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Nations call for strong plastics treaty as difficult talks loom
Nice, France (AFP) June 10, 2025 More than 90 countries called on Tuesday for a global treaty to restrict plastic production, ahead of another round of hard-fought negotiations on the pact. The talks collapsed in late 2024 with nations unable to agree on how to stop millions of tonnes of plastic waste from entering the environment each year. Ahead of the next round of negotiations in August, ministers from 95 countries issued a symbolic call for a binding treaty that caps plastic production and phases out harmful chemicals. ... read more |
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S.Africa's gold mining past poisons Soweto community, residents saySoweto, South Africa (AFP) June 13, 2025 Soweto's children call it the "yellow mountain": for decades, a gold mine dump that towers over the Snake Park neighbourhood of South Africa's largest township has been polluting the area and poisoning communities. ... more
Toxic Thailand rivers pinned on Myanmar minesChiang Rai, Thailand (AFP) June 11, 2025 A sprawling new mine is gouged into the lush rolling hills of northeast Myanmar, where civil war has weakened the government's already feeble writ, and pollution levels are rising downstream in Thailand. ... more 
French Senate adopts bill to regulate fast fashionParis (AFP) June 10, 2025 The French Senate on Tuesday adopted a bill to regulate the fast fashion industry by sanctioning companies and banning advertisements. ... more 
Indonesia revokes most mining permits in dive hotspot after outcryJakarta (AFP) June 10, 2025 Indonesia revoked permits on Tuesday for four of the five mining companies operating in the eastern archipelago of Raja Ampat after activists shared videos of islands damaged by nickel extraction. ... more |
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Panama launches maintenance work at contested mine Panama City (AFP) May 31, 2025 Panama's government said Friday it would start maintenance work at a major mine forced to shut by protests, but insisted the project was not tantamount to the pit reopening. ... more
France says it has common ground with China on environmentBeijing (AFP) May 30, 2025 France and China have found "points of convergence" on the environment, French minister for ecological transition Agnes Pannier-Runacher said Friday at the end of a visit to Beijing. ... more 
India races to contain oil spill after container ship sinksBengaluru, India (AFP) May 26, 2025 India's coastguard raced on Monday to contain an oil spill from a container ship with hazardous cargo that sank off the southern coast a day earlier, Kerala's state government said. ... more 
UK lab promises air-con revolution without polluting gasesCambridge, United Kingdom (AFP) May 22, 2025 The soft, waxy "solid refrigerant" being investigated in a UK laboratory may not look very exciting, but its unusual properties promise an air-conditioning revolution that could eliminate the need for greenhouse gases. ... more 
Polar bear biopsies to shed light on Arctic pollutantsNorway (AFP) May 21, 2025 With one foot braced on the helicopter's landing skid, a veterinarian lifted his air rifle, took aim and fired a tranquiliser dart at a polar bear. ... more |
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The US towns that took on 'forever chemical' giants -- and won
Washington (AFP) May 19, 2025 No corner of Earth is untouched. From Tibet to Antarctica, so-called "forever chemicals" have seeped into the blood of nearly every living creature. Tainting food, water and wildlife, these toxic substances have been linked to ailments ranging from birth defects to rare cancers. Yet if it weren't for the efforts of residents in two heavily impacted American towns, the world might still be in the dark. In the new book "They Poisoned the World: Life and Death in the Age of Forever Chemicals," ... read more
The US towns that took on 'forever chemical' giants -- and wonWashington (AFP) May 18, 2025 No corner of Earth is untouched. From Tibet to Antarctica, so-called "forever chemicals" have seeped into the blood of nearly every living creature. ... more |
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Copenhagen to offer giveaways to eco-friendly touristsCopenhagen (AFP) May 12, 2025 The city of Copenhagen will offer special rebates and freebies to eco-friendly tourists this summer, including free bike rentals to those arriving by train and staying more than four days. ... more 
Greenpeace Denmark launches fake tourism ad to highlight pollutionCopenhagen (AFP) May 8, 2025 Discover a dying sea or cycle through protected natural areas covered in asphalt? A tourism campaign by Greenpeace's Danish branch seeks to highlight environmental pollution in the Nordic country. ... more 
Sweden's 'Queen of Trash' risks prison in toxic waste crime trialStockholm (AFP) May 8, 2025 Prosecutors called Thursday for Sweden's self-proclaimed "Queen of Trash" and four others to be jailed for six years for illegally dumping toxic waste, as the country's biggest environmental crime trial ended. ... more 
Hong Kong loosens rules for harbour reclamationHong Kong (AFP) May 7, 2025 Hong Kong passed a law on Wednesday that made it easier for the government to create new land through reclamation in the city's famed Victoria Harbour despite objections from environmental activists. ... more 
Mennonite communities raise hackles in Peruvian AmazonMasisea, Peru (AFP) May 5, 2025 When they saw men with arrows and machetes bearing down on them, Daniel Braun and other Mennonites living in the Peruvian Amazon fled across rice paddies, some of their barns ablaze behind them. ... more |
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