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Trump eyes 65% staff cut at US environmental agency
Washington (AFP) Feb 26, 2025 US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said his administration aims to cut around 65 percent of staff at the Environmental Protection Agency, a key regulatory body that works on a range of areas, including climate change. "I spoke with Lee Zeldin and he thinks he's going to be cutting 65 or so percent of the people from environmental," he said, referring to the EPA administrator. The agency currently employs more than 17,000 people, of the roughly two million total US federal workforce. Tru ... read more |
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Fishermen, sailing champions clean up trash-covered Rio islandRio De Janeiro, Brazil (AFP) Feb 21, 2025 Fisherman Jose Antonio Crispin recalls the days when he would throw out a net and get a decent haul of fish around Pombeba Island, a small oasis in Rio de Janeiro's iconic Guanabara Bay that is being suffocated by trash. ... more 
Iraqi brick workers risk health, life to keep families afloatAl-Kifl (AFP) Feb 20, 2025 As dawn broke over central Iraq, teenage sisters Dalia and Rukaya Ghali were loading heavy bricks, forced out of school and into a hazardous job to support their family. ... more 
France's parliament votes to ban some uses of 'forever chemicals'Paris (AFP) Feb 20, 2025 France's parliament on Thursday voted to limit the production and sale of some items containing polluting and health-threatening "forever chemicals" including cosmetics, most clothing and ski wax in the Alpine nation. ... more
First 'green' lawsuits against new Trump admin; Sweden's high court dismisses Thunberg lawsuitWashington (AFP) Feb 19, 2025 Green groups on Wednesday launched the first environmental challenges against the new Trump administration, targeting the president's plans to expand offshore drilling. ... more |
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A stream turns blood red in Argentina, residents blame pollutionBuenos 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. ... 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 
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 |
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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. The European Court of Human Rights will on Thursday morning deliver its verdict on allegations Italy was aware of the illegal dumping, burying and burning of hazardous waste by the mafia in Campania, near Naples, but failed to act. Cancer rates are higher than normal in the region, ... read 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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Paraguayan orchestra turning trash into tunes stage London show London (AFP) Jan 27, 2025 Just two years ago, Lucas Cantero knew nothing about playing music. ... more 
Bacteria found to eat forever chemicals - and even some of their toxic byproductsBuffalo NY (SPX) Jan 27, 2025 In the quest to take the "forever" out of "forever chemicals," bacteria might be our ally. Most remediation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) involves adsorbing and trapping them, ... more
France asks EU to delay rights, environment business rulesBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Jan 24, 2025 France on Friday asked the European Union to suspend "indefinitely" landmark new rules on environmental and human rights supply chain standards, saying they were too burdensome for businesses. ... more 
Bangkok air pollution forces 352 schools to closeBangkok (AFP) Jan 24, 2025 Air pollution in the Thai capital forced more than 350 schools to close on Friday, city authorities said, the highest number in five years. ... more 
Ice in the sky: Thailand's fight against air pollutionHua Hin, Thailand (AFP) Jan 24, 2025 Flying through Bangkok's cloudless blue skies, a small aircraft sprays a white mist over a thick haze of pea soup smog below. ... more |
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