The EU’s green reputation takes a hit
A farmer pulls waste to block the RN 19 near in Vesoul, eastern France, on January 25, 2024. Sebastien Bozon | Afp | Getty Images The European Union prides itself …
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Why Taylor Swift’s globe-trotting in private jets is getting scrutinized
rewrite this content and keep HTML tags PHILADELPHIA — For weeks, scrutiny over singer Taylor Swift’s travel in private jets has been bubbling up on social media, with people pointing …
World’s largest cruise ship sets sail from Miami
Royal Caribbean’s “Icon of the Seas,” billed as the world’s largest cruise ship, sails from the Port of Miami in Miami, Florida, on its maiden cruise, January 27, 2024. Marco …
Nigeria’s polluted economic hub Lagos bans styrofoam, plastics
LAGOS: Nigeria‘s Lagos State, which includes the country’s sprawling economic capital of more than 20 million people, has announced a ban on styrofoam and single-use plastics to curb pollution.The state …
Latest EPA assessment shows almost no improvement in river and stream nitrogen pollution
ST. LOUIS — The nation’s rivers and streams remain stubbornly polluted with nutrients that contaminate drinking water and fuel a gigantic dead zone for aquatic life in the Gulf of …
Defense Department to again target ‘forever chemicals’ contamination near Michigan military base
The U.S. Department of Defense plans to install two more groundwater treatment systems at a former Michigan military base to control contamination from so-called forever chemicals, U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin’s …
GRAP Stage-III: GRAP Stage-III reimposed in Delhi: Hefty Rs 20,000 challan if found driving these vehicles
In response to the deteriorating air quality in Delhi and NCR, the Delhi government has reintroduced Stage-III of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) as the air quality in the …
Blood tests offered in New Mexico amid query into ‘forever chemical’ contamination at military bases
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Hundreds of residents and personnel stationed at a U.S. Air Force base in eastern New Mexico will be able to have their blood tested as state officials …
Tons of trash clogs a river in Bosnia. It’s a seasonal problem that activists want an end to
VISEGRAD, Bosnia-Herzegovina — With predictable seasonality, tons of garbage floats down a river at least twice a year and ends up near the eastern Bosnian town of Visegrad behind a …
Air Pollution Is Ruining Your Skin
In June last year, a series of devastating wildfires tore through the Canadian province of Quebec, sending huge plumes of acrid smoke drifting across North America. Three hundred miles away …