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Mar 16, 2018 (SPX)

Current commercial methods to remove heavy metals including lead from municipal drinking water tend to be costly and energy-consuming, without being sufficientl...

Mat of woven proteins can soak up pollution

Mar 15, 2018 (UPI)

Empowered by the technological breakthrough, researchers at the University of California, Berkeley wove a mat of proteins capable of soaking up chemical contami...

Tempers flare as missteps mar Paris push to go green

Mar 14, 2018 (AFP)

"It's great for cyclists, it's safer," says Kolestin Onaindia, though he is one of just a handful of riders taking advantage of the car-free thoroughfare on a w...

China 'winning' war on smog, helping life expectancy: study

Mar 13, 2018 (AFP)

The Chinese government has been waging a battle to clear its skies of smog that has cut life expectancy in some regions and prompted its citizens to buy masks a...

Lead poisoning may hasten death for millions in US: study

Mar 12, 2018 (AFP)

Compared to people with little or no lead in their blood, those with high levels -- at least 6.7 milligrammes per decilitre (mg/dl) -- were 37 percent more like...

Krill could prove secret weapon in ocean plastics battle

Mar 09, 2018 (AFP)

New research Friday showed the tiny zooplankton are capable of digesting microplastics -- under five millimetres (0.2 inches) -- before excreting them back into...

Waste waters: Plastic rubbish chokes Bali's sea

Mar 08, 2018 (AFP)

An underwater video shot by British diver Rich Horner this week showing a sea overflowing with plastic and other garbage at Manta Point, a well-known diving sit...

Indonesia scrubbing the 'world's dirtiest river'

Mar 02, 2018 (AFP)

Supriyadi depends on the Citarum's murky waters -- a floating carpet of household rubbish, toxic chemicals and animal feces -- to irrigate a small rice plot in ...

Vietnam suspends steel firms after pollution protests

Mar 01, 2018 (AFP)

The temporary suspensions come amid mounting anxiety over the environment in Vietnam where a massive toxic dump by a separate steel plant in 2016 killed masses ...

Gabon accuses France's Veolia of pollution

Feb 27, 2018 (AFP)

"There is considerable environmental damage at almost all of the sites exploited by SEEG," Communication Minister Alain-Claude Bilie By Nze told journalists, re...

German nights get brighter - but not everywhere

Feb 26, 2018 (SPX)

The team measured the change of light emissions for every German state, studying both the lit area and total radiance. The trends in the lit area show a clear d...

UK, EU spar over who will be greenest after Brexit

Feb 23, 2018 (AFP)

British Environment Secretary Michael Gove, a leading eurosceptic, suggested leaving the EU would make it easier for his country to take action to cut plastic p...

EU court says Poland broke air quality laws

Feb 22, 2018 (AFP)

The European Court of Justice urged Poland to comply "without delay" or face fines after finding it had exceeded limits for toxic fine particles for years. Brus...

Judges to rule on diesel bans in choking German cities

Feb 22, 2018 (AFP)

Even if it finds in favour of anti-pollution plaintiffs after deliberations start at 1000 GMT, the Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig will not order any ve...

Taiwan to ban disposable plastic items by 2030

Feb 22, 2018 (AFP)

It is the latest push by Taiwan to cut waste and pollution after introducing a recycling programme and charges for plastic bags. The island's eco-drive has also...

Thai junta under pressure to tackle pollution 'crisis'

Feb 22, 2018 (AFP)

Bangkok, one of the world's top tourist destinations, has been shrouded in smog for nearly a month, with authorities reporting unhealthy concentrations of harmf...

Enhanced education could help turn the tide on marine litter

Feb 22, 2018 (SPX)

Now research led by the University of Plymouth has revealed that designing systematic and innovative education tools to teachers and students can make a signifi...

The plastics industry is leaking huge amounts of microplastics

Feb 21, 2018 (SPX)

Small plastic pellets are used as raw materials. The pellets are shipped from the manufacturing site to different plants where they are used in production of va...

Gaza to pump sewage straight into sea as crisis worsens

Feb 21, 2018 (AFP)

"The beaches of the Gaza Strip will be completely closed and sewage will be pumped into the sea because the municipalities are unable to provide fuel" for treat...

3M settle Minnesota water pollution lawsuit for $850 mln

Feb 21, 2018 (AFP)

The company, based in the state capital St Paul for more than 115 years, said it reached an agreement with local authorities to end a lawsuit over "certain PFCs...