Pollution

Travel

Which European cities are trying to cut back the number of cruise ship visits?

Every year, more than 20 million passengers take a cruise.  Before the pandemic, that number was even higher sitting at…

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Tiny particles of plastic pollution could be finding their way deep into our lungs with every breath

Tiny particles of plastic pollution could be finding their way deep into our lungs with every breath we take, new…

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How close is the world to securing a global treaty to end plastic pollution?

Nations made progress on a treaty to end plastic pollution as their fourth round of talks finished early Tuesday in…

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Commission seeks to clarify ‘essential use’ of dangerous chemicals

European Commission guidance on what constitutes the ‘essential use’ of dangerous substances divided opinion this week as policy makers and…

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Is the Thames safe to swim in? London mayor Sadiq Khan vows to make it so by 2034

London’s mayor has vowed to make the notoriously polluted River Thames swimmable within a decade. It’s welcome news for Londoners…

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Sewage pollution could jeopardise Olympic swimming events in the River Seine, NGO warns

Fresh doubts have been cast on the possibility of Paris hosting Olympic swimming events in its polluted River Seine. Much…

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Privatisation, extreme weather and politics: How Britain’s waterways became an ‘open sewer’

Anger is rising over the dumping of untreated sewage into the UK’s rivers and seas. The situation attracted international attention…

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Cycling is now more popular than driving in the centre of Paris, study finds

More people now travel by bike than by car in the centre of Paris, according to a new report. The…

Business & economy

Clean air economics: Financial institutions urged to act

Eighteen influential global figures are calling for more robust measures to tackle air pollution ahead of the World Bank and…

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France moves to ban ‘forever chemicals’ in products – but lobbyists fight to keep nonstick pans

Products containing PFAS or ‘forever chemicals’ could soon face tight restrictions in France. The first draft of a bill banning…

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