pollution

Sieves in hand, soaked for hours in water, in the hope of finding some gold nuggets. In this open-pit mine, the gesture has become commonplace for gold miners in the village of Kambélé 3, located…

To meet climate targets and avoid economic collapse, countries such as Iraq need international support in the transition to clean energy  Ali Allawi is deputy prime minister and finance minister of…

Drinks companies must play their part in tackling pollution by reducing packaging and switching to re-fill models, campaigners say. Coca-cola branded bottles remain the most common plastic litter…

Crews are cleaning up the slick, which spread at least 10 miles. An oil spill spanning at least 10 miles has been captured by satellite imagery in waters off the Louisiana coast. Crews are working…

Hundreds of spills off Gulf of Paria having ‘dire’ impact on local fishing in one of the most biodiverse areas of Trinidad and Tobago. Hands masked in thick black oil, the fisher drips toxic…

Government to open more coal mines to boost power supply and jobs, but plan sparks fears over harm to wildlife and rising carbon emissions In contrast to the growing number of countries seeking to…

The slow but rising creep of air and water pollution on human health is often overlooked Air and water pollution hinders the body’s ability to fight off infections and toxins, a new study has found…

City Hall analysis shows 3.1 million school children are being exposed to air pollution levels exceeding World Health Organisation limits on PM2.5. School areas in London have shown to have much…

Clean Up The Lake is a nonprofit which began removing trash from lake in 2019 Colin West is standing on the shores of Lake Tahoe and surveying mounds and mounds of trash, mulling over the weirdest…

The impact of bottled water on natural resources is 3,500 times higher than for tap water, scientists have found. The research is the first of its kind and examined the impact of bottled water in…

Based on already planned and announced retirements, less than half of the U.S. coal-fired power generation capacity that existed at the start of 2015 will remain online by 2035, a new S&P Global…

A comprehensive analysis shows that warmer temperatures aren't the only threat. With extreme weather causing power failures in California and Texas, it's increasingly clear that the existing power…

As finance shifts from coal, China is looking isolated as the last enabler of coal-fired power overseas. A review of coal power proposals in countries with large remaining project pipelines…

Company hopes to get Dutch court ruling overturned which called for it to cut emissions faster Royal Dutch Shell has confirmed that it will appeal against the landmark Dutch court ruling calling for…

And the dirty secret to why it isn’t used Nuclear energy has a bad name these days. Whilst it can provide us with carbon-neutral energy the toxic byproducts and potential risk each reactor poses…

As the European Union gets serious about fighting climate change, experts are fielding more calls than ever from polluters seeking help to trap, process and store their carbon emissions. The…

Worldwide energy body warns more must be done to help developing countries give up fossil fuels Global greenhouse gas emissions are likely to rise to record levels in the next two years, as…

Biodiversity loss, rising temperatures and increased toxicity for oceans and wider society if emissions continue. The world may be approaching an irreversible tipping point for plastic pollution, a…

As calls to end government subsidies of fossil fuels grow in intensity, a new report finds that Canadian governments have allocated billions of taxpayer dollars to building and expanding new…

There is now so much ocean plastic that it has become a route for invasive species, threatening native animals with extinction Seascape: the state of our oceans is supported by