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37 million bits of litter on remote islands
May 23, 2017 (SPX)
Despite being uninhabited and located more than 5000 kilometres from the nearest major population centre, Henderson Island is littered with an estimated 37.7 mi...
Ozone and haze pollution weakens land carbon uptake in China
May 19, 2017 (SPX)
Ozone reduces plant photosynthesis directly through stomatal uptake. Atmospheric aerosols often benefit plant photosynthesis through perturbations to radiation,...
Cities need to 'green up' to reduce the impact of air pollution
May 18, 2017 (SPX)
The study, just published in the journal Atmospheric Environment, points out that low hedges reduce the impact of pollution from vehicles in cityscapes where th...
Plastic trash chokes remote South Pacific island
May 15, 2017 (AFP)
Henderson Island is uninhabited, and lies far out in the South Pacific -- east of New Zealand and west of Chile -- some 3,100 miles (5,000 kilometers) from the ...
Vietnam arrests activist as MP resigns over mass fish deaths
May 15, 2017 (AFP)
Taiwanese steel firm Formosa was blamed for pollution last year which killed tonnes of fish, including rare species, and decimated livelihoods in coastal fishin...
Mining brings Chile city riches -- and fear of cancer
May 15, 2017 (AFP)
In an industrial city like Antofagasta, there is perhaps nothing so unusual in that -- but Jimenez says she fears that this dust carries a poisonous burden, and...
'Excess' car pollution killed 38,000 in 2015: study
May 15, 2017 (AFP)
Four-fifths of these additional premature deaths due to nitrogen oxide (NOx) pollution occurred in three regions -- the European Union, China and India, researc...
Noise created by humans is pervasive in US protected areas
May 09, 2017 (SPX)
Researchers found that noise pollution was twice as high as background sound levels in a majority of U.S. protected areas, and caused a ten-fold or greater incr...
Human rights, environment activist killed in Mexico
May 07, 2017 (AFP)
The body of the as-yet unnamed man was found in Veracruz state, in a home in the city of Teocelo, a state prosecutor's office statement said. "On the man's body...
Britain publishes long-awaited air pollution plan
May 05, 2017 (AFP)
Measures include a targeted scrappage scheme to persuade motorists to trade in their diesel cars, which have been blamed for high levels of nitrogen dioxide nea...
Norway wealth fund drops Indian group over environment concerns
May 05, 2017 (AFP)
Bharat Heavy Electricals has been targeted because it is building a coal-fired power plant in the Sundarbans, one of the world's largest mangrove forests stradd...
'Lobby money' behind fall of Philippine environment chief: Duterte
May 04, 2017 (AFP)
Despite his widespread popularity and hardline posture, Duterte said he was helpless to save Lopez from failing to be approved as a cabinet member by lawmakers ...
Not even the Himalayas are immune to traffic smog
May 04, 2017 (SPX)
Brooke Crowley, an assistant professor of geology and anthropology, and UC graduate student Rajarshi Dasgupta examined soil pollution along India's Manali-Leh H...
Philippine environment chief dumped as miners triumph
May 03, 2017 (AFP)
Lopez sent shockwaves through the industry during her 10 months as environment chief, seeking to shut down roughly two-thirds of the nation's existing mines and...
British government loses court case over air pollution plans
Apr 27, 2017 (AFP)
Moves to address illegal levels of nitrogen dioxide pollution -- largely caused by diesel emissions -- must be unveiled by May 9, a High Court judge said, drawi...
Predicting the movement and impacts of microplastic pollution
Apr 27, 2017 (SPX)
A study by Natalie Welden and Amy Lusher published in Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management, takes a look at how global climate change and the impa...
New approach to improve detection of landfill-related pollution
Apr 27, 2017 (SPX)
A method known as laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) offers a cleaner, faster and simpler approach than existing technologies for detecting contaminant...
Philippine minister bans new open-pit mines worth $8 bn
Apr 27, 2017 (AFP)
Lopez, who has already ordered the closure of 23 mines this year, told reporters she would not allow any new open-pit mines to operate, even those that gained g...
A CSIC scientist discovers that wax worms eat plastic
Apr 27, 2017 (SPX)
Every year, around 80 million tonnes of polyethylene, a material which is extremely tough and difficult to degrade, are produced around the world. For example, ...
Mystery of the missing mercury at the Great Salt Lake
Apr 26, 2017 (SPX)
The disappearance of the mercury was not due to aggressive environmental policies or a wide-ranging cleanup effort. Instead, it's part of a story involving a la...
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