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#1187142018-10-29
EU air quality slowly improving but still deadly: report
Air pollution is slowly easing in EU countries but still causes nearly half a million early deaths each year, the European Environment Agency (EEA) said in its annual report published Monday.
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#1329742022-02-07
Dumping plastic in waterways is 'criminal', pope says in TV interview
Dumping plastic in waterways is “criminal” and must end if humanity wants to save the planet for future generations, Pope Francis said in a television interview on Sunday.
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#1331982022-02-15
Drugs have dangerously polluted the world’s rivers, scientists warn
Humanity’s drugs have polluted rivers across the entire world and pose “a global threat to environmental and human health”, according to the most comprehensive study to date.
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#1188262018-11-07
Drug pollution concentrates in stream bugs, passes to predators in water and on land
Sixty-nine pharmaceutical compounds have been detected in stream insects, some at concentrations that may threaten animals that feed on them, such as trout and platypus. When these insects emerge as flying adults, they can pass drugs to spiders, birds, bats, and other streamside foragers. These ...
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#1337262022-03-07
Does the air pollution on the London Underground harm your health?
On any given weekday, the London Underground sees up to five million passengers hopping on and off its network. Its 11 lines serve 272 stations, and at peak times there can be over 500 trains hurtling around beneath the streets of London.
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#1339532022-04-06
Do you toss biodegradable plastic in the compost bin? Here's why it might not break down
Over one-fifth of all plastic produced worldwide is tossed into uncontrolled dumpsites, burned in open pits or leaked into the environment. In Australia, 1.1 million tonnes of plastic is placed in the market, yet just 16% (179,000 tonnes) is recovered.
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#1186352018-10-23
Do mussels reveal the fate of the oceans?
More than 10 million tons of plastic debris enter the oceans every year and are found in nearly every oceanic layer. They start out as large floating items and eventually break down into much smaller pieces called microplastics. T
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#1273842021-02-26
Declaring key ocean habitats off-limits to human activities protects biodiversity and guards against climate change
Ocean life is increasingly threatened: offshore drilling has polluted ocean waters while overfishing has stripped fish populations of their abundance, pushing stocks to the point of collapse.
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#1262122020-12-14
Deadliest plastics: bags and packaging biggest marine life killers, study finds
Plastic bags and flexible packaging are the deadliest plastic items in the ocean, killing wildlife including whales, dolphins, turtles and seabirds around the globe, according to a review of hundreds of scientific articles.
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#1203992019-03-15
Dead whale washed up in Philippines had 40kg of plastic bags in its stomach
Marine biologists horrified to find 16 rice sacks and multiple shopping bags inside Cuvier’s beaked whale
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#1204572019-03-22
Dead whale 'had 40kg of plastic in its stomach'
A dead whale has been found washed up in the Philippines with a stomach filled with 40kg of plastic. Workers at D'Bone Collector Museum in Davao City recovered the body of the Cuvier's beaked whale before making the discovery.
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#1271482021-02-17
Dead and stranded turtle hatchlings alarm Queensland officials
Queensland’s environmental authorities have raised alarm about large numbers of flatback turtle hatchlings that are dying soon after leaving the nest in the waters along the Capricorn coast region of Queensland.
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#1250482020-04-09
Data from outer space used to map air pollution and its impact on health
How can data from outer space be used to impact human health? NASA's Multi-Angle Imager for Aerosols (MAIA) mission will study how different types of airborne particles affect human health over the short term, long term and during pregnancy.
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#1212852019-06-12
DDT still affecting lake ecosystems 50 years after it was banned
June 12 (UPI) -- The highly potent pesticide DDT was banned more than a half-century ago, but the toxic chemical persists in lake ecosystems and continues to impact freshwater food chains, according to a new study.
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#1248342020-03-25
Country diary: catch these twinkling stars before their lights go out
In the hedgerows the blackthorn is shooting sprays of small white blossom upwards, thus signalling the end of the winter. If this is so, then we have had an exceptionally warm and wet season. Perhaps counter-intuitively, such weather can spell disaster for many insects; adapted as they are to si ...
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#1280052021-04-12
Country diary 1921: deadly impact of upstream pollution
There has been a wretched mishap in the vale which runs down to the sea between the great caverned rocks. Through this vale, celebrated for its beautiful nestling village, its old church and nunnery, its plume-like elms housing a rookery, its banks of primroses and violets and ferns, there runs ...
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#1191952018-12-27
Could a Seaweed-Eating Microbe Help Solve the Ocean Plastic Crisis?
The use of traditional plastics poses a major threat to the world's oceans: If current trends continue, plastics will outnumber fish by 2050. But the oceans might also contain the solution to this massive problem, researchers at Tel Aviv University (TAU) have discovered.
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#1331552022-02-14
Could Protein-Based Bioplastics Bring Relief for Oceans and Landfill?
More than eight million tons of plastic end up in the oceans every year—a serious danger for the environment and health. Biodegradable bioplastics could provide an alternative.
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#1216382019-07-19
Costa Rica to completely ban polystyrene due to environmental impact
President says his countrymen must make changes ‘in our minds but also in our actions’
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#1291992021-06-10
Coronavirus puts brakes on global plastics production
Global plastics production declined slightly in 2020 as a result of the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, only the third time since World War II that output has fallen, an industry body said Thursday.
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#1249242020-03-30
Coronavirus UK lockdown causes big drop in air pollution
The nationwide shutdown caused by the coronavirus outbreak has led to big drops in air pollution across the UK’s major cities, new data analysis shows. Levels of toxic pollutants were likely to fall even further, scientists said, as traffic remained off the roads but prevailing westerly winds fr ...
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#1187662018-11-01
Coral: Palau to ban sunscreen products to protect reefs
Palau is set to become the first country to impose a widespread ban on sunscreen in an effort to protect its vulnerable coral reefs. The government has signed a law that restricts the sale and use of sunscreen and skincare products that contain a list of ten different chemicals.
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#1223812019-09-26
Coral bleaching disease triggers closure of access to Cozumel reefs
Some of the most popular reefs around the island of Cozumel will be closed to the public due to white band disease, which is killing the coral. The Natural Protected Areas Commission (Conanp) will restrict access to much of the Cozumel Reefs National Marine Park beginning in October.
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#1293492021-06-16
Contribute with the Well-Being of the Oceans by Reducing Single-Use Plastics
The oceans allow the transport of most of the world trade, they are an important source of food and employment. Costa Rica is home to 3.5% of the world’s marine biodiversity. Its marine territory is 11 times larger than the land part. Despite these figures, Alejandra Villalobos, executive direct ...
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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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#1225882019-10-09
Companies’ solutions to global plastic crisis miss the mark: Report
A new report from the environmental organization Greenpeace warns that large companies are only deepening the world’s plastic crisis, even as they voice support for supposed solutions.
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#1260502020-12-07
Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Nestlé named top plastic polluters for third year in a row
Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Nestlé have been accused of “zero progress” on reducing plastic waste, after being named the world’s top plastic polluters for the third year in a row.
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#1298962021-08-11
Coca-Cola most common littered brand on UK beaches, says study
Coca-Cola bottles and cans were the most prevalent branded litter on beaches in the UK, a report has found, as campaigners call on the government to get on with introducing a deposit return scheme.
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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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#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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#1200482019-02-21
Cleaning up Everest – the world's highest rubbish dump
Mount Everest has turned into a dumping ground as the growing numbers of climbers leave their trash behind on the mountain.
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#1188132018-11-06
Cleaning campaign commences in Red Sea island Magawish in Hurghada
With the participation of dozens of nursing school students and Hurghada youth center members, a campaign was organized Tuesday to clean up the beaches on “Magawish” island, located near the shores of Hurghada in the Red Sea.
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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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#1263462020-12-18
Clean air zones to tackle traffic pollution delayed or on hold
Measures to tackle illegal air pollution, which kills tens of thousands of people a year in the UK, are being delayed or shelved despite growing evidence of the health risks.
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#1238052020-01-20
China moves on takeout containers in bid to reduce plastic waste
China will ban plastic bags in major cities and single-use straws from restaurants by the end of this year in a bid to cut down on waste.
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#1325782022-01-18
Chemical pollution has passed safe limit for humanity, say scientists
The cocktail of chemical pollution that pervades the planet now threatens the stability of global ecosystems upon which humanity depends, scientists have said.
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#1324762022-01-13
Chemical cocktail’ polluting English rivers - MPs warn
Raw sewage, microplastics and slurry are coursing through all of England's rivers, putting health and nature at risk, a parliamentary report concludes.
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#1197512019-02-04
Ce « mur vivant » qui filtre le plastique dans le port de Sydney est un espoir contre la pollution
En collaboration avec Reef Design Lab et le Sydney Institute of Marine Science, Volvo a conçu une innovation qui pourrait ramener de la biodiversité tout en combattant la pollution marine. Baptisé Living Seawall (la digue vivante), ce mur se compose de tuiles faites en béton marin dont la struct ...
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#1220372019-08-28
Caribbean nations rally around pollution-free future
Trinidad and Tobago, 27 August 2019 – Caribbean Island States signalled their commitment to achieving a pollution-free future today, with representatives of nine Caribbean nations gathering to launch the Implementing Sustainable Low and Non-Chemical Development in Small Island Developing States ...
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#1280732021-04-20
Carbon emissions to soar in 2021 by second highest rate in history
Carbon dioxide emissions are forecast to jump this year by the second biggest annual rise in history, as global economies pour stimulus cash into fossil fuels in the recovery from the Covid-19 recession.
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#1187012018-10-26
Cape Town launches new ocean cleaning initiatives
In a determined effort to reduce the amount of waste that makes its way into our oceans, the City of Cape Town has partnered with several key players to remove garbage from local rivers.
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#1243272020-02-24
Canary island airports reopen as haze clears
All eight airports on Spain's Canary Islands reopened on Monday a day after a sandstorm shrouded the archipelago, forcing their closure, the transport ministry said.
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#1278542021-04-01
Canada rejects outright ban on bee-killing pesticides
Canada's health agency announced Wednesday restrictions on the use of neonicotinoid pesticides in agriculture to protect aquatic insects, backtracking on a proposed outright ban prompted by a massive bee die-off.
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#1206702019-04-08
Can we really clean up the plastic waste fouling our oceans?
The oceans have become the easy option for dumping of plastic and other waste. It has been estimated that we are adding perhaps 10 million tonnes every year.
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#1199642019-02-15
Can Our Individual Plastic Footprint Stop The Ocean Of Waste From Submerging Us?
Plastic production will increase by 20,000% in 40 years if we keep things how they are. Plastic is everywhere. Over the years it became one of the most used material, and it got to a point where the cars and planes we travel on are made at 50% by plastic, or where it is more common for clothes t ...
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#1281672021-04-21
Cameroon’s Mangrove Forests Are Choking on Plastics
Large amounts of plastic—bottles, cups, bags, plates, and other debris of various shapes and colors—washed up on the nearby boat ramp as we sat down to breakfast at a waterfront restaurant on our first morning in Youpwe, a neighborhood on the Wouri Estuary in Douala, Cameroon.
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#1334662022-02-23
Caffeine: Emerging contaminant of global rivers and coastal waters
Whether it’s found in a cup of hot joe, a chunk of chocolate, or an energy drink, caffeine is one of our favorite tipples — but alas, all the mild psychostimulant contained in those daily “pick me ups” has to go somewhere.
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#1265172020-12-30
COVID-19 hazard: 1.56 bn masks polluted oceans in 2020, claims study
These masks will take as long as 450 years to break down and all the while serve as a source of micro plastic and negatively impact marine wildlife and ecosystems, says a new report by OceanAsia
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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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#1198602019-02-08
Brûler les déchets verts est nocif pour la santé et l’environnement
Brûler les déchets de jardin peut paraître un geste anodin. C'est pourtant interdit par la loi, car néfaste pour l'environnement comme pour votre santé. Explications.