pollution
China plastic waste ban throws global recycling into chaos
World
April 23, 2019
China plastic waste ban throws global recycling into chaos
From grubby packaging engulfing small Southeast Asian communities to waste piling up in plants from the US to Australia, China’s…
London gets world’s first 24-hour air pollution charge zone
World
April 19, 2019
London gets world’s first 24-hour air pollution charge zone
London (CNN Business)–London is the first city in the world to implement a 24-hour, seven day a week Ultra Low…
Brazil president says he wants the Amazon to be exploited ‘in a reasonable way’
World
April 19, 2019
Brazil president says he wants the Amazon to be exploited ‘in a reasonable way’
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday that he wanted the country’s vast Amazon rainforest to…
Death in China zoo puts rarest turtle on cusp of oblivion
Environment
April 15, 2019
Death in China zoo puts rarest turtle on cusp of oblivion
The world’s rarest turtle has moved a step closer to extinction after a female specimen died in a Chinese zoo,…
Weather forecasters put climate change on their maps
World
April 4, 2019
Weather forecasters put climate change on their maps
Though it was a couple of years ago, weathercaster Anju Singh clearly recollects the message she delivered to camera when unexpected…
Egypt installs 100 air quality monitoring stations nationwide: Minister
Environment
April 3, 2019
Egypt installs 100 air quality monitoring stations nationwide: Minister
Minister of Environment Yasmin Fouad announced the installation of 100 air quality monitoring stations nationwide, under the National Network for…
Garfield beach phone mystery solved after 30 years
World
March 29, 2019
Garfield beach phone mystery solved after 30 years
For more than 30 years bright orange “Garfield” phones have been washing up on the French coast to the bemusement…
EU parliament approves ban on single-use plastics
World
March 28, 2019
EU parliament approves ban on single-use plastics
European lawmakers voted overwhelmingly Wednesday for an EU-wide ban on single-use plastic products such as the straws, cutlery and cotton…
Plastic microparticles threaten unique Galapagos fauna
World
March 22, 2019
Plastic microparticles threaten unique Galapagos fauna
Armed only with gloves and large sacks, park rangers and volunteers are battling the scourge of plastic waste blighting the…
A tale of two Delhis: Deadly air exposes rich-poor divide
World
March 21, 2019
A tale of two Delhis: Deadly air exposes rich-poor divide
Walls draped in lush vertical gardens and air filtered through purifiers insulate diners at a swanky New Delhi food court…