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Pollution · Galápagos IslandsGuardian Seascapes reporter Karen McVeigh tells Madeleine Finlay about a recent trip to the Galápagos Islands, where mounds of plastic waste are washing up and causing problems for endemic species. Tackling this kind of waste and the overproduction of plastic were the topics on the table in Ottawa this week, as countries met to negotiate a global plastics treaty. But is progress too slow to address this pervasive problem?Read more about Karen Mc…See the Story
The never-ending stream of plastic pollution: could a global treaty help us turn off the tap? – podcast
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Joe Biden · United StatesThe decision by Biden on last Friday (25th) to limit pollution from coal-fired power plants is a shift in important policy — and yet another set of "" closed-doors "" in a looming approach to U.S. environmental legislation, a move that has become an exaggerated measure of how polarized the United States is. Read moreSee the Story
They change the abrupt t-shirts of U.S. environmental laws.
Pollution · United StatesThe Supreme Court appears ready to limit the Biden EPA’s authority to regulate cross-state air pollution. It is considering blocking a “good neighbor” rule requiring 23 upwind states to reduce ozone pollution affecting downwind states. While the rule currently applies to 11 states, some are challenging it. Justices expressed skepticism toward the EPA’s justification. Cross-state pollution can travel hundreds of miles and harm public health.…See the Story
Supreme Court poised to block Biden admin’s plan to limit health threat
Pollution · Hong KongSmoking rates in Hong Kong have been declining for more than 40 years, from 23.3% in 1982 to 9.1% in 2023. However, local lung cancer incidence and mortality have risen to the top of the "Ten Cancers" list since 2019. A public health expert told Star Island that the incidence of lung cancer in Hong Kong is even higher than the global figures. Although smoking remains a major cause of disease, the effects of air pollution, kitchen oil smoke and s…See the Story
The cause of lung cancer is a mystery: the air pollution of kitchen oil and smoke cannot be ignored.
Species · SerbiaMore than a million different species of animals and plants are on the brink of extinction and in danger of extinction today, and scientists blame this tragic trend on human activity destroying natural habitats, environmental pollution, and global warming.See the Story
Coolers on the Moon as a solution for the survival of more than a million plant and animal species.
Environment · MontenegroElaborate estimates of the impact on the environment of the company Tehnoput, agreed upon by the Centers for Environmental Protection, are based on data that is as old as seven years. None of the companies that are destroying Ceylon and Moraco have a water permit, but they're doing so relentlessly.See the Story
CIN-CG Institutions do not protect the water supply Better sisters — water, soil and people — at the mercy of polluters.
Pollution · NorfolkBUXTON, N.C. — Built back in 1956 to detect submarines, Naval Station Cape Hatteras could be seen near the old site of the lighthouse. It is believed to the be the first site to detect a Soviet submarine. After being turned over to the Coast Guard in the 1980s, the Army Corps of Engineers agreed to get rid of Building 19. They signed an agreement to take out the entire foundation, but parts of it are still poking out of the beach. Chunks of the…See the Story
OBX: Local leaders urge government to remove former Navy base, leaving behind pollution
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Pollution · CanadaCanada is optimistic about concluding a possible treaty to eliminate plastic pollution by 2040. The Government believes that the fourth session of the United Nations (UN) negotiations on this issue will lay the foundations for the next round scheduled for November in South Korea. Uncertainty about a possible limit on plastic production remains.See the Story
Plastic Pollution | Canada remains optimistic about a treaty by 2025
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