Nov 29 Toxic smog from coal, cars and garbage plagues Jakarta skies By Edna Tarigan, Fadlan Syam, Associated Press Blue skies are a rare sight and the air often smells like fuel or heavy smoke. Continue reading
Nov 23 Watch 8:03 Southeast Asia flooded with imported plastic waste meant for recycling By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sarah Clune Hartman, Simeon Lancaster Last year, the U.S. exported more than 950 million tons of plastic waste meant for recycling and a significant portion of that ended up in Southeast Asia. The region has been inundated with plastic scrap after China blocked all but… Continue watching
Nov 17 European Union nations reach major breakthrough to stop shipping plastic waste to poor countries By Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press European Union countries and lawmakers have reached a breakthrough to stop sending their plastic trash to poor countries. Continue reading
Sep 21 Massachusetts becomes first to ban purchase of single-use plastic bottles by state agencies By Associated Press Massachusetts buys about 100,000 of the plastic water bottles each year. The order bars all executive offices and agencies from purchasing single-use plastic bottles under 21 fluid ounces except in cases of emergency. Continue reading
Sep 06 African Climate Summit issues unanimous call for world leaders to support global carbon tax on fossil fuels By Cara Anna, Associated Press The first African Climate Summit has ended with a call for world leaders to rally behind a global carbon tax on fossil fuels, aviation and maritime transport. Continue reading
Sep 05 Africa Climate Summit links 'unfair' debt burden with calls to make continent's green assets pay off By Cara Anna, Evelyne Musambi, Associated Press Kenya's president says the continent of more than 1.3 billion people is losing 5 percent to 15 percent of its GDP growth every year to the impacts of climate change. Continue reading
Jun 06 Chesapeake Bay report cites environmental justice disparities By Brian Witte, Associated Press It's the first time an integrated environmental justice index was included in the center's evaluation of the health of the nation's largest estuary. Continue reading
Jun 05 $1.18 billion deal reached over drinking water contamination by 'forever chemicals' By John Flesher, Associated Press DuPont de Nemours Inc., The Chemours Co. and Corteva Inc. said they would establish a fund to compensate water providers for contamination with the chemicals used widely in nonstick, water- and grease-resistant products, as well as some firefighting foams. Continue reading
May 26 Judge says fire retardant drops are polluting streams but allows use to continue By Matthew Brown, Associated Press The ruling Friday from U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen in Montana came after environmentalists sued the government for dropping the red slurry material into waterways hundreds of times over the past decade. Continue reading
May 17 EPA rule would force clean-up of toxic waste dumped near coal power plants By Matthew Daly, Associated Press EPA Administrator Michael Regan said the plan would hold polluters accountable for controlling and cleaning up coal ash, a byproduct of burning coal that can pollute groundwater, drinking water and air and has been linked to cancer and other health… Continue reading