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U.S. Cities Facing the Toughest Indoor Air Pollution Challenges
Date: November 1, 2023
U.S. Cities Facing the Toughest Indoor Air Pollution Challenges By Gideon Rubin, CEO, YourIAQ and Sensables Indoor air pollution is a complex issue, influenced by both outdoor air and conditions inside buildings. While outdoor air quality in a region can be a concern, individual indoor spaces can take measures to purify their air. Indoor air...
EU Commission Proposes Measures to Curb Microplastic Pollution From Pellets
Date: October 17, 2023
EU Commission proposes measures to curb microplastic pollution from pellets By Marine Strauss and Julia Payne BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Commission proposed measures on Monday to prevent microplastic pollution from the spillage of plastic pellets into the environment. Around 176,000 metric tons of microplastics are unintentionally released into the environment each year, according to the...
Banks Behind 70% Jump in Greenwashing Incidents in 2023 -Report
Date: October 3, 2023
Banks behind 70% jump in greenwashing incidents in 2023 -report LONDON (Reuters) – The number of instances of greenwashing by banks and financial services companies around the world rose 70% in the past 12 months from the previous 12 months, a report on Tuesday showed. European financial institutions accounted for most instances and much of...
Environmental Groups File Complaint Against France’s TotalEnergies Over Climate Impact
Date: October 2, 2023
Environmental groups file complaint against France’s TotalEnergies over climate impact PARIS (Reuters) – Four environmental organisations have started legal action against France’s largest energy company TotalEnergies over the impact of the group’s oil pipeline development in Uganda and other fossil fuel projects. Darwin Climax Coalitions, Sea Shepherd France, Wild Legal and Stop EACOP-Stop Total en...
3M Evaluating Options for Pfas Manufacturing in Belgium
Date: September 25, 2023
3M evaluating options for PFAS manufacturing in Belgium (Reuters) – 3M said on Monday it was looking at options to further accelerate the stoppage of manufacturing of PFAS chemicals at its Zwijndrecht facility in Belgium and warned of a likely hit due to the continued idling of the plant. PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances,...
Dozens of Nations to Sign U.N. Ocean Treaty but Implementation Still Awaits
Date: September 20, 2023
Dozens of nations to sign U.N. ocean treaty but implementation still awaits By David Stanway (Reuters) – A new U.N. treaty to protect the world’s oceans is expected to be signed by dozens of countries on Wednesday, another step in the efforts to reverse the damage done to fragile marine environments by overfishing and other...