Environment
Pollution
Pollution
Artificial sweeteners in wastewater raise health and environmental concerns
Artificial sweeteners are increasingly found in wastewater worldwide. A new global review highlights their persistence, limited removal, and potential harm.
Isabella Ceccarini•21 August 2025
Pollution
China’s mega dam sparks water security…
Beijing has launched construction on a long-awaited mega dam in Tibet. But…
Erminia Voccia•5 August 2025
Pollution
Earth Overshoot Day 2025: humanity consumes…
On July 24, the world hits Earth Overshoot Day 2025. From now…
Erminia Voccia•24 July 2025
Pollution
The EU must reduce net emissions by 95% to 2040
For the Climate Advisory Committee, achieving net emissions targets means abandoning coal in 2030 and gas…
20 June 2023
Pollution
Nova Kakhovka dam destroyed in Ukraine: fears of pollution and nuclear
The destruction of infrastructure is a war crime. The dynamics and identity of those responsible are…
7 June 2023
Water Management
UN saves Safer oil tanker: avoided worst environmental disaster in history after…
After years of attempts to recover the necessary funds, the United Nations start the mission of…
1 June 2023
Pollution
World Bee Day 2023, we protect pollinators
World Bee Day 2023 aims to raise awareness of the vital role of bees and other…
20 May 2023
Scientific Reports
How to reduce plastic pollution by 2040
UNEP publishes roadmap to "turn off the tap" and convert an economy that causes huge plastic…
18 May 2023
Water Management
For American Indians an extra defense against water pollution
Half a million Native Americans will finally have protection against water pollution thanks to an EPA…
10 May 2023
Pollution
First underwater robot cleaner in the shape of a jellyfish
At the Max Planck Institute in Stuttgart they developed an underwater cleaner robot inspired by jellyfish…
9 May 2023
Pollution
Health effects of air pollution: if the heart is at risk
A new research has studied the data of 2,025 hospitals in 322 Chinese cities discovering the…
3 May 2023
Pollution
Microplastics compromise the structure of DNA
Enea and CNR test the genotoxic effect of microplastics on plants and animals. The result is…
24 April 2023
Pollution
Stop new plastic pollution from 2040, the promise of the G7
The Environment Ministers meeting in Japan signed a commitment not to produce new plastic pollution in…
18 April 2023
Pollution
Phantom emissions from the Gulf of Mexico: oil & gas pollutes 2…
A study conducted by the University of Michigan compares national inventory data with data collected by…
6 April 2023
Pollution
From leukemia to premature births, the 1st systematic study on the impact…
The production of ever-increasing volumes of plastic is the number one problem. Between 1950 and 2019…
29 March 2023
Climate Change
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