At UNEP’s Geneva conference, giant sculpture reimagines plastic pollution as public health emergency

As over 3,000 delegates and participants from 184 countries gathered in Switzerland’s capital city, Geneva, for the second part of the fifth session of the United Nations Environmental Programme Plastic Treaty negotiations (INC-5.2), a...

PLASTIC POLLUTION PROBLEM | MI Rep.'s new legislation aims to tackle plastic pollution's health impact

Plastic pollution has long been a concern in the Great Lakes. Now, a Michigan member of congress is aiming to tackle crucial data gaps, in hopes of a solution. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Health hazards in Michigan's waterways have long been a top...

Local senator continues push to eliminate emissions testing statewide

CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — Senator Wayne Langerholc is advocating for the passage of legislation aimed at eliminating emissions testing across Pennsylvania. Langerholc is promoting two bills, Senate Bill 35 and Senate Bill 149, which address...

“Air pollution transcends economic, social, political divides”: Shashi Tharoor at AQA meet in Delhi

Congress’ Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor has brought attention to how air pollution is a grave public health crisis and an environmental emergency, which “transcends economic, social, and political divides,” while addressing a high-level...

Devastating cyclones to get 20-35 percent wetter with fossil fuel emissions

Debris and damage at Redclyffe bridge in Taradale, Napier after Cyclone Gabrielle. Photo: Givealittle / Waiohiki Marae Devastating cyclones like the one that sank the Wahine could get 20-35 percent wetter with fossil fuel emissions, unless...

LA Briefs: Researchers Awarded Port Pollution Study Grant as LAFD Strengthens HAZMAT Response

$3.5 Million Grant Will Fund Cutting-Edge Port Pollution Monitoring LOS ANGELES—UC Riverside researchers have been awarded a $3.5 million grant by the Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment for a cutting-edge approach to monitoring...

Mark Zuckerberg’s Superyacht Burned 500K Gallons of Diesel, Causing Massive CO₂ Emissions

Mark Zuckerberg. Credit: Anthony Quintano / Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.0 Mark Zuckerberg’s $300 million superyacht Launchpad burned more than 528,000 gallons (2 million liters) of diesel in nine months, releasing over 5,300 tons of carbon...

Bhutan to build national system for tracking emissions and pollution

Bhutan is renowned worldwide as a carbon-negative country. But behind that global image is a hidden challenge. The country still doesn’t have accurate data on its emissions. Now, the government is working to change that. A two-day climate...

Conflicting Views On Climate Change Put Emissions In Focus

(MENAFN- 3BL) Two radically different opinions on the urgency of combatting climate change were in the news recently, with the Trump administration in the U.S. and the top court of the United Nations both making important announcements. In our Top...

Belfast Harbour Continues To Reduce Emissions

Belfast Harbour has recorded a 71% reduction in its scope 1 and 2 emissions against its baseline year in 2015 as it continues on its quest to become Ireland's first net zero port operator and one of the first net zero ports in Europe. The figures,...

Iron Emissions Are Shifting a North Pacific Plankton Bloom

Smelting metals and burning coal vaporize small amounts of iron. Some of this iron wafts out of East Asia and into the North Pacific Ocean, where it supercharges phytoplankton growth, a new study found. The study, published in the Proceedings of...

NGT gives NMC four weeks to respond over Futala Lake pollution

The world requires action on plastic pollution: United Nations Environment Head

“” The world wants and indeed needs a conventional plastic treaty because the crisis becomes uncontrollable – and people are frankly indignant“Said Inger Andersen, Dive Executive director of the United Nations Environment Program (Dive), the...

Sen. Kim Ward comments on books, energy policy, and Steelers' preseason opener

Sen. Kim Ward, Pennsylvania Senate Majority Leader, shared several posts on August 9, 2025, covering topics from book appreciation to state energy policy and sports enthusiasm.In a post marking National Book Lovers Day, Sen. Ward wrote: "Happy...

Putin instructs to reduce GHG emissions to 65-67% of 1990 level by 2035

MOSCOW, August 6. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the national government by his decree to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to 65-67% relatively to the 1990 level by 2035. "For purposes of implementation of the Paris...

Vehicle inspection fees in Jalisco fund El Salado Estuary protection

Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco – Jalisco’s vehicle inspection program is doing more than just reducing tailpipe emissions—it’s helping protect one of Puerto Vallarta’s most important natural areas. Javier Sierra, director of the state’s Comprehensive...

EPA Proposes to Repeal GHG Emissions Standards

At a conference, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin was joined by U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, Indiana Governor Mike Braun, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, U.S. Representative Jim Baird (R-IN-04), Indiana Secretary of Energy and Natural...

SINKAMBA ACCUSES U.S OF USING KAFUE RIVER POLLUTION TO PUSH ANTI-CHINA AGENDA

SINKAMBA ACCUSES U.S OF USING KAFUE RIVER POLLUTION TO PUSH ANTI-CHINA AGENDA Green Party President Peter Sinkamba has dismissed the latest statement by the United States Embassy in Zambia as political rhetoric and has accused the United States...

An overlooked benefit of telemedicine: It can reduce climate pollution

Transcript: With technology, you can now have an appointment with your doctor remotely. But Congress is debating whether Medicare will continue to cover the cost of those telehealth visits. So John Mafi, a physician and associate professor at...

Metro Manila needs better air monitoring to tackle pollution-linked health risks, says experts

As Metro Manila continues to grapple with air pollution, there is a need to raise public awareness of its health risks through more real-time and comprehensive air monitoring, according to experts on Wednesday. Experts echoed these sentiments...