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New Delhi vows to flatten monster garbage pile in Indian capital
New Delhi (AFP) Mar 5, 2025 India's capital New Delhi has vowed to clear one of its largest trash piles by next year as part of a plan to eradicate unsightly landfills dotting the megacity's skyline. Around 32 million people live in greater Delhi, where a slipshod approach to waste management has left numerous landfills with garbage piled up to 60 metres (200 feet) high and visible from miles away. Regular spot fires during the capital's long and intense summer see the trash mounds turn into toxic conflagrations spilling d ... read more |
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Persistent lead mining in Zambia town poisoning children: HRW; Albania slammed for inaction on 'toxic waste'Lusaka (AFP) Mar 5, 2025 The Zambian government is allowing hazardous mining in the lead-contaminated central town of Kabwe, worsening severe health risks to children, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday. ... more
Canada proposes phase out of 'forever chemicals' in consumer productsMontreal (AFP) Mar 5, 2025 Canada on Wednesday proposed phasing out "forever chemicals" in many consumer products after finding them to be toxic and harmful at current high levels found in people and the environment. ... more 
Albania slammed for inaction on 'toxic waste'Tirana (AFP) Mar 4, 2025 Environmental groups on Tuesday denounced what they called silence of the Albanian authorities and lack of progress in an investigation into suspected toxic waste unloaded in the Balkan country. ... more 
French city Nice backtracks on big cruise ship banNice, France (AFP) Feb 28, 2025 The mayor of Nice backtracked Friday on sharply limiting visits by large cruise ships to avoid overtourism in the French Riviera city. ... more |
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Croatia arrests at least 10 for dumping hazardous wasteZagreb (AFP) Feb 14, 2025 Croatia arrested 10 people suspected of illegally disposing at least 35,000 tonnes of hazardous waste from local sources and other European Union countries, the authorities said on Friday. ... more 
Tunisian startup takes on e-waste challengeTunis (AFP) Feb 14, 2025 Engineer turned social entrepreneur Sabri Cheriha hunches over a washing machine at a small depot in a suburb of Tunisia's capital, the unassuming home of a startup he launched to tackle the country's mounting electronic waste problem. ... more
'Terrified' families seek justice in Italy 'forever chemicals' trialVicenza, Italy (AFP) Feb 13, 2025 Managers of a chemical plant accused of knowingly contaminating the water of hundreds of thousands of people are on trial in Italy, in one of Europe's biggest environmental disaster lawsuits. ... more 
'What would you have us do?': the plastic credits problemBangkok (AFP) Feb 12, 2025 Twice a day, sirens sound at Cambodia's Chip Mong Insee cement kiln, warning limestone will soon be blasted from the karst mountain that overlooks the sprawling industrial site. ... more 
Trump slams paper straws, vows 'back to plastic'Washington (AFP) Feb 7, 2025 President Donald Trump on Friday raged against eco-friendly paper straws promoted by his predecessor Joe Biden, and pledged that the United States would return to plastic ones. ... more |
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A stream turns blood red in Argentina, residents blame pollution
Buenos Aires (AFP) Feb 7, 2025 A stream on the outskirts of Buenos Aires turned blood red on Thursday, causing anxiety among residents who blamed it on pollution. People living in Avellaneda, a town six miles (10 kilometres) from the center of the Argentine capital, described being woken by a stench emanating from the river. "The smell woke us up. In the daytime, when we looked at this side of the river, it was completely red, all stained," Maria Ducomls told AFP. "It looked like a river covered in blood, it's horrible," ... read more 
Hundreds protest in London against Beijing 'mega embassy'; Amsterdam to ban polluting pleasure boats in AprilLondon (AFP) Feb 8, 2025 Hundreds of demonstrators on Saturday protested at a site earmarked for Beijing's controversial new embassy in London over human rights and security concerns. ... more |
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No new clothes: S. Korean climate activist targets hyperconsumptionSeoul (AFP) Feb 5, 2025 Recovering South Korean shopaholic-turned-climate activist Lee So-yeon used to buy new clothes almost daily - until a $1.50 winter coat triggered an awakening that stopped her shopping entirely. ... more
Air pollution fuels lung cancer among non-smokers: studyParis (AFP) Feb 4, 2025 Air pollution is fuelling a rise in the commonest form of lung cancer among non-smokers, hitting women and people in southeast Asia particularly hard, according to a study published on Tuesday. ... more
European rights court condemns Italy over toxic waste dumping by mafiaStrasbourg, France (AFP) Jan 30, 2025 Europe's rights court on Thursday condemned Italy for failing to deal with the burying and dumping of toxic waste by organised criminal groups in the southern Campania region. ... more
Mafia waste victims seek justice in Italy's 'Land of Fires'Caserta, Italy (AFP) Jan 30, 2025 After years of feeling "invisible" as she managed her daughter's cancer, Antonietta Moccia said she hopes a European court on Thursday will recognise the Italian government's failures to protect her from toxic waste. ... more
Trump's environment pick confirmed, drawing cheers from industryWashington (AFP) Jan 29, 2025 President Donald Trump's nominee to head the US Environmental Protection Agency was confirmed by the Senate on Wednesday, drawing cheers from the fossil fuel industry and sparking alarm among green groups. ... more |
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