Sri Lanka Sri Lanka: Fears of environmental disaster from sinking chemicals ship Efforts to tow the container vessel carrying nitric acid and other chemicals out to sea have failed, threatening marine life and Sri Lanka's famed beaches. 02/06/2021
world news Toxic materials shipped out of Beirut after huge chemical explosion A German shipping company has loaded 59 containers of toxic materials on to a vessel in Beirut as part of the clean-up after last year's devastating chemical blast 02/05/2021
Green News Toxic chemicals cause turtle deformities in the Great Barrier Reef Chemicals are posing a threat to our marine life, making their way into the food chain via seafood. 14/02/2021
Lebanon Beirut blast: Death toll rises as three days of mourning start Lebanon's Health Minister warned 'there are probably more (victims) under the rubble". 05/08/2020
Spain 'Almost unbelievable': Metal plate from Spain blast kills man 3km away He was one of two people killed in a huge explosion at a chemical plant in north-east Spain on Tuesday. 15/01/2020
business planet Good chemistry: helping business to come within REACH rules Business Planet heads to Latvia to see how the country's biggest household chemical and cosmetics maker is profiting thanks to its eco-minded strategy. 10/01/2020
business planet Helping Baltic businesses to become cleaner and greener The LIFE/Fit for REACH project aims to reduce the use of hazardous chemicals in the Baltic region by helping SMEs to develop best practice when it comes to chemical management. Agnese Meija-Toropova is from the Baltic Environmental Forum Latvia, which coordinates the project. 10/01/2020
World Hundreds of brands across EU 'breaking' bloc's chemical safety rules Companies producing food, medicine, cosmetics, and plastic across Europe are not completing important safety checks when using millions of tonnes of chemicals in production, an analysis has found. 22/05/2019
Living The best and worst of green beauty according to a makeup artist We caught up with Sjaniel Turrel a holistic makeup artist, who works with likes of Jasmine Hemsley and Deliciously Ella’s Ella Mills. 29/04/2019
Living Should we be afraid of endocrine disruptors in cosmetics? There may be around 80,000 of these chemicals in commercial goods. 11/04/2019
Business Monsanto found responsible for cancer case by US court Damages will be decided in the next phase of the trial. 20/03/2019
Living Don't want to wear animal? Try grape skin leather The path to a sustainable leather industry is underway. 18/03/2019
Living These 5 cosmetic ingredients may catch you off guard We're just spreading the word. 02/03/2019
