Tekijä: Kirsi Seppänen

Hundreds of people in eastern China have been infected with bacteria which can cause dysentery after drinking contaminated water, state media said Monday, prompting the…

Scientists say that machines that remove CO2 from the air will be needed to keep the rise in global temperatures in check. But these devices…

The UK is to get its first commercial refinery for extracting precious metals from electronic waste, which will also be the world’s first to use…

Subaru of America Inc., Camden, New Jersey, announced on Aug. 19 that the company is launching a new initiative aimed at recycling personal protective equipment…

A Norwegian company developing the chemical recycling of waste tyres has chosen the UK port of Sunderland to construct its first facility. Wastefront announced in…

Adidas and American sneaker designer Sean Wotherspoon developed new vegan footwear made from plant-based materials and upcycled fabric. Their SuperEarth Superstar shoe is set to…

Two liters of seawater, or about half a gallon. That’s all that’s needed to detect the presence of sharks in the ocean, according to a…

From Brazilian coffee beans to fish caught in the Mediterranean, today’s grocery stores are stocked with a wide variety of produce. Many of us are…

U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in April fell to their lowest level, according to the U.S Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) records dating back to…

The Greenland ice sheet lost a record amount of ice in 2019, equivalent to a million tonnes per minute across the year, satellite data shows….

Engineers fear more catastrophes await, as the world confronts a swelling volume of muddy mine tailings, contained by more and larger dams. Some rise to…

In an effort to reduce plastic waste, which can lead to marine pollution, and to regenerate untended forests, which can lead to mudslides, a printing…

Manganese isn’t considered a major water contaminant in America, but a new study is taking a closer look at whether it should be. A naturally…

The U.S. state of Michigan said on Thursday that it had reached a preliminary settlement to pay $600 million to victims of the Flint water…

UK distribution network operator Northern Powergrid says yes – it has announced plans to adopt a more environmentally-friendly paint for its electricity network’s assets in…

The targets will form part of the environment bill, introduced last year and set to resume its passage through parliament soon, which will force the…

Finland is the first new market to introduce the Tomra R1 ‘multi-feed’ take-back solution since the original launch of the product in Norway, Sweden and…

In 2019, global e-waste hit its highest total ever — 53.6 million metric tons of discarded electronics — and only 17.4% of that material was…

The construction of large-scale dams has played a surprising role in limiting rising seas, say scientists. Over the past century, melting glaciers and the thermal…

Most Europeans still view climate change as the biggest issue facing humanity, even despite an inevitable surge in concern over the threat of epidemics in…