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Smoke from 2023 Canada fires linked to thousands of deaths: study
Paris (AFP) Sept 10, 2025 Canada's record-breaking 2023 wildfires exposed more than 350 million people in North America and Europe to air pollution that likely contributed to tens of thousands of deaths, according to new estimates published Wednesday. The findings "underscored that severe wildfires do not have only local consequences" but can inflict real harm a continent away, said the scientists behind the world-first research. Extreme fire conditions, supercharged by climate change, fanned thousands of blazes across C ... read more |
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EU clamps down on food waste, fast fashionStrasbourg, France (AFP) Sept 9, 2025 EU lawmakers are to give a final green light Tuesday to a law on slashing back the mountains of food wasted in Europe each year, and curbing the environmental impact of so-called fast fashion. ... more 
Greek island blocks disputed hotel near renowned 'moon beach'Athens (AFP) Sept 11, 2025 A disputed hotel project near one of Greece's best-known beaches on the tourist island of Milos has been blocked after months of controversy, local authorities said this week. ... more 
Wildfires producing 'witches' brew' of air pollution: UNGeneva (AFP) Sept 5, 2025 Wildfires are releasing a "witches' brew" of pollutants that can end up wrecking air quality a continent away from the blaze, the UN's weather and climate agency said Friday. ... more 
No-sort plastic recycling is nearChicago IL (SPX) Sep 02, 2025 The future of plastic recycling may soon get much less complicated, frustrating and tedious. In a new study, Northwestern University chemists have introduced a new plastic upcycling process th ... more |
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Sounds serious: NYC noise pollution takes a tollNew York (AFP) Aug 20, 2025 Tim Mulligan moved to central Manhattan so he could be closer to work and avoid a daily ordeal on the rattling, screeching subway, just one part of the urban noisescape that tests New Yorkers ev ... more 
World plastic pollution treaty talks collapse with no dealGeneva (AFP) Aug 15, 2025 /> Talks aimed at striking a landmark global treaty on plastic pollution fell apart Friday as countries failed to find consensus on how the world should tackle the ever-growing scourge. Negotia ... more 
Last chance saloon for global plastic pollution treatyGeneva (AFP) Aug 14, 2025 /> Negotiators trying to secure a global agreement on tackling the scourge of plastic pollution have less than 24 hours to salvage a deal on Thursday after the talks plunged into total disarray. ... more 
Plastic pollution plague blights AsiaGeneva (AFP) Aug 13, 2025 /> Kulsum Beghum sorts waste at a landfill in Dhaka. Her blood contains 650 microplastic particles per millilitre, according to an analysis funded by a waste pickers' union. "Plastic is not goo ... more 
Multiple states slam new plastic pollution treaty draftGeneva (AFP) Aug 13, 2025 /> Multiple countries at a UN meeting aimed at finalising a landmark global treaty against plastic pollution slammed the new draft text issued Wednesday as the talks descended into disarray. Wi ... more |
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EU ready to do plastic pollution deal 'but not at any cost'
Geneva (AFP) Aug 12, 2025 The European Union is ready to do a deal to land a groundbreaking treaty on plastic pollution, but not at any cost, the EU's environment commissioner insisted Tuesday. With little over two days left to strike a global accord in talks at the UN in Geneva, Jessika Roswall said it was "time" to clinch a deal between oil-producing countries and more ambitious nations, including EU states. Five previous rounds of talks over the past two and a half years have failed to seal an agreement, including a s ... read more
Talks for landmark plastic pollution treaty grind onGeneva (AFP) Aug 11, 2025 Talks on sealing a landmark treaty to tackle the global scourge of plastic pollution were still stuck in second gear on Monday, with time running out to bridge the chasm between the most ambitious countries and oil-producing states. ... more |
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Over 600 pilgrims hospitalised due to chlorine gas leak in IraqKarbala, Iraq (AFP) Aug 10, 2025 More than 600 pilgrims in Iraq were briefly hospitalised with respiratory problems after inhaling chlorine as the result of a leak at a water treatment station, authorities said Sunday. ... more 
Spain busts criminal ring shipping hazardous waste to GhanaMadrid (AFP) Aug 8, 2025 Spanish police have broken up a criminal network accused of illegally exporting hazardous waste to Ghana, authorities said Friday. ... more 
UN plastic pollution treaty talks flounderingGeneva (AFP) Aug 9, 2025 Talks on forging a groundbreaking treaty to combat the scourge of plastic pollution were floundering Saturday, with progress slow and countries wildly at odds on what the proposed agreement should cover. ... more
Momentum sagging at UN plastic pollution treaty talksGeneva (AFP) Aug 9, 2025 Talks on forging a landmark treaty to combat the scourge of plastic pollution were stumbling Saturday, with progress slow and countries wildly at odds on how far the proposed agreement should go. ... more 
Abidjan landfill transformed into city parklandAbidjan (AFP) Aug 8, 2025 Beneath the fresh grass and brand-new infrastructure of Abidjan's Akouedo Park lie millions of tons of waste that for decades plagued locals' lives and health. ... more |
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