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Controversial Canadian rubbish heads to Philippine landfill
Jul 14, 2015 (AFP)
Tonnes of imported Canadian rubbish has been sent to a northern Philippines landfill, ending a two-year standoff with activists who called for the waste to be r...
Severe harmful algal bloom for Lake Erie predicted
Jul 10, 2015 (SPX)
University of Michigan researchers and their colleagues predict that the 2015 western Lake Erie harmful algal bloom season will be among the most severe in rece...
Pope urges dialogue, launches environmental SOS in Ecuador
Jul 08, 2015 (AFP)
Pope Francis called for dialogue on Tuesday in front of nearly one million people at an outdoor mass in Ecuador's capital, before launching an appeal for better...
Water used for hydraulic fracturing varies widely across United States
Jul 01, 2015 (SPX)
The amount of water required to hydraulically fracture oil and gas wells varies widely across the country, according to the first national-scale analysis and ma...
China's footprint getting greener
Jul 01, 2015 (UPI)
As China advances on a road to a low-carbon economy, French energy company Engie said it was working on renewable energy programs with Chinese investors. Gerard...
The Good, the Bad, and the Algae
Jul 01, 2015 (SPX)
Algae are complicated. The little plants can be both good and bad. Single-celled algae called phytoplankton are a main source of food for fish and other aquatic...
US Supreme Court rejects EPA mercury emissions limits
Jun 29, 2015 (AFP)
The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected federal environmental regulations requiring power plants to limit emissions of mercury and other pollutants, in a defeat...
Road noise may cut life expectancy, says study
Jun 23, 2015 (AFP)
Living in a neighbourhood with noisy road traffic may reduce life expectancy and boost the risk of stroke, doctors reported in a study on Wednesday. Researchers...
NOAA, partners predict an average 'dead zone' for Gulf of Mexico
Jun 22, 2015 (SPX)
Scientists are expecting that this year's Gulf of Mexico hypoxic zone, also called the "dead zone," will be approximately 5,483 square miles or about the size o...
Chilean capital in first pollution emergency in 16 years
Jun 22, 2015 (AFP)
Dangerously high pollution levels have Chile's capital on the brink of issuing an environmental emergency, the first such time the measure is to be implemented ...
Scientists help public avoid health risks of toxic blue-green algae
Jun 18, 2015 (SPX)
As we approach the hottest days of the summer season, toxic algae are starting to bloom in lakes around the world. Increases in atmospheric temperature combined...
Light pollution threatens the Balearic shearwater
Jun 16, 2015 (SPX)
Petrel fledglings leave the nest after dark, but these marine birds' maiden flights towards the sea are hampered by city lights. Many collide or fall to the gro...
New tool better protects beachgoers from harmful bacteria levels
Jun 15, 2015 (SPX)
An international team, led by researchers at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, has developed a new, timelier met...
Ocean garbage scoop study to start off Japan coast
Jun 11, 2015 (AFP)
Researchers are launching tests aimed at setting up a huge floating barrier off the Japanese coast, a project that could eventually help remove some of the 5.25...
Researchers say anti-pollution rules have uncertain effects
Jun 03, 2015 (SPX)
Air pollution regulations issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency are estimated to save thousands of lives annually. A new study by researchers at In...
Spain's crisis has taken environmental toll: Greenpeace
Jun 03, 2015 (AFP)
Spain's economic crisis and successive corruption scandals have led to looser environmental regulations which have taken a huge toll on the environment, Greenpe...
Greenpeace India vows to win 'malicious' funds battle
May 21, 2015 (AFP)
Greenpeace India vowed Thursday to overcome any attempt to silence its voice, with staff ready to work for free if funds run out, as it accused the government o...
Using microbial communities to assess environmental contamination
May 19, 2015 (SPX)
First there were canaries in coal mines, now there are microbes at nuclear waste sites, oil spills and other contaminated environments. A multi-institutional te...
Bacteria the newest tool in detecting environmental damage
May 19, 2015 (SPX)
The reaction most people have when they hear the word bacteria is rarely a good one. While it's true that food- and water-borne bacteria cause untold illnesses ...
Mining pollution alters fish genetics in southwest England
May 19, 2015 (SPX)
Pollution from historic mining activities in south west England has led to a reduction in genetic diversity of brown trout according to new research from the Un...
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