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France to launch ‘railway highways’ in push for greener economy
France’s prime minister vowed on Monday to develop “railway highways” to carry food and other goods that now go by truck, part of a government…
Kenyan recycling firm mixes kitchen waste to boost urban farming
Kenyan urban farmer Francis Wachira credits a soil recycling company with keeping him afloat financially during the coronavirus crisis: it helped him to start producing…
Amount of plastics in oceans will quadruple by 2040, major new research finds
The world’s plastic pollution problem is vastly outpacing efforts to stop it, meaning that the volume of plastics in oceans globally will be four times…
New research highlights solutions to eliminate plastic pollution
The amount of plastic trash that flows into the oceans every year is expected to nearly triple by 2040 to 29 million metric tons, new…
Device uses sunlight to help fight water crisis
Researchers from the University of Rochester are developing a way to address the world’s water crisis using sunlight to evaporate and purify contaminated water with…
French refinery leaks toxic chemical into marine life area
An orange-brown chemical sheet spread over 15 acres (6 hectares) of a nationally recognized marine life area in the French Mediterranean following a leak at…
Siberian heat wave is driving massive wildfires, sea ice melt in Arctic
The World Meteorological Organization warned on Friday that temperatures in Siberia were about 18 degrees [10 degrees Celsius] above average in June as devastating fires…
Global Covid-19 recovery plans failing climate and the environment, study warns
Governments worldwide are largely failing to heed calls from the United Nations, green groups, leading economists and energy experts to gear the estimated $11.8tr-worth of…
Researchers study benefits of blueberry and persimmon waste powders
Scientists are exploring options for transforming fruit and vegetable byproducts – such as peels or pulp discarded during processing – into nutritious food ingredients and…
Single-use masks and coronavirus waste end up polluting ocean
Environmentalists have warned that a global increase in use of single-use masks, latex gloves and other protective gear employed against the novel coronavirus could exacerbate…
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