‘The water is poison’: Chinese activist spends life protecting polluted lake
by Patrick BAERT KUNMING, China (AFP) -- Environmental activist Zhang Zhengxiang is almost blind, and lives in poverty -- but…
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‘Down’ but not ‘out’: Growth needs fuel India’s coal addiction
by Abhaya SRIVASTAVA Agence France-Presse NEW DELHI, India (AFP) - Even as its capital was blanketed by toxic smog, India…
5 years ago
Air pollution in Europe still killing 300,000 a year: report
by Camille BAS-WOHLERT Agence France Presse COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) -- Premature deaths caused by fine particle air pollution have…
5 years ago
Drought, overpumping cut Morocco river link to sea
by Kaouthar Oudrhiri SAIDIA, Morocco (AFP) -- Moroccan environmentalist Mohamed Benata stood taking photos of what should be the mouth…
5 years ago
Drought forces Iraqi farmers to leave their land
by Raad Al-Jammas Agence France-Presse Iraqi wheat farmer Khamis Ahmad Abbas lost it all when his battle with drought forced…
5 years ago
Tunisia city on strike after landfill protest death
AGAREB, Tunisia (AFP) - Thousands of Tunisians went on strike and rallied Wednesday after a demonstrator died of tear gas inhalation…
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Israel start-up offers virtual ‘Clean Coins’ for garbage
by Alexandra Vardi Agence France-Presse HAIFA, Israel (AFP) - As she walked her dog Luna near her northern Israel town,…
5 years ago
Women plant mangroves to bolster India’s cyclone defenses
SUNDARBANS, India (AFP) -- With India facing ever more powerful cyclones, women in the world's largest mangrove forest are planting…
5 years ago
Massive whale beaches itself in northern France
CALAIS, France (AFP) - French animal experts said on Sunday they were preparing to conduct an autopsy on a 19-metre-long…
5 years ago
Chile’s desert dumping ground for fast fashion leftovers
by Paula BUSTAMANTE Agence France-Presse ALTO HOSPICIO, Chile (AFP) - A mountain of discarded clothing including Christmas sweaters and ski…
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Beijing shuts roads, playgrounds amid heavy smog after coal spike
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Highways and school playgrounds in Beijing were closed Friday due to heavy pollution, as China ramps…
5 years ago
Oil-rich UAE to burn waste to make power
by Carolyn Lamboley Agence France-Presse SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates (AFP) - With rubbish piling up in the desert, the United Arab…
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