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Maria Coyote

Pollutions & Environment
Updated January 31
th 2022

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Families win BBC payouts over 11 asbestos cancer deaths - The Guardian

The Guardian

The BBC manages asbestos in accordance with applicable regulations and statutory requirements.

Biden administration's pollution cleanup plan for NJ, region - YouTube

YouTube

New Jersey faces many pollution and environmental health challenges. A new leader has been tapped to oversee the federal government's work on ...

South African environment groups demand an end to Shell exploration | News | DW | 05.12.2021

DW

The area Shell is planning to explore is known as the Wild Coast along the country's eastern coastline. It's a popular tourist area and environmental ...

Refugees fight fires to preserve Mauritania's environment - UNHCR

UNHCR

Refugees fight fires to preserve Mauritania's environment. Malian refugees and local Mauritanians are fighting wildfires as part of wider efforts ...

Ninety-four out of top 100 most polluted global cities are in India, Pakistan and China, World ...

WION

In what can be a warning sign for Asia and the world, 94 out of 100 most polluted cities in the world were located in India, Pakistan and China ...

Pope to young people: We need you to protect environment - The Washington Post

The Washington Post

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Sunday praised young people for their efforts to protect the Earth's environment and told them to “be the critical ...

Environmental groups sue EPA over toxic air pollutants in Gulf states | Courthouse News Service

Courthouse News Service

The Dave Johnson coal-fired power plant is silhouetted against the morning sun in Glenrock, Wyo., in 2018. (J. David Ake/AP).

 

Electric cars are not a magic bullet for air pollution | Letters | The Guardian

The Guardian

The threat posed by air pollution cannot be overstated – the air we breathe can have a catastrophic effect on our health, right from the moment we are ...

COP26: World leaders promise to end deforestation by 2030 - BBC News

BBC

Some of this will go to developing countries to restore damaged land, tackle wildfire and support indigenous communities. More than 30 of the world's ...

London recruits residents in climate push for clean air and green homes | Reuters

Reuters

Expanding the anti-pollution zone will allow 4 million more Londoners to breathe healthier air and help tackle climate change at the same time, ...

: Praise for updated national climate plans, but 'nowhere near' goal

UN News

New or updated climate action plans by governments can be effective in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, but greater efforts are needed to ...

Evaluating the Federal Response to the Persistence and Impacts of PFAS Chemicals on our ...

US Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works - Senate.gov

On Wednesday, October 20, 2021, the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works will hold a hearing to assess the Environmental Protection ...

'Astronauts' simulate Mars environment in Israel's Mitzpe Ramon - The Jerusalem Post

The Jerusalem Post

A team of “astronauts” has come to the Mitzpe Ramon Crater to launch the AMADEE-20 Mars analog mission, simulating the environment of the Red Planet.

IAEA Environment Laboratories in Monaco Turn 60

International Atomic Energy Agency

The role of the IAEA Environment Laboratories in Monaco in helping conserve the ocean for future generations by applying nuclear technologies was emphasized ...

Pollutionwatch: the fight to protect children from dirty air | Air pollution | The Guardian

The Guardian

Last week the high court ruled that the UK Environment Agency must do more to protect a five-year-old boy from dangerous fumes leaking from a nearby ...

Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey ...

APN News

Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey Holds Meeting with CAF&PD and Environment Officials of Assam.

Another deadly year for Latin America's environment defenders - Buenos Aires Times

Buenos Aires Times

Seven of the 10 deadliest countries for land and environmental defenders were in Latin America, with 165 killings recorded, though Global Witness ..

Record number of environmental activists murdered - BBC News

BBC News

image captionSouth African environmental activist Fikile Ntshangase was shot dead in her own home. A record number of activists working to protect ...

NASA: Mars rover rocks reveal 'potentially habitable sustained environment' - CNET

CNET

NASA: Mars rover rocks reveal 'potentially habitable sustained environment'. The Perseverance rover's first Martian rock samples are giving scientists

The Guardian

Pollutionwatch: how bad are bonfires for the environment?

Councils always get complaints, but scientists have been busily burning leaves in a giant ...

Mesothelioma Victims Center Urges the Family of a Merchant Marine Sailor Who Now Has ...

Digital Journal

... mesothelioma and or lung cancer that was caused to exposure to asbestos. ... manufacturing/factory workers, pulp or paper mill workers, plumbers, ...

9 Types of Pollution that You Should be Aware of - Tehran Times

Tehran Times

Air pollution. Air pollution is the emissions of biological molecules, particulate matter, toxic gases, and many other pollutants into the Earth's atmosphere.

Air pollution linked to more severe mental illness – study - The Guardian

The Guardian

“Air pollution is modifiable, and on a big scale as well, reducing population-level exposure,” said Joanne Newbury, of the University of Bristol, part of the ...

Atmospheric Pollution Research | Vol 12, Issue 9, In progress - ScienceDirect.com

ScienceDirect.com

Read the latest articles of Atmospheric Pollution Research at ScienceDirect.com, Elsevier's leading platform of peer-reviewed scholarly literature.

The Health and Climate Benefits of Reducing Air Pollution - Eos.org

Eos

Air pollution is linked to more than 4 million deaths around the globe every year, according to the World Health Organization.

Learn to harvest rainfall, conserve water to reduce runoff pollution - FOX 13 Tampa Bay

FOX 13 Tampa Bay

... Florida Institute of Food and Agriculture Sciences (IFAS) wants to educate the public about ways people can conserve water and prevent runoff pollution.

Angola mine leak causes 'unprecedented' pollution in Congo rivers, researchers say

Creamer Media's Mining Weekly

Angola mine leak causes 'unprecedented' pollution in Congo rivers, researchers say. 23rd August 2021 BY: Reuters. A suspected leak of heavy metals from a mine ...

Floods, pollution and other impacts of climate change can cause pediatric health issues ...

Charleston Post Courier

Increasing temperatures, air pollution and extreme precipitation has led to heat-related deaths, asthma and even waterborne illness in children.

North Carolina Mesothelioma Victims Center Urges the Family of a Person with Mesothelioma in ...

Digital Journal

*The UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina: ... *Comprehensive Cancer Center Winston-Salem North Carolina: ... oil refinery workers, pulp, or paper mill workers, factory workers, plumbers, ...

9 Types of Pollution that You Should be Aware of

Tehran Times

As life on Earth is threatened and the environment is suffering dire consequences every year, we all must be aware of these hazardous pollutions. Some ..

City's air quality: A pleasant break

The Financial Express BD

Environmental activists and segments of the general people concerned about Dhaka's deteriorating air pollution must have felt upbeat about a ...

 Washington Mesothelioma Victims Center Urges a Bremerton or Seattle Shipyard Worker with ...

Digital Journal

*Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and the UW Medical Center ... oil refinery workers, pulp and paper mill workers, factory workers, plumbers, electricians, miners, auto mechanics, machinists, and construction workers.

 Lawsuit Challenges Seismic Oil, Gas Testing in Gulf of Mexico

Center for Biological Diversity

Most at risk is an endangered whale species with just 50 surviving ... the ocean and to disrupt marine animals on a vast scale, impairing their ability to ...

Oregon US Navy Veterans Lung Cancer Advocate Urges the Family of a Navy Veteran with Lung ...

EIN News

Oregon US Navy Veterans Lung Cancer Advocate Urges the Family of a ... pulp and paper mill workers, public utility workers, plumbers, electricians, ...

 

Sri Lanka to sue Singapore ship owner over marine pollution

WION

... cargo carrier that has burned for 11 straight days off the island's west coast and caused some of its worst-ever marine pollutions.