Libya’s wildlife treasure island at risk of ruin
by Hamza Mekouar FARWA, Libya (AFP) -- Once famed for its exceptional wildlife, Libya's Farwa island risks becoming just another…
5 years ago
Pollution
Pollution turns Argentina lake bright pink
TRELEW, Argentina (AFP) -- A lagoon in Argentina's southern Patagonia region has turned bright pink in a striking, but frightful…
5 years ago
Sri Lanka faces marine disaster as ship fire extinguished after 13 days
by Amal JAYASINGHE COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) -- A fire aboard a ship that triggered Sri Lanka's worst-ever marine ecological…
5 years ago
99 of 100 cities most at risk environmentally in Asia
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France Presse Of the 100 cities worldwide most vulnerable to environmental hazards all but one…
5 years ago
Controlled bushfire cloaks Sydney in hazardous smoke
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Sydney was enveloped in a thick bank of hazardous bushfire smoke Monday, forcing authorities in Australia's…
5 years ago
Wall of sand engulfs Chinese town
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A towering wall of sand rushed over factories and apartment blocks in northwestern China's Gansu province…
5 years ago
Noise pollution poses long-term risk to trees: study
by Patrick GALEY Agence France Presse Noise pollution poses a long-term risk to tree populations and plant diversity that…
5 years ago
Beijing smothered by hazardous yellow smog
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Beijing was cloaked by a thick yellow smog on Monday with pollution surging to hazardous levels…
5 years ago
Toyota to pay $180 mln to settle US emissions violations: govt
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Toyota will pay $180 million to settle charges it failed to comply with rules…
5 years ago
Washing your clothes can create Arctic microplastic pollution
by Kelly Macnamara Agence France-Presse Households in Europe and North America are flooding the oceans with plastic pollution simply by…
5 years ago
EU court finds against ‘Dieselgate’ car firms
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — The European Court of Justice ruled on Thursday that it had been illegal for car companies…
6 years ago
London coroner rules air pollution contributed to young girl’s death
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — A British legal first was made on Wednesday when a coroner ruled that air pollution…
6 years ago
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