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Brazil government freezes Amazon mining plans
Sep 01, 2017 (AFP)
Mining and Energy Minister Fernando Coelho Filho "ordered a stop to all procedures having to do with eventual mineral rights" in the reserve in the eastern Amaz...
Sri Lanka bans plastic after garbage crisis
Sep 01, 2017 (AFP)
Rotting garbage piled up in many parts of the capital after the giant rubbish tip collapsed in April, crushing dozens of homes and killing 32 people. Many blame...
Kenya bans plastic bags in bid to fight pollution
Aug 28, 2017 (AFP)
The ban on the use, manufacture and importation of plastic carrier bags was carried through after the High Court threw out a challenge brought by importers who ...
Catholic church condemns Brazil plan for Amazon mining
Aug 28, 2017 (AFP)
The Ecclesial Pan-Amazonian Network, a church body covering the region, said it joined other Catholic organizations and indigenous tribes in the targeted area o...
Gaza boy swimmer death puts spotlight on pollution crisis
Aug 26, 2017 (AFP)
Mohammed al-Sayis, five, died late last month a few days after swimming in the sewage-polluted waters, with his brothers also hospitalised, his family and healt...
Arsenic in Pakistan groundwater 'alarmingly high': study
Aug 23, 2017 (AFP)
The study in the journal Science Advances is the first to create a comprehensive map of arsenic in the groundwater across Pakistan, and follows earlier, smaller...
Indian factory shut for dumping dye after dogs turn blue
Aug 22, 2017 (AFP)
An animal activist spotted the blue dogs wandering the streets of Mumbai near an industrial zone where factories had been accused of pouring untreated chemicals...
Probiotics help poplar trees clean up toxins in Superfund sites
Aug 17, 2017 (SPX)
Researchers from the University of Washington and several small companies have conducted the first large-scale experiment on a Superfund site using poplar trees...
Treaty to curb mercury exposure takes effect
Aug 16, 2017 (AFP)
Adopted in 2013, the Minamata Convention on Mercury was named for the Japanese fishing town in which thousands were poisoned by the deadly element in the mid-20...
Canada looking to add environmental protections to NAFTA
Aug 14, 2017 (AFP)
These protections, as laid out in a speech by Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland at the University of Ottawa, would form part of stronger North American...
To reduce exposure to pollution on your commute, crank the air conditioning
Aug 11, 2017 (UPI)
Most Americans spend almost an hour traveling to and from work each day. And it is during the commute that people experience the majority of their daily exposur...
Tunisian beachside town fights industrial pollution
Aug 11, 2017 (AFP)
Close to the Chott Essalem beach and in front of a rare coastal oasis, the state-owned Tunisian Chemical Group (GCT) has been processing phosphate since the 197...
Planet marks new highs for heat, pollutants, sea level in 2016: report
Aug 10, 2017 (AFP)
A range of key climate and weather indicators show the planet is growing increasingly warm, a trend that shows no signs of slowing down, said the annual State o...
Researchers discover potentially harmful nanoparticles produced through burning coal
Aug 09, 2017 (SPX)
When inhaled, these nanoparticles can enter the lungs and potentially the bloodstream. The particulates - known as titanium suboxide nanoparticles - are uninten...
Benefits of advanced wood-burning stoves greater than thought
Aug 09, 2017 (SPX)
"Previous studies have looked solely at direct emissions from cookstoves," says Andrew Grieshop, an assistant professor of civil, construction and environmental...
Study finds that choice of cool roofing materials can potentially impact region's air pollution
Aug 09, 2017 (SPX)
The study explains how the predicted increase in ozone levels can be minimized or possibly avoided by requiring more comprehensive performance standards for coo...
Anger mounts in Hong Kong over massive palm oil spill
Aug 08, 2017 (AFP)
Their efforts came as the government said around 1,000 tonnes of the solidified oil had spilled from a cargo ship after a collision with another vessel near the...
Canary Islands keep beaches open despite algae bloom
Aug 08, 2017 (AFP)
The spreading algae, which contain a toxin that can irritate the skin, have produced a greenish brown hue in the waters off some beaches of the hugely popular a...
Algae blooms irk Canaries beachgoers
Aug 07, 2017 (AFP)
Tenerife in particular is awash with visitors at this time of year but some of those having an Atlantic dip have come out scratching themselves after brushing u...
Hong Kong cleans up greasy beaches after palm oil spill
Aug 07, 2017 (AFP)
The coast was coated with rancid-smelling sticky white clumps of the oil as it washed in Sunday, with 11 beaches still closed to swimmers Monday in the height o...
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