ban on t...
Gloves and masks litter Middle East amid virus panic
May 12, 2020 (AFP)
The photographer, concerned that contaminated waste could itself transmit the disease, took 200 photos of discarded personal protective equipment and posted the...
Italy expected to delay tax on plastic until 2021: report
May 11, 2020 (AFP)
The plastic tax had been included in Italy's 2020 Budget Law. But last month, the region of Emilia-Romagna, where most plastic producing companies are located, ...
China smog returns after pandemic cleared the air
May 08, 2020 (AFP)
Levels of toxic pollutants including nitrogen dioxide and tiny particles known as PM2.5 were all higher in April compared with the same period last year, data r...
Stars and scientists call for world not to 'go back to normal'
May 06, 2020 (AFP)
Hollywood stars Cate Blanchett, Jane Fonda, Marion Cotillard and Monica Bellucci also added their names to the open letter published in the French daily Le Mond...
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