Countries fail to reach consensus on plastic pollution treaty
BUSAN, South Korea — Countries negotiating a global treaty to curb plastic pollution failed to reach agreement on Monday, with ...
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Wood biofuel project could worsen air quality, critics say
STOCKTON, Calif. — For Laura Ornelas and thousands of other South Stockton residents, harmful air pollution is a fact of life.Hemmed ...
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Why We Need a Strong Global Agreement on Plastics Pollution
When marine biologist Richard Thompson and his students analyzed samples of beach sand over 20 years ago, they were surprised ...
Read moreDetailsIn Europe, Forest Shrubs Are Migrating Toward Pollution
While warming is pushing some European vegetation north, toward cooler weather, a new study finds that for many forest plants, ...
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Sewage is a problem but water pollution from agriculture is at least as bad – Inside track
On 3 November, thousands of people joined the March for Clean Water to demand more action to clean up our ...
Read moreDetailsPollution from Gas Stoves Kills 40,000 in Europe Each Year
Pollution seeping from gas stoves kills 40,000 people each year across the EU and U.K., according to a new report, ...
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What will it take to solve our planet’s plastic pollution crisis? todayheadline
Plastic waste in IndonesiaPA Images / Alamy The world currently produces more than 50 million tonnes of “mismanaged” plastic waste ...
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