Readers sound off on global health partnerships, fare increases and pollution mitigation

Aid cuts will let deadly diseases run rampant Ridgewood, N.J.: I spent a career working for organizations that implement lifesaving programs in Africa, programs in large part made possible by the United States. Recently, I heard from a small...

EPA All Whoops Hahaha Global Warming What? Also F*ck You.

Climate Strike protest in Hamburg, Germany, September 20, 2019. Photo by Tobias on Unsplash The Trump administration Tuesday followed through on its plan to get rid of a key 2009 scientific finding by the EPA that greenhouse gases are harmful to...

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin Moves to Rescind “Legal Foundation for all U.S. Greenhouse Gas Regulations”

The article on the front page of The New York Times this week began: “Lee Zeldin, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, said on Tuesday that the Trump administration would revoke the scientific determination that underpins the...

Marsaskala mayor says ferry project will ease traffic, reduce pollution

Marsaskala mayor Mario Calleja said he backs the proposed ferry project linking the locality to the capital city, calling for patience and unity from his community as he believes that this service will improve quality of life by easing traffic...

Cape Town's solution to river pollution that KZN should adopt

Recent reports regarding the DA-led City of Cape Town’s installation of permanent waste interceptors in 20 rivers and canals is a success story in environmental stewardship. Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis and his administration deserve high praise for...

Global negotiations resume for a treaty on plastic pollution

Negotiators will take another stab at reaching a global pact on plastic pollution at talks opening tomorrow in Geneva but they face deep divisions over how to tackle the health and ecological hazard. The coming 10 days of talks involving delegates...

How to protect yourself from wildfire-related air pollution

Smoke from wildfires can travel vast distances and significantly deteriorate air quality far from the fire's source, posing health risks even in areas not directly affected by the flames. Fires burning in one region can spread smoke across...

Carbon emissions recovery in ocean container shipping: Xeneta

Carbon emissions performance in ocean container shipping is showing signs of recovery following a record-breaking 12 months due to conflict in the Red Sea, according to Xeneta.The Xeneta and Marine Benchmark carbon emissions index (CEI), which...

The US Department of Energy has released a report on the impact of greenhouse gas emissions on the climate

County moves forward with EV infrastructure, emissions reductions

The San Miguel Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) received several updates on county environmental and sustainability initiatives at their regular meeting on Wednesday, July 30, including the progress on installing electric vehicle (EV) chargers...

EPA’s endangerment finding repeal could end greenhouse gas regulations in the Clean Air Act

(The Center Square) – Energy advocates are pleased by the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal to repeal the Obama-era Endangerment Finding that has imposed strict regulations on the automobile industry and cost the nation $1 trillion, with...

Letter: Long-overdue correction on ‘global warming rule’

The EPA’s recent decision to remove the Carbon Dioxide Endangerment Finding (aka the global warming rule) is a long-overdue correction based on evidence, not alarmism. For years, this rule empowered sweeping and costly regulations that did nothing...

‘The Soviet Union rejected capitalism — yet, it caused huge carbon pollution’

Zeldin’s greenhouse gasbag: EPA wants us to think greenhouses gases are safe

This week, the Environmental Protection Agency, now under the purview of former Long Island Republican Congressman Lee Zeldin, made a big mistake by moving to formally rescind an earlier finding that greenhouse gases like methane and carbon...

Kyrgyzstan Sets Ambitious Goals To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, July 3 1. Kyrgyzstan plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 16 percent by 2030 or, with international support, by up to 44 percent, aiming to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, said Chairman of...

There’s a Link Between Pollution and Bleeding in the Brain

By Cortlynd Olsen – U. Utah An aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage, or aSAH, can damage brain tissue enough to leave patients paralyzed or in a coma or cause death. Neurosurgeon Robert Rennert led a retrospective study of 70 patients treated at the...

Company gets penalty for importing unlicenced greenhouse gas equipment

Dept of Climate Change, Energy, Environment & Water A company has received an $18,780 infringement under the Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Act 1989. The notice was issued for the import of equipment containing a gas...

Reventador Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VISIBLE VA EMISSIONS to 15000 ft (4600 m)

Sat, 2 Aug 2025, 23:45 | BY: VN Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 15000 ft (4600 m) altitude or flight level 150 . The full report is as...

Countries under pressure to finalise UN plastic pollution treaty as talks resume

Countries will gather in Geneva, Switzerland, on Tuesday for another attempt to reach a legally binding international agreement on plastics. The 10-day conference has been organised after negotiators failed to adopt a treaty in November during...

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation enforces pollution rules for private sites, ignores own