More pollution expected from stay-home workers
Air pollution in big cities could increase because so many people are working from home, a report says.
Oct. 21, 2020 • ~3 min
Tags: pollution uk-air-pollution
Phyllis Omido: The woman who won $12m fighting lead battery poisoners
Kenyan activist Phyllis Omido has been ignored, harassed and arrested, but she never gave up.
Aug. 1, 2020 • ~7 min
Tags: pollution kenya mombasa
Plastic pollution to weigh 1.3 billion tonnes by 2040
An estimated 1.3 billion tonnes of plastic is destined for the environment by 2040 unless global action is taken, scientists say.
July 23, 2020 • ~4 min
Tags: environment pollution plastic
River Thames 'severely polluted with plastic'
The Thames has some of the highest recorded levels of microplastics in the world, a study says.
July 21, 2020 • ~5 min
Tags: environment pollution plastic plastic-pollution river-thames
Russian Arctic oil spill pollutes big lake near Norilsk
There is a risk that tonnes of diesel oil could drift from the lake to the Arctic Ocean.
June 9, 2020 • ~4 min
Tags: environment pollution arctic russia
Pollution: Birds 'ingesting hundreds of bits of plastic a day'
Plastic pollutants in UK rivers are finding their way into wildlife and moving up the food chain.
May 21, 2020 • ~3 min
Tags: environment pollution wildlife plastic plastic-pollution
High microplastic concentration found on ocean floor
Mediterranean sediments are shown to have up to 1.9 million tiny plastic pieces per square metre.
April 30, 2020 • ~5 min
Tags: earth-science pollution plastic plastic-pollution oceans
Coronavirus: Lockdown prompts clear fall in UK air pollution
Ground monitoring stations in major British cities detect clear reductions in two major pollutants.
March 31, 2020 • ~4 min
Tags: pollution air-pollution space-exploration coronavirus-lockdown-measures
New colony of rare freshwater pearl mussels found in Highlands
The species was uncovered during a watercourse survey being carried out in north Highland.
March 10, 2020 • ~3 min
Tags: pollution nature fish animals
Plastic pollution: Snowdon research is a 'wake-up call'
Scientists say pollution on the highest mountain in England and Wales must prompt action.
March 1, 2020 • ~4 min
Tags: environment pollution water-pollution plastic plastic-pollution ocean-pollution snowdon brecon-beacons bangor-university peak-district criccieth
Page 1 of 5