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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Pollution
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
China aims to cut fossil energy use to below 20% by 2060
BEIJING, China (AFP) - China is targeting an ambitious clean energy goal of reducing fossil fuel use to under 20 percent…
5 years ago
Rio Tinto says to ‘halve’ emissions by 2030
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) - Australia-based mining giant Rio Tinto on Wednesday announced plans to cut direct carbon emissions 50 percent…
5 years ago
Surfers sidelined as California races to clean up oil spill
by Paula RAMON Agence France-Presse HUNTINGTON BEACH, United States (AFP) - Beaches normally thronged with the bronzed torsos of surfers…
5 years ago
US Coast Guard probes anchor strike over California oil spill: report
by Huw GRIFFITH LOS ANGELES, United State (AFP) -- The US Coast Guard is investigating a possible anchor strike as…
5 years ago
In Venezuela, a village on stilts slowly succumbs to mud
by Margioni BERMÚDEZ Agence France-Presse VENEZUELA (AFP) - Congo Mirador was once an idyllic spot: a community of homes on…
5 years ago
WHO says air pollution kills 7 mn a year, toughens guidelines
by Robin MILLARD Agence France-Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) - The World Health Organization strengthened its air quality guidelines on Wednesday,…
5 years ago
Indonesia court finds president negligent over pollution in landmark case
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- In a landmark victory for Indonesian environment campaigners, a court on Thursday ordered President Joko Widodo…
5 years ago
Tunis residents decry beaches too polluted for swimming
by Akim Rezgui with Francoise Kadri in Tunis EZZAHRA, Tunisia (AFP) -- Tahar Jaouebi looks out from a beach south…
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Funding needed to tackle life-shortening air pollution: report
by Natalie HANDEL PARIS, France (AFP) -- Even as air pollution shaves years off life expectancy, fossil fuel projects get…
5 years ago
Plastic threatens migratory species in Asia-Pacific: UN
by Kelly MACNAMARA PARIS, France (AFP) -- From endangered freshwater dolphins drowned by discarded fishing nets to elephants scavenging through…
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