Faroe Islands begin review of controversial dolphin hunt
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) - The Faroe Islands, a Danish autonomous territory, said Tuesday it had begun discussions about the future…
4 years ago
Environment
Plastic, chemical pollution beyond planet’s safe limit: study
by Marc PRÉEL Agence France-Presse STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP) - The torrent of man-made chemical and plastic waste worldwide has massively…
4 years ago
Tunisia to return illegally imported waste to Italy
TUNIS, Tunisia (AFP) - Tunisia will return more than 280 containers of waste illegally imported from Italy in 2020, the…
4 years ago
Banks heavily finance oil firms despite climate goals: study
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - European banks, while pledging to tackle carbon emissions, are heavily financing companies involved in the…
4 years ago
Brazil launches plan to expand mining in Amazon
Brasília, Brazil (AFP) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro launched a plan Monday to expand gold mining in the Amazon rainforest, drawing…
4 years ago
IAEA begins mission to review Fukushima water release
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) - An International Atomic Energy Agency taskforce began a mission Monday in Japan to review the controversial…
4 years ago
The Brazil resort town disappearing into the sea
by Eugenia LOGIURATTO Agence France-Presse ATAFONA, Brazil (AFP) - Vultures roam the sand in the Brazilian resort town of Atafona…
4 years ago
Coca-Cola says 25% of packaging will be reusable by 2030
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) - Coca-Cola, under pressure from environmentalists over its packaging policies, has pledged to use reusable…
4 years ago
Spain, Portugal hit by winter drought
by Levi FERNANDES Agence France-Presse PAMPILHOSA DA SERRA, Portugal (AFP) - In central Portugal, a sustained drought has revealed the…
4 years ago
Australia warns koalas ‘endangered’ as numbers plunge
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) - Australia officially listed koalas across a swathe of its eastern coast as "endangered" on Friday, with…
4 years ago
US calls for talks with Mexico on endangered porpoise
WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (AFP) - Washington has invoked the environmental provisions of the North American free trade pact to…
4 years ago
Macron says France to build up to 14 new nuclear reactors
BELFORT, France (AFP) - President Emmanuel Macron called Thursday for a "renaissance" for the French nuclear industry, saying he wanted…
4 years ago
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