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Tackling microplastic pollution in Europe's rivers

How much plastic ends up in our rivers? And what are the effects on our health and the environment? A group of Italian citizens and scientists have come together to try to answer these questions.

USA

Great Pacific Garbage Patch 'now three times the size of France’

The biggest garbage patch in the Pacific is swelling rapidly, according to a study, and has grown to three times the size of continental France.

United Kingdom

London’s free tap water scheme aims to slash plastic pollution

Scores of museums, restaurants and shops in the UK capital are offering free water in a bid to protect the environment.

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Heat produced in our cities is affecting human mortality

How can we make cities more eco-sustainable?

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Manta Ray filmed swimming throug rubbish off Bali

Piece of plastic are now routinely found in the stomachs of dead fish, turtles, and marine mammals, the environmental charity Greenpeace says.

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EU pollution: "My patience is running thin" - Commissioner

An estimated 400,000 people a year die because of poor air quality in the EU

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EU plans major crack down on Europe's plastics pollution

The European Commission has set out a number of targets to cut plastic waste across the continent by 2030.

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EU's fight against plastic waste: What does it all mean?

The European Commission plans to reduce plastic waste with a new strategy that seeks to make every piece of plastic reusable or recyclable.

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Cars in Europe: diesel's not dead yet

Diesel has begun its decline in France, but it's not yet said its last word in Europe.

China

China introduces new emissions tax

China is getting serious about fighting environmental pollution. As of January first, the Asian superpower has introduced a new tax aimed at reducing emissions.

Albania

Albania’s Garbage Problem Affects its Neighbors—and EU Aspirations

Litter brought to shore from Albania’s rivers washed up hundreds of miles north in the port of Dubrovnik, Croatia—and environmental activists aren't surprised.

Economy

New car sales in Britain drop off

Latest figures show new car sales in the UK heading for first yearly drop since 2011

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UN seeks to tackle ‘ocean Armageddon’ of plastic pollution

The world’s top environmental decision-making body is targeting ‘global menace’ of pollution at a summit in Nairobi.

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Images show extent of global air pollution

Poland

Poland among Europe's worst for smog

Poland's cities make up 33 of the 50 most polluted cities in Europe, prompting some officials to hurry along anti-smog laws to help reduce pollution in the country.

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Harmless radioactive cloud floating over Europe 'came from Russia'

France's nuclear security institute confirmed the detection of ruthenium-106 in Europe but said it had no impact on human health

World

Germany's renewable revolution: Can clean energy stand alone in a coal dependent nation?

This year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference is held in Bonn in Germany, and you can expect some research papers and workshops to focus on one village in…

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Ozone hole shrinks to smallest since 1988

Scientists say man's efforts and favourable conditions have helped restore ozone levels.

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Saving the birds ensnared on 'plastic island'

Wildlife conservationists are tackling the plastic pollution strangling one of the world's largest gannet colonies.

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Can we solve the mysteries of Earth's atmosphere?

Is the ozone layer replenishing itself, how can we track pollution from industry, and is it possible to measure Earth's winds from orbit? We look into the mysteries of our atmosphere in Space.