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#1322452021-12-21
Conservation groups to sue EPA over manatee deaths
Three conservation groups have filed formal notice of their intent to sue the Environmental Protection Agency if it doesn't take steps to protect manatees from water pollution in Florida
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#1322242021-12-20
6 Ways To Break Your Addiction To Single-Use Plastic
United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP’s) report shows that plastic pollution leakage into aquatic ecosystems has grown sharply in recent years and is projected to more than double by 2030, with dire consequences for human health, the global economy, biodiversity and the climate.
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#1321882021-12-15
Bugs across globe are evolving to eat plastic, study finds
Surprising discovery shows scale of plastic pollution and reveals enzymes that could boost recycling
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#1321422021-12-10
Help us support those on the frontline of the climate emergency
As poorer nations pay the price for wealthy countries’ pollution, fighting climate injustice is a moral obligation.
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#1321432021-12-10
Coastal species are forming colonies on plastic trash in the ocean, study finds
Termed “neopelagic communities”, these colonies are thriving in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and going where the current flows
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#1321152021-12-09
Report: Plastic pollution is also pervasive in our agricultural soils
The scourge of unsightly images of plastic refuse littering our beaches and oceans always receives much attention. But a new report by the FAO suggests that the land we use to grow our food is contaminated with far larger quantities of plastic pollution, posing an even greater threat to food sec ...
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#1321182021-12-09
Plastic Pollution and Trade: WTO, Basel Convention, and a Global Treaty on Plastic Pollution
Participants discussed how plastic trade is affecting communities and the environment, as well as the role of trade policy in tackling the crisis.
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#1320812021-12-07
How Plastic Pollution Is Deteriorating Soil Quality For Agriculture
Agricultural soils may receive greater quantities of microplastics than oceans, indicates a recent research by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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#1320632021-12-06
An eco-friendly plastic substitute from Germany
Disposable plastic is terrible for the environment. Alternatives are needed – and they do exist. Plastic that’s more sustainable is being developed in Germany. The result is biodegradable packaging that decomposes without polluting nature.
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#1320422021-12-03
Plants And Animals Have Started Living on The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Different ideas have been floated for how to deal with this environmental disaster. Now, scientists are starting to realise that a raft of coastal species, typically strangers to the open ocean, are beginning to colonize this new, plastic habitat.
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#1320162021-12-02
‘Deluge of plastic waste’: US is world’s biggest plastic polluter
At 42m metric tons of plastic waste a year, the US generates more waste than all EU countries combined
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#1320222021-12-02
4 Million Pounds of Microplastics Found in Corals, Causing Tissue Necrosis in Fishes
Harmful to ocean and aquatic life, microplastics make up the nearly three percent toxic pollutants in shallow, tropical waters where corals flourish. These toxic chemicals bring huge detrimental impact on reef health, and a new study reveals 4 million pounds of them may be stored in coral skelet ...
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#1319952021-11-30
Nurdles: the worst toxic waste you’ve probably never heard of
Billions of these tiny plastic pellets are floating in the ocean, causing as much damage as oil spills, yet they are still not classified as hazardous
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#1319992021-11-30
Climate-smart forestry practices: the key to restoring biodiversity?
According to a study published on Tuesday (30 November), the cost of pesticides may far outweigh the economic benefits.
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#1319712021-11-29
You might want to think twice before buying a woolly Christmas jumper this year
Wool has a damaging effect on the planet and is not sustainable, according to a new report released this week.
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#1318402021-11-19
'It's killing us': Delhi's smog-choked roads take their toll
Stinging eyes, an unrelenting cough and chronic lung disease have taken their toll on Bhajan Lal, an auto rickshaw driver navigating the Indian capital's chaotic roads and poisonous air.
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#1317842021-11-18
Environment Agency launches major investigation into sewage
Water companies are at the centre of a major investigation by the financial and environmental watchdogs after they admitted they may have illegally released untreated sewage into waterways without permits.
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#1318112021-11-18
Clean ocean: Reducing marine debris by 2030 is major among objectives
Reducing marine debris by 50-90 per cent and a globe-circling, high-tech system of monitors are two essential aims among several championed by nine distinguished international experts appointed to help the United Nations reach the goal of a clean ocean by 2030.
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#1318192021-11-18
Bee-harming pesticides exported from EU despite ban on outdoor use
Thousands of tonnes of pesticides that seriously harm bees are being exported from the EU despite a ban on their outdoor use within the bloc.
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#1317512021-11-17
Soaring pollution has Delhi considering full weekend lockdown
India’s capital, Delhi, and several surrounding states have shut schools, imposed work-from-home orders and a full weekend lockdown of the city is being contemplated in an attempt to tackle the deadly levels of pollution that have yet again enveloped the region.
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#1317642021-11-17
Fishing for solutions to the plastic problem
More than 35 percent of fish caught in the waters off southern Australia contain microplastics, and the problem is most acute in South Australia, with plastic found in 49 percent of fish, according to research from the University of Adelaide.
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#1317662021-11-17
'Find a solution,' say residents as smog blankets Pakistan's Lahore
The Pakistani city of Lahore was declared the most polluted city in the world by an air quality monitor on Wednesday, as residents choking in acrid smog pleaded with officials to take action.
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#1317702021-11-17
Glyphosate pesticide does not cause mortality in bumble bees
Glyphosate is the most commonly used pesticide in the world, and is widely used in agriculture. While glyphosate has been deemed 'bee-safe' by regulators, some emerging evidence studies suggest that it has negative effects on bees. For that reason, discovering whether glyphosate alone, or in com ...
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#1316752021-11-15
Air pollution in Europe still killing 300,000 a year: report
Premature deaths caused by fine particle air pollution have fallen 10 percent annually across Europe, but the invisible killer still accounts for 307,000 premature deaths a year, the European Environment Agency said Monday.
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#1317012021-11-15
Neurotoxins in the environment are damaging human brain health, and fires and floods may make the problem worse
In the summer of 2021, a toxic, smoky haze stemming from Western wildfires wafted across large parts of the United States, while hurricanes wrought extensive flooding in the southern and eastern U.S. Air quality websites such as AirNow warned of hazardous conditions on the U.S. East Coast from W ...
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#1312162021-10-27
Living and working on Georgia's largest garbage dump
Environmentalists fear pollution from the Gonio landfill is seeping into the air, soil and waters of the Black Sea. But government plans to close it have left many waste pickers worrying about an uncertain future.
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#1311642021-10-26
Nations are making new pledges to cut climate pollution. They aren't enough
Many countries have agreed to stronger limits on greenhouse gas emissions in the lead-up to international climate talks next week, a crucial step in avoiding catastrophic storms, floods and droughts.
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#599712th Conference of the Parties to the Vienna Convention (part II) and 33rd Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol (COP12(II)/MOP33)
25 - 29 October 2021, To be confirmed
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#1311372021-10-25
Regulating forever chemicals
Climate change policy has finally reached the center of the political agenda as President Biden and other world leaders prepare to discuss how the planet can collectively mitigate this grave threat.
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#1311402021-10-25
Into the 'plastisphere': Scientists comb Japan waters to study new eco threat
A boat's crew casts a net into the seemingly clean waters off Japan's Izu peninsula, but not to catch fish—they are scooping up microplastics to learn more about the pollution's impact on marine life.
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#6170Combined twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (part II) and Thirty-Third Meeting of the Parties (Ozone Secretariat)
23 - 29 October 2021, Online/Virtual
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#1310812021-10-22
Pollutionwatch: the solvable problem of home wood burners
In 2010, air pollution scientists from three of Europe’s biggest cities – Paris, Berlin and London – sat down together. Our data showed a new and consistent pattern. Air pollution from wood burning had returned to our cities.
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#1310842021-10-22
Scientists part of team that points to strong connection between climate change, plastics pollution
At the root of global climate change and the worldwide plastics problem are two related carbon-based fuels -- oil and natural gas. Not only are the two among the key drivers of climate change, they are instrumental in the manufacturing of plastics. As storms intensify and become more frequent, t ...
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#1310502021-10-21
Microplastics are in the air we breathe and in Earth's atmosphere, and they affect the climate
Microplastics are found in the most remote places on land and in the ocean as well as in our food. Now several studies around the world have confirmed they are also present in the air we breathe.
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#1309602021-10-19
Toxic 'forever chemicals' found in tap water raise questions for scientists
Several chemicals found in South Florida tap water and surface water belong to a concerning group of contaminants that can pose serious health risks to humans and wildlife.
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#1307412021-10-13
‘Toilet of Europe’: Spain’s pig farms blamed for mass fish die-offs
Pollution from hundreds of intensive pig farms may have played a bigger role than publicly acknowledged in the collapse of one of Europe’s largest saltwater lagoons, according to a new investigation.
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#1307102021-10-12
How plastic travels across geographies – and ends up in humans
Migration is a crucial, seasonal journey undertaken by species, which disproportionately exposes them to many threats, plastic pollution being among them.
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#1305182021-09-22
WHO cuts guideline limits on air pollution from fossil fuels
The World Health Organization has cut its recommended limits for air pollution and urged nations to tackle dirty air and save millions of lives.
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#1305232021-09-22
Maritime rope could be adding billions of microplastics to the ocean every year
The hauling of rope on maritime vessels could result in billions of microplastic fragments entering the ocean every year, according to new research.
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#1305272021-09-22
Aquatic insects are sensitive to light pollution
Light pollution—too much artificial light in the wrong place at the wrong time is one reason for the decline in insect numbers worldwide. New research from the Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) shows that current strategies for reducing the impact of light pollut ...
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#6085International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
16 September 2021, Nairobi, Kenya
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#1304012021-09-14
Most plans for new coal plants scrapped since Paris agreement
The global pipeline of new coal power plants has collapsed since the 2015 Paris climate agreement, according to research that suggests the end of the polluting energy source is in sight.
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#1303682021-09-13
Widen ban on single-use plastic bags to save environment
Kenya marked four years since the ban on single-use plastic carrier bags last month. It is important that as the world enters into discussions around a global plastic treaty, we review three important takeaways from our own country’s efforts.
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#1302882021-09-03
New data shows strong air pollution policies lengthen life expectancy
Over the last year, COVID-19 lockdowns brought blue skies to the most polluted regions of the globe, while wildfires exacerbated by a drier and hotter climate sent smoke to the normally clean skies of cities thousands of miles away. The conflicting events offer two visions of the future. The dif ...
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#1302422021-09-02
Man-made chemicals could be stressing out marine mammals
Marine mammals are grappling with climate change, but now a researcher has joined FIU to study whether chemical contaminants are adding an additional layer of stress to this already tense situation.
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#1301922021-09-01
Air pollution is slashing years off the lives of billions, report finds
Air pollution is cutting short the lives of billions of people by up to six years, according to a new report, making it a far greater killer than smoking, car crashes or HIV/Aids.
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#1301952021-09-01
Make historic campaign to ban leaded petrol ‘blueprint to phase out coal’, says UN
The UN secretary general and environmentalists have welcomed a declaration by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) on the end of leaded petrol in the face of years of “underhand” opposition.
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#1301612021-08-31
Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ contaminate indoor air at worrying levels, study finds
Toxic PFAS compounds are contaminating the air inside homes, classrooms and stores at alarming levels, a new study has found. Researchers with the University of Rhode Island and Green Science Policy Institute tested indoor air at 20 sites and detected the “forever chemicals” in 17 locations.
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#1301142021-08-24
The horrifying way plastic pollution is endangering the Cape fur seal
Cape Town - A recent study by Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Sea Search-Namibian Dolphin Project and Ocean Conservation Namibia (OCN) found that hundreds of Cape Fur seals were in extreme danger of being entangled in fishing lines and nets each year, because of plastic pollution, causing horrifi ...