UN Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes, Bethanie Carney Almroth on Wednesday called for ...

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Southern Water has been ordered to pay a £2.4 million fine after pleading guilty to multiple charges of releasing untreated sewage ...

A new study shines a light on the enormous scale of uncollected rubbish and open burning of plastic waste in the first ever global plastics pollution inventory. Researchers used A.I. to model waste ...

For decades, Montana boasted some of the most protective water quality standards in the nation. Our clear rivers, pristine aquifers, and world-renowned lakes were guarded by science-based, numeric lim ...

Plastics changed the world. In a little over 70 years since mass production began, the versatile material has seeped into every facet of our lives — from packaging, textiles, kitchenware and cosmetics ...

When you think about threats to the Great Barrier Reef, coral bleaching due to climate change would likely be first. But the world’s largest reef system faces many threats. One surprisingly large ...

LONDON, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Britain set out new legislation on Thursday to toughen the oversight of water companies, with penalties including imprisonment for bosses if they obstruct investigations ...