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High-precision on-site analysis of precious metals in metallurgical waste spills
Jul 30, 2018 (SPX)
To this end, compact and portable instruments to perform the analysis of wastewaters in on-field rapid analysis are highly desirable to improve the efficiency o...
Hamburg Ironman swimmers sunk by algae
Jul 27, 2018 (AFP)
The condition of the water has been deemed "potentially harmful to health", so the swimming has been replaced by a six-kilometre (3.7mile) run. "In order to pro...
No day at the beach as toxic algae hit Baltic coast
Jul 25, 2018 (AFP)
"Swimming is prohibited on eight beaches along the open sea and about twenty beaches in Gdansk Bay because of the appearance... of cyanobacteria," Tomasz August...
China steps up controls on maritime emissions
Jul 24, 2018 (UPI)
Following its so-called Blue Sky initiative, the Chinese Ministry of Transport announced extensions to emission control areas along the coastline. Yujiao Lei, a...
Record 207 environmental activists killed last year
Jul 24, 2018 (AFP)
Global Witness said it had documented 207 cases where activists were killed while trying to protect land from development, often for the production of consumer ...
BHP vows to fight Australia Samarco mine disaster class action
Jul 23, 2018 (AFP)
Nineteen people were killed and a tsunami of toxic waste was unleashed when an iron ore tailings dam burst at the mine in the Minas Gerais region in 2015 in one...
Morocco's litter-strewn beaches kick up a stink
Jul 20, 2018 (AFP)
On a small beach in the capital Rabat the words "Keep your city clean" are daubed across largely empty bins, seemingly mocked by the detritus on the ground. The...
Trash piles up in US as China closes door to recycling
Jul 12, 2018 (AFP)
Beijing is no longer buying, claiming the recycled materials are "contaminated." For sure, the 900 tons of trash dumped at all hours of the day and night, five ...
Singapore rolling out thermal cameras to nab illegal smokers
Jul 10, 2018 (AFP)
The city-state already has some of the world's strictest anti-tobacco laws and smoking is banned in most public places, with errant puffers handed a fine of up ...
Concrete weighs heavily on the Mediterranean coast
Jul 10, 2018 (AFP)
With 46,000 kilometres (29,000 miles) of coastline spread across 21 countries, the Mediterranean hosts over a quarter of global tourism -- but that comes at a c...
Starbucks to phase out plastic straws by 2020
Jul 09, 2018 (AFP)
After months of tests, many of them carried out in Britain, the firm announced the news on Twitter. The plastic straws will be replaced by recyclable lids that ...
Sanofi shuts down factory over toxic waste outcry
Jul 09, 2018 (AFP)
"Sanofi Chemical has decided from today to stop production at its Mourenx site and to carry out the announced technical improvements needed to return to normal,...
India's most populous state bans plastic, yet again
Jul 06, 2018 (AFP)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pledged to make India free of single-use plastic by 2022, and the majority of India's 29 states have a full or partial ban. How...
Trump's scandal-plagued environment chief resigns
Jul 05, 2018 (AFP)
"I have accepted the resignation of Scott Pruitt as the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency," tweeted the president, ending months of speculati...
Chilean court ratifies plastic bag ban after appeal
Jul 04, 2018 (AFP)
"We are very pleased with the court's decision, it was the last stage for the enactment of this law," said environment minister Marcela Cubillos. The law was pa...
Mounting allegations against environment chief trouble White House
Jul 03, 2018 (AFP)
"We are aware of the numerous reports and the president is looking into those," Hogan Gidley, a White House spokesman, told reporters. "The reports are troubles...
Seattle bans plastic straws, but US still has a long way to go
Jul 03, 2018 (AFP)
After targeting plastic bags, environmentalists have set their sights on plastic drinking straws as a public enemy, highlighting the gap between their brief mom...
War on plastic leaves manufacturers clutching at straws
Jul 01, 2018 (AFP)
But that may be starting to change, thanks largely to vigorous environmental campaigning. Under pressure from activists, the European Union, Britain, India and ...
Air pollution plays significant role in diabetes: study
Jun 30, 2018 (AFP)
Diabetes has primarily been associated with lifestyle factors like diet and a sedentary lifestyle, but research by the Washington University School of Medicine ...
Romania asks UNESCO to delay decision on gold mining region
Jun 28, 2018 (AFP)
Known since antiquity for its large gold deposits, northwestern Rosia Montana is one of 30 candidates being considered by UNESCO's World Heritage Committee meet...
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