COP29: Planet-heating pollution to hit all-time high, dashing
1 day ago · Fossil fuel pollution is set to rise to 37.4 billion metric tons this year, an increase of 0.8% from 2023, a report found. Global emissions from coal, oil and gas are all projected to …
Biden-Harris Administration Makes Unprecedented Progress to …
1 day ago · The progress the Biden-Harris Administration has made to protect communities from PFAS pollution is unprecedented. EPA will continue to move with urgency to develop the …
The world is pumping out 57 million tons of plastic pollution a year
Sep 4, 2024 · The world creates 57 million tons of plastic pollution every year and spreads it from the deepest oceans to the highest mountaintop to the inside of people’s bodies, according to a …
Plastic that dissolves in water could combat global pollution crisis
2 days ago · It means that MECHS can stretch like plastic wrap, can be genetically engineered by adding proteins or peptides to make it more or less stiff. And it is healable—a small amount of …
EPA is cracking down on deadly air pollution with a new rule - CNN
Feb 7, 2024 · The US Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a key update to the federal air quality standard for fine soot – a step toward reducing deadly air pollution that’s been over …
Pollution - BBC News
Oct 29, 2024 · River turns orange due to iron deposits. The Environment Agency say it is investigationg the source of the discolouration. Watch Live. All the latest content about …
More than 170 trillion plastic particles found in the ocean as ...
Mar 8, 2023 · The world’s oceans are polluted by a “plastic smog” made up of an estimated 171 trillion plastic particles that if gathered would weigh around 2.3 million tons, according to a new …
Deadly and growing impact of air pollution laid bare in new …
Jun 18, 2024 · The State of Global Air (SoGA) report published in partnership with the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warns on Wednesday that air pollution is increasingly impacting …
Oceans littered with 171 trillion plastic pieces - BBC
Mar 8, 2023 · More than 171 trillion pieces of plastic are now estimated to be floating in the world's oceans, according to scientists. Plastic kills fish and sea animals and takes hundreds …
Plastic pollution on course to double by 2030 | UN News
Oct 21, 2021 · Plastic pollution in oceans and other bodies of water continues to grow sharply and could more than double by 2030, according to an assessment released on Thursday by the …