pollution
Pollution claims 9m lives each year; Africa worst affected
Worsening outdoor air pollution and toxic lead poisoning have kept global deaths from environmental contamination at an estimated 9 million per year since 2015 – countering modest progress made in tackling pollution elsewhere, a team of scientists reported Tuesday.
ATTENTION MAYORS: Top priority is to manage street garbage (video)
Garbage management to be on the top priority list on the recently-elected mayors of Dhaka north and south city corporations who have announced to make Dhaka a clean place in the next six months.
Bangladesh tanneries: HRW gives bleak outlook
Bangladesh must enforce laws to stop child labour and occupational and environmental health dangers in tannery industry, says Human Rights Watch.
Tonnes of dead fish removed from Rio Olympic rowing venue
Brazilian workers remove more than 33 tonnes of dead fish from the 2016 Olympic rowing and canoeing venue in Rio de Janeiro.
Pollutants created by climate change make allergens more potent
Researchers believe pollutants created by climate change are making airborne allergens more potent
Climate change 'big threat to China'
Climate change may have "huge impact" on China, reducing crop yields, harming the environment, warns country's top weather scientist
Australia to ban dumping dredge spoil on Great Barrier Reef
The Australian government is to legislate permanent ban on the dumping of capital dredge spoil on the Great Barrier Reef
Global CO2 emissions 'stalled' in 2014
International Energy Agency's data shows the growth in global carbon emissions stalled last year