Countries deadlocked on plastic production and chemicals as talks on a global treaty draw to a close
GENEVA (AP) — Negotiations on a global treaty to end plastic pollution are drawing to a close Thursday,…
New draft of global plastic pollution treaty wouldn’t limit plastic production
GENEVA (AP) — Negotiators working on a treaty to address global plastic pollution discussed a new draft of…
One of the world’s most polluted cities has banned single-use plastics. It’s not so easy
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian shop manager Olarewanju Ogunbona says he uses Styrofoam and plastic packs at least…
Groups seek to influence plastic pollution treaty talks at the UN as negotiations wind down
GENEVA (AP) — Environmentalists and Indigenous leaders held signs Tuesday in front of the United Nations buildings in…
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…
Restoring LIFE to Europe’s polluted water supplies
Water supplies across the EU are becoming increasingly contaminated by hazardous chemicals including heavy metals, drugs and pesticides.…
London’s disgusting ‘wet wipe island’ to be removed as work begins to excavate 180 tonnes of congealed waste
Fleur Anderson, MP for Putney, Southfields, Roehampton and Wandsworth Town, said: “This is a huge moment – after years…
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…
Trump Wants to End the Fight Against Climate Change. We Won’t Let Him
President Donald Trump’s administration has officially put Americans on notice that it will be doing nothing to address…
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…
Radioactive wasp nest found at site where US once made nuclear bombs
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Workers at a site in South Carolina that once made key parts for nuclear bombs…