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Measures under stages 1 and 2 will remain in force to manage pollution levels. The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has revoked Stage 3 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) across Delhi-NCR after air quality improved in the region owing to continuous rains. However, measures under stages 1 and 2 will remain in […]
Only four fines out of 5,600 complaints have been issued for illegal burning of wood in smoke-control areas from September 2023 to August 2024 in England, data has revealed. The new data, from freedom of information requests submitted by the campaign group Mums for Lungs, shows that the law around illegal wood burning is not […]
A Vancouver Island community long frustrated by a ship-breaking operation leaching toxic heavy metals into the ocean is pitching a legal argument that the provincial government may be liable for pollution violations. Union Bay residents are calling out provincial and federal regulators for failing to shut down Deep Water Recovery, a company dismantling ships for […]
Authorities have fined over 2.6 lakh vehicles that do not possess valid Pollution Under Control Certificates (PUCC) in just 50 days as part of a concerted effort to control air pollution in Delhi. Authorities have fined over 2.6 lakh vehicles that do not possess valid Pollution Under Control Certificates (PUCC) in just 50 days as […]
The two solvents, known as Perc and TCE, cause kidney cancer and other ailments, and have been the subject of years of controversy. Source link
RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CA — Reschedule the bonfire, Rancho Santa Margarita. A ban on indoor and outdoor wood burning was extended Wednesday through Thursday for much of Southern California due to a forecast of high air pollution in the area. The wood-burning ban was originally set to expire Wednesday night, but will now be in […]
December 2, 2024 4 min read Global Plastic Pollution Treaty Talks Fail A summit many hoped would yield a landmark treaty to tackle a global plastic pollution crisis ended in disappointment after oil- and gas-producing countries pushed back on limiting production By Leonie Cater, Hanne Cokelaere & E&E News The photograph shows part of Canadian […]
As the threat from plastic pollution mounts, countries could only agree to postpone negotiations to a later date. Countries negotiating a global treaty to curb plastic pollution have failed to reach an agreement, with more than 100 nations advocating for a cap on plastic production and a handful of oil-producing countries only willing to target […]
Delegates from more than 170 countries are working to salvage a treaty that would tackle the growing problem of plastic pollution. Source link
Greenpeace activists boarded a tanker off South Korea on Saturday in an action intended to draw attention to calls for a treaty to curb plastic pollution, the environmental group said. Nearly 200 countries are in Busan to negotiate the deal at the UN Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution, but there is little sign of […]