pollution

A group of 160 financial companies on Friday urged governments to agree a treaty to end plastic pollution that would help spur private sector action, ahead of the next round of global talks in Canada. The fourth meeting of the…
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Air pollution still causes more than 1,200 premature deaths a year in under 18’s across Europe and increases the risk of chronic disease later in life, the EU environmental agency said Monday. Despite recent improvements, “the level of…
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Containing and cleaning up environmental pollution, especially in waterways, is crucial to controlling increasingly bullet-proof superbugs which could kill tens of millions by mid-century, a new UN report said Tuesday. Superbugs —…
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Enzymes found in the saliva of wax worms can degrade one of the most common forms of plastic waste, according to research published on Tuesday that could open up new ways of dealing with plastic pollution. Humans produce some 400 million…
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Pollution warnings are in place for more than 100 British beaches after untreated sewage was discharged into the sea. The warnings appear on the Safer Seas and Rivers Service, run by the charity Surfers Against Sewage (SAS),…
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Plastic packaging and discarded fishing nets bob in the tranquil waters of the Mediterranean, signs of the choking pollution that has stirred strong feelings at the world conservation congress in the French port city Marseille this week.…
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India on Monday installed a $3 million smog tower in New Delhi to fight pollution in the “world’s most polluted capital,” which has for years reported a deteriorating air quality index. New Delhi, which boasts a population of 30 million,…
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A fire occurred in a chemical plant in the municipality of Pezón, northwest of Paris, on Thursday, French radio "France Bleu" reported, while local authorities feared pollution of the environment. The factory of the "Protec Industrie"…
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Air pollution in big cities could increase because so many people are working from home, a report says. Gas burning from boilers is a major source of local pollution, accounting for 21% of total NOx emissions across Greater London, for…
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