Ocean plastic pollution damage could reach USD 731 billion by 2050
If the influx of plastic waste into the ocean continues, the potential economic damage could total USD 731 billion by 2050
World Water Day 2024: Water for Peace
World Water Day has been observed every March 22 since 1993, when the UN introduced it. This year, the theme is Water for Peace.
Toxic tailings dump in North Macedonia to be turned into solar power plant
The town of Probištip in North Macedonia will seek an investor to remediate a mining tailings dump and build a solar power plant on the site
Forever chemical threatens female decreased fertility
New research show that higher exposures PFAS chemicals, also known as the forever chemicals, are associated with decreased fertility in women
European Commission proposes stricter rules on air, water pollutants
The EU is amending the regulations for ambient air, surface and groundwater pollutants and urban wastewater treatment
Professor Fath: Scientists should be activists
Chemistry Professor Andreas Fath from the HFU university in Furtwangen has swum along the Danube from its source in Germany to the Black Sea
Scientists warn rainwater is unsafe to drink
The levels of so-called forever chemicals in rainwater exceed the most stringent standards developed by health and environmental agencies
Red alert triggered in Serbia as 40% of citizens drink unsafe water
About 40% of Serbia's residents drink unsafe water while about 600,000 residents of Vojvodina get drinking water with traces of arsenic
