France on high alert as ongoing heatwave fuels wildfire and pollution risks
Published on 11/08/2025 – 13:20 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT Southwest France sweltered on Monday as temperatures rose to 43 degrees…
Artist drowns sculpture in plastic waste in front of the UN during plastic pollution treaty talks
GENEVA (AP) — As nations began a second week of negotiations Monday for a global accord to end…
Almost immune to cancer and over 390 different genes: the unique characteristics of the Chernobyl dogs.
The Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986 forever transformed the ecosystem of the region. The explosion of reactor 4…
Australia and the US are at odds on a plastics treaty, with last-ditch negotiations underway
On Monday, esteemed British medical journal The Lancet delivered a dire warning, as nations were readying for last-ditch…
Concerns about sewage discharge in Sydney’s drinking water catchment
An urban water scientist is raising concerns about the quality of treated effluent discharged at sewage treatment plants…
In the Philippines, informal e-waste dismantling poses health risks
Manila – Dexter Barsigan has spent the past 13 years making a living with his bare hands and…
NZ ‘ULEB’ wood heaters emit a fraction of the pollution of standard models. Why aren’t they in Australia?
A new generation of low-emission wood heaters that can produce a fraction of the particulate pollution of current…
Recycling is cool, reducing is better: fighting plastic pollution at source
Every year, the world produces record quantities of plastic. In 2021, according to the OECD, more than 400…
Greener cities reduce dementia risks linked to air pollution
An international study reveals that boosting greenery could be a powerful tool that protects the brain from the…
Wood heater pollution is a silent killer. Here’s where the smoke is worst
Every year the winter cold brings an ambient haze of wood heater smoke to the suburbs, streets and…
Europe’s big trash-burning experiment has become a dirty headache – POLITICO
In Rome, for example, tens of thousands of people signed a petition to stop the mayor from greenlighting…
Microbe munchers can degrade new bio-plastic in the oceans
People look through plastic and other debris washed ashore at a beach on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali…