Environment
Pollution
Pollution
Trump to roll back safety limits on forever chemicals
The U.S. EPA has announced plans to revoke the maximum contaminant levels for PFNA, PFHxS, GenX, and PFBS pending regulatory reform. Only the limits for PFOA and…
Editorial Team•27 June 2025
Pollution
The carbon emissions quota for staying…
The carbon emissions quota to limit global warming to 1.5°C could run…
Editorial Team•20 June 2025
Pollution
Centuries-old sea mercury pollution threatens Arctic…
Mercury released by human activities such as coal combustion and gold mining…
Editorial Team•16 June 2025
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
Pollution
Elon Musk, the light pollution of satellites and the future of astronomy
In a series of speeches on Nature Astronomy, dozens of astronomers denounce the impact of the…
21 March 2023
Pollution
Record in February, deforestation in the Amazon rainforest marks +61.8%
The data of the DETER satellite monitoring system, managed by the National Institute for Space Research…
14 March 2023
Pollution
Let’s tackle space pollution before it’s too late
There are 7,000 satellites in orbit, rising to 60,000 in 2030. And billions of debris and…
10 March 2023
Pollution
Methane leaks, who are the biggest polluters of 2022?
US, Russia and Turkmenistan are responsible for the largest number of methane leaks from fossil fuel…
8 March 2023
Tech innovations and Startups
Eight robot bees to save an entire ecosystem, Durham’s bet
Artificial intelligence, machine learning and micro-robotics. These are the ingredients of RoboRoyale, the EU-funded project that…
28 February 2023
Climate Change
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