Breakthrough that builds on plastic-eating bugs first discovered by Japan in 2016 promises to enable full recycling.
A super-enzyme that degrades plastic bottles six times faster than before has…
Exclusive: African state says it has agreements with oil companies in Lake Chad area.
Chad has asked to suspend an application for world heritage site status for Lake Chad to explore oil and mining…
The plastic recycling model was never economically viable, but oil and gas companies still touted it as a magic solution to waste, selling the American public a lie so the companies could keep…
Air pollution is one of the biggest environmental problems of our time. According to a new report from the European Environment Agency (EEA), air pollution now contributes to one in eight deaths in…
A Japanese ship that wrecked off the coast of Mauritius in July and sparked one of the worst environmental disasters in the country's history may have run aground because of birthday celebrations on…
Charity says world’s fast-shrinking carbon budget should be used to improve lot of poorest.
The wealthiest 1% of the world’s population were responsible for the emission of more than twice as much…
If I asked you, what is the most common form of plastic pollution, what would you say? Plastic bottles? Straws?
While these are good guesses, they are not the correct answer. Cigarette butts are…
Retailers say they don’t have enough time to adjust to law, which is likely to come into force in early 2021.
South Australia has become the first Australian state to introduce laws banning some…
Passion
I am a multi passionate person, I’m quite adventurous, I love exploring places and just admire earth’s biodiversity. Glad it’s everywhere I go. Books are something I love to read. I also…
Until recently, microplastics that enter the ocean from paint have not received a lot of attention. There has been very little focus on the fact that unless paint residuals are collected during…
A new international study that used unprecedented calculations to pinpoint how much global air travel contributes to the heating of the atmosphere found that aviation makes up 3.5 percent of all the…
The city of Hoboken on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against multiple Big Oil players—including ExxonMobil, incorporated in New Jersey—joining an increasing number of state and local governments using…
What is the environmental footprint of your favorite pair of blue jeans?
A new study indicates it might be quite large. The study, published in Environmental Science and Technology Letters Wednesday…
China’s thermal electricity consumption continues to grow and China continues to invest heavily in new coal generation, even as it also pursues wind, solar and electric vehicles. A bit like…
Protestors filled the streets of Mauritius's capital city, Port Louis, over the weekend to demand resignations of officials and an investigation into the oil spill that has jeopardized the future…