World News

Today is Earth Overshoot Day, here's what it means

We now live on ecological credit as humanity has used more natural assets than Earth can regenerate in a year. Find out about your country's carbon footprint.

22 August 2020

Earth News

Michigan agrees to pay $600m to victims of the Flint water crisis

It has been called one of the worst human-caused environmental disasters in American history.

21 August 2020

Earth News

The invisible threat of noise pollution: How do we protect quiet?

Noisy environments can be bad for both our mental and physical health.

19 August 2020

Earth News

Major British supermarket set to ditch plastic bags for good

Morrisons' new super-strong paper bag can carry 13 wine bottles in one go.

17 August 2020

Earth News

Extinction Rebellion take to the seas to protest cruise ship pollution

The ship has been pumping out tonnes of pollution in a harbour in Cornwall, UK according to local residents.

13 August 2020

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Mauritius sounds alarm as grounded bulk carrier leaks oil

Authorities in Mauritius has declared a "state of environmental emergency" after a bulk carrier that ran aground offshore began spilling tons of fuel into the Indian Ocean.

8 August 2020

France

France's southern coast threatened by highly corrosive substance leak

The incident occurred at a petrochemical plant near Marseille.

23 July 2020

World News

Ryanair and shipping firm MSC included in list of EU's top polluters

A Brussels-based think tank has cited the ranking in calling for the inclusion of shipping in the EU’s carbon market ahead of a vote on the matter in the European Parliament on Monday.

6 July 2020

World News

Largest-ever hole in the ozone layer above Arctic finally closes

A record-size hole in the #ozone layer above the Arctic has finally closed.

24 April 2020

World News

Earth Day at 50: 'No country is getting it right,' activists say

Environmentalists will come together today to demand greater action to protect the planet.

22 April 2020

World News

Air pollution plummets by more than 45% in major European cities

Paris has seen a dramatic drop of 54% in nitrogen dioxide levels compared to the same period in 2019.

16 April 2020

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Tourist honeypots Venice and Lisbon deserted amid coronavirus lockdown

It will likely leave those reliant on tourism in a sticky situation.

2 April 2020

World News

'Climate change is still on, no matter what happens with coronavirus'

With a third of the world's population living in lockdown pollution levels have plummeted, but experts say it will have little effect on the climate crisis.

30 March 2020

Earth News

New York City: dramatic drop-off in air pollution

Researchers at Columbia University found a dramatic drop in pollutants in New York City in the last 2 weeks.

29 March 2020

Earth News

Fish scales could provide sustainable solution for phone screens

Using a material that is usually thrown away, they hope to replace plastics with this biodegradable alternative.

19 March 2020

Denmark

The tiles on this Danish square help tackle air pollution

The tiles of Langelands Square, in the Frederiksberg district of the Danish capital, have a special coating that helps absorb nitrogen dioxide (NO2).

10 March 2020

Earth News

Toxic air makes us miss 1.8 billion work days every year

These missed workdays cost over €7 billion each day according to a report by Greenpeace.

12 February 2020

Switzerland

Nine things Davos 2020 is doing to be carbon-neutral

For the fourth consecutive year, the WEF's annual meeting in Davos will be carbon-neutral, according to organisers.

17 January 2020

Earth News

Could air pollution be affecting your menstrual cycle?

A new study in France suggests the length of a woman's menstrual cycle might be impacted by pollution.

17 January 2020

United Kingdom

Reducing air pollution could significantly reduce risk of depression

In an analysis of data from 16 countries, researchers found evidence of a connection between air pollution and a range of mental health problems.

19 December 2019