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Volkswagen admits it "totally screwed up" as emissions rigging scandal spreads

Volkswagen has admitted it ‘totally screwed up’ after rigging emissions tests for its diesel vehicles in the United States. The US Environmental

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German sailor Heil infected by Rio's polluted water

China

Tianjin homeowners stage anti-government protest over chemical blasts

Exactly a week after the deadly chemical plant explosion in China, homeowners whose estate was destroyed staged a protest in Tianjin, outside a

China

Tianjin firefighters pay tribute to their lost colleagues

Emergency crews who were first on the scene in last week's chemical warehouse blasts in the Chinese port of Tianjin, bore the brunt of fatalities. in the disaster. On Tuesday lost colleagues were reme

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China

It was like hell: A firefighter who survived Tianjin blast speaks of his experience

Eighteen year-old Xiao Xu was one of the first firefighters sent to tackle the blaze that ripped through a chemicals warehouse in the port of Tianjin last week.

China

China: clean up begins at chemical blast site

Troops equipped with chemical warfare protection begin clearing up toxic material at the site of Wednesday's explosions at a Chinese chemical warehouse.

Germany

Lorry aluminium spill sets German motorway on fire

Motorway traffic was serverely disrupted near Dortmund in western Germany on Sunday after a lorry carrying liquid aluminium overturned on the A1. 16

Sport

Rio's polluted waters will be safe - IOC

Organizers for next year’s Olympics have played down concerns over athletes’ safety in Rio’s polluted waterways for next year’s Games.

USA

Nearly four million litres of contaminated water leaks into Colorado river system

In the US nearly four million litres of waste water containing toxins has been a leaked into a local river system in Colorado. The Environmental

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Fossil fuel subsidies rising in EU despite pledges to phase them out

Lebanon

[Watch] Rubbish crisis forces residents to wear face masks in Beirut

Officials are struggling to reach an agreement on where to dump waste, with the closure of a major landfill site last week

United Kingdom

EU must act over shock study on diesel fume deaths - campaigners

My Europe Series

Toxic waste: An international business which benefits the Eco-Mafia

Many of these companies who are working illegaly in these areas are also working for famous Italian brand names

World News

Green house gasses explained

Greenhouse gases trap heat in the atmosphere by absorbing the sun’s infrared radiation without reflecting it back towards space. It is an entirely

My Europe Series

Dirty business: mafia's toxic waste crimes spread across Europe

The illegal dumping of domestic and sometimes even hazardous industrial waste by the mafia has long been a problem in Italy. Now it has emerged that

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Is seafood still safe to eat?

Fisheries are an excellent source of fresh and tasty fish that won’t harm marine resources. But can we be sure that these fish are safe to eat?” In

Sport

IOC concerned over Rio sailing venue pollution; adds new sports to 2018 Olympics

USA

Seattle begins the battle with Shell over Arctic drilling

Protesters in Seattle are not giving oil giant Shell any peace. After the arrival of the first of two giant rigs destined for Arctic drilling at the

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Saving water from waste in chemical plants

This edition of Futuris explores how new technologies can help recycle the water used in chemical plants to make these more environmentally friendly.

My Europe Series

Europe Weekly: EU under fire over migrant policy

In this edition of Europe Weekly, the EU comes under fire over its migrant policy; Ukraine’s economy is predicted to shrink this year; MEPs get tough