ExxonMobil pledges emissions cut as investor campaign targets board
NEW YORK, New York (AFP) — ExxonMobil announced Monday it will reduce its emissions over the next five years bowing…
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Pollution
Russia probes pollution off Pacific coast after ‘ecological disaster’
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russian authorities Wednesday opened an investigation into suspected toxic waste pollution off the Kamchatka peninsula on…
6 years ago
14 million tons of microplastics on sea floor: Australian study
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- The world's sea floor is littered with an estimated 14 million tons of microplastics, broken…
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Brown Danube: How Belgrade’s sewers taint Europe’s famous river
by Miodrag SOVILJ Agence France-Presse BELGRADE, Serbia (AFP) — Just down the road from Belgrade's historic city centre, gates open…
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As Oregon fires burn, smoggy air suffocates Portland residents
by Cyril JULIEN Agence France-Presse PORTLAND, Oregon (AFP) — The deadly fires spreading across three western US states are causing…
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Greenpeace warns Beirut fire smoke could be ‘toxic’
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- Greenpeace warned residents in Lebanon's capital Thursday to protect themselves against "toxic" smoke after a huge…
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Toxic liquid leaks into Paris river from cement plant
PARIS, France (AFP) — Hundreds of litres of toxic wastewater have leaked into Paris' Seine River from a plant belonging…
6 years ago
Landmark protest in Mauritius over giant oil spill
PORT LOUIS, Mauritius (AFP) — Tens of thousands of Mauritians protested Saturday in the capital Saint-Louis over the government's handling…
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Long-term threat to Mauritius ecology after spill: Japan experts
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — The major oil spill caused by a Japanese ship that ran aground in Mauritius may pose…
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Indonesia province declares state of emergency over forest fire risk
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- An Indonesian province declared a state of emergency Wednesday as officials said they had pinpointed hundreds…
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Russian mining giant admits waste ‘violations’ at Arctic plant
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — A Russian mining giant behind an enormous Arctic fuel spill last month said Sunday it had…
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Plastic ‘has entered’ Antarctic terrestrial food chain
by Kelly MACNAMARA PARIS, France (AFP) -- Scientists have found bits of polystyrene in the guts of tiny, soil-dwelling organisms…
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