Abia: Gov Otti announces approval of $125 million Islamic Bank loan

The Abia government has announced the approval of a $125 million Islamic Bank loan financing facility by the Federal Executive Council at its meeting on Wednesday. Ukoha Njoku, the chief press secretary to Governor Alex Otti, disclosed this in a...

Four days left to square the circle on global plastic pollution treaty

Countries remained at loggerheads Monday over how to tackle plastic pollution, with only four days left to craft a landmark global treaty on reining in the ever-growing scourge. While plastic has transformed modern life, plastic pollution poses an...

Pakistan’s deadly monsoon floods were worsened by global warming, study finds

‘Pollution, administrative lapses affecting Goa’s coastal ecosystem’

Panaji: Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao said that a Goa State Pollution Control Board water quality study showed high organic and sewage pollution in creeks, beaches and rivers, rendering them unfit for bathing and fishing, even as Aldona...

UN Plastic Pollution Talks Face Deadlock

Talks at the United Nations aimed at securing a landmark treaty to combat plastic pollution are falling short of expectations, the negotiations chair has warned in a candid midway update. The meeting, which began on Tuesday, has four days...

EPA Proposes to Rescind Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding and Associated Motor Vehicle and Engine Emission Standards

Key Takeaways What Happened? On July 29, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a proposed rule to rescind the 2009 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Endangerment Finding (“Endangerment and Cause or Contribute Finding for Greenhouse...

Summer Friday: History of Capitalism; Air Conditioning; Black Lung's Return; Elie Mystal

For this "Summer Friday" we've put together some of our favorite conversations this year: John Cassidy, staff writer at The New Yorker and the author of Capitalism and Its Critics: A History: From the Industrial Revolution to AI (Macmillan, 2025),...

Could the EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reversal Help Factory Farms Pollute Even More?

On July 29, EPA administrator Lee Zeldin announced that the agency plans to rescind its 2009 finding that greenhouse gas emissions are harmful to human health. The agency relies on this finding to regulate climate emissions, and experts say that...

Why congestion charging might not lower Auckland's air pollution

Plans for a congestion charge on Auckland drivers might not lower the city's pollution. File photo. Photo: RNZ / Lucy Xia Congestion charges can lower emissions and travel times by putting cordons around the central city and spending the revenue...

Iowa residents press for urgent action on farm pollution as water crisis deepens

Hundreds of Iowans gathered in Des Moines to confront mounting evidence that farm runoff is contaminating drinking water and possibly driving the state’s rising cancer rates. Carey Gillam reports for The New Lede. In short: A new Polk...

Renaturalisation of wetlands slows global warming and species decline

Published on 06/08/2025 - 15:00 GMT+2 Europe's ecosystems should be functioning again by 2050. The EU's renaturation regulation requires the rewetting of some agricultural areas. Restoring moors is good for climate protection and biodiversity,...

EPA to Repeal Pivotal Finding on the Hazards of Greenhouse Gases

The Environmental Protection Agency is trying to end the basic government consensus that climate change hurts human health and the environment, launching what’s likely to become a multiyear legal battle over whether the United States can set...

Bugs are popular pets in Japan: Tiny creatures buzz with lessons about ecology and species

TOKYO — The pet of choice in Japan, as much as cuddly kitties and playful puppies, is the humble bug. The bug has been a key part of Japanese culture from the Heian era classic “The Tale of Genji” to popular modern-day manga and animation like...

Filipino-made engine nozzle developed to help PUV drivers cut fuel costs, emissions

Source: https://www.greentechecobooster.com/ Philippine Public Utility Vehicle (PUV) drivers can now take part in reducing the country’s greenhouse gas emissions while saving on fuel costs by using a patented fuel engine nozzle developed by a...

Where’s the global warming when you need it?

The title of this piece is the refrain I use when bumping into Woke acquaintances in my country town when we have weather like we’ve been experiencing recently – cold temperatures, snow falls in the highlands, and torrential rain on the coast. I...

E China's village actively explores ways to reduce pollution and carbon emissions

(Xinhua) 13:36, August 05, 2025 Residential buildings for villagers are pictured at Meilin Village in Xiaoshan District of Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, on Aug. 4, 2025. Meilin, which has long been a model village for rural...

‘Only a matter of time’: Warming ocean water will make flesh-eating bacteria that infected Cape Cod swimmer more common

News that a Cape Cod swimmer contracted an infection from a bacteria that can cause a flesh-eating disease earlier this month has stunned many across Massachusetts, but it was no surprise to David Hamer, an infectious disease expert at Boston...

Russia expecting the grain harvest to tumble by 20mn tonnes as Global Warming pushes its fertile grain belt northwards

Russia is on course to see its grain harvest tumble by 20mn tonnes as its grain belt bakes in a Climate Crisis heatwave and Global Warming shifts its fertile grain belt northwards. Russia’s Institute for Agricultural Market Studies (IKAR) is...

Environmental and Health Costs of China’s Express Delivery

As urban lifestyles accelerate and consumers increasingly demand rapid delivery services, the true cost of convenience is coming into sharper focus. Express delivery in China, a sector thriving on the boom of e-commerce, has emerged as a...

Global warming reaches Earth’s edge

You might have heard about Heard Island and the McDonald Islands recently. They hit international headlines when US President Donald Trump announced his so-called “Liberation Day” global tariffs on 2 April. Included among his sweeping tariff...