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New York appeals dismissed PepsiCo plastic pollution suit
Dec 10, 2024 (AFP)
Just over a month ago a state Supreme Court justice threw out the case, saying that allegations were "speculative" and that individual consumers, not the compan...
Can insects play a role in reducing microplastic pollution
Dec 10, 2024 (SPX)
Previous studies have demonstrated that insects can consume and process pure microplastics under highly artificial, food-limited conditions. However, a new stud...
Fine particle pollution blamed for nearly 240,000 EU deaths in 2022
Dec 10, 2024 (AFP)
The agency estimated there were "at least 239,000" deaths attributable to exposure to above-recommended levels of PM2.5, the smallest particulate matter that ca...
What bees reveal about environmental contamination through honey
Dec 09, 2024 (SPX)
Published in Environmental Pollution, the study analyzed 260 honey samples from 48 states, examining them for six toxic metals: arsenic, lead, cadmium, nickel, ...
Rio Tinto's Bougainville mine poses ongoing threats: report
Dec 07, 2024 (AFP)
A two-year study of the Panguna mine -- located on the autonomous island of Bougainville -- found that mine structures had "deteriorated", while "tailings conti...
With blasts and grit, Colombia fights gold mines run by crime gangs
Dec 06, 2024 (AFP)
The blast brings down the walls of a tunnel leading into the pit in Farallones National Park, which features a stretch of the Andes that runs just outside Colom...
Relief as Delhi schools reopen but smog crisis persists
Dec 03, 2024 (AFP)
New Delhi and the surrounding metropolitan area is home to more than 30 million people and is blanketed by a thick and acrid haze each winter. The public health...
Countries fail to reach agreement at U.N. plastic pollution talks in South Korea
Dec 02, 2024 (UPI)
Nations at the fifth meeting of the U.N.-led Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution could not come to terms on defining targets and approa...
UN chief defends plastic pollution talks after collapse
Dec 02, 2024 (AFP)
"It obviously did not fail," Inger Andersen told AFP, calling the two-year timeline for the deal set in 2022 "highly ambitious". "What we do have is very, very ...
Plastic pollution talks fail to reach landmark deal; Greenpeace activists detained over plastic tanker protest
Dec 01, 2024 (AFP)
For a week, delegates from nearly 200 nations meeting in South Korea have wrestled with how to stop millions of tonnes of plastic waste entering the environment...
Indigenous groups call for health protections in plastic deal
Dec 01, 2024 (AFP)
He is one of dozens of people who have travelled from across the world to the city of Busan to share personal stories about the ways they say plastic -- from it...
Greenpeace activists detained over plastic tanker protest
Dec 01, 2024 (AFP)
"They've been charged with trespassing and interfering with business operations," said Graham Forbes, the organisation's delegation head at talks in Busan where...
Greenpeace activists board tanker in plastic protest
Nov 30, 2024 (AFP)
Nearly 200 countries are in Busan to negotiate the deal, but there is little sign of agreement with just a day left before talks are due to end. Greenpeace said...
Waste pickers battle for recognition at plastic treaty talks
Nov 29, 2024 (AFP)
Between 20 and 34 million people are believed to work as waste pickers worldwide, playing a crucial role in recovering recyclable material. "We're the biggest b...
Showdown looms on plastic treaty days before deadline
Nov 29, 2024 (AFP)
With just two days of talks left, countries seeking an ambitious treaty urged delegations that "have not moved a centimetre" to make compromises or "get out of ...
At plastic treaty talks, no united front for industry
Nov 28, 2024 (AFP)
The corridors of the Busan Exhibition and Convention Centre, where the treaty to curb plastic pollution is being negotiated, teem with corporate representatives...
'Very, very slow': plastic treaty talks grind forward
Nov 27, 2024 (AFP)
Delegates from nearly 200 countries are meeting in South Korea's Busan with the goal of reaching a deal by December 1, after two years of talks. But the first f...
Plastic pollution talks must speed up, chair warns
Nov 27, 2024 (AFP)
Nearly 200 nations are in Busan to agree by Sunday on a deal to tackle the millions of tonnes of plastic waste that end up in the environment each year. They ar...
'New wave' as start-up sweeps up Thai ocean plastic
Nov 27, 2024 (AFP)
The villagers, members of the semi-nomadic Moken people, are selling to Tide, a start-up attempting to create new value from old plastic collected from or near ...
China advances coordinated strategies to tackle PM2.5 and ozone pollution
Nov 27, 2024 (SPX)
PM2.5 and O3, which are linked to serious health issues such as heart disease, asthma, and lung damage, remain persistent problems despite efforts to reduce air...
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