Tag: Pollution
Dismissal in the chlordecone case: “This decision is nonsense”
The pesticide used in banana plantations until 1993 is the cause of lasting pollution in the West Indies and many cancers. This health scandal ended in the dismissal of French…
France again pushes back the ban on neonicotinoids in the beet industry
The French government wants to authorize neonicotinoids again in 2023 in sugar beet crops. A draft decree was published on Tuesday January 3 and the decision should be taken at…
against pollution, the government is banking on public transport and electric taxis
In Côte d’Ivoire, the authorities are considering reducing the impact of pollution from the car fleet with a brand new project: introducing electric cars. This should first concern the economic…
RIVM: pollution on New Year’s Eve no less, but different due to strong wind
Joost Wesseling, senior researcher at RIVM and an expert in the field of local air quality: “Only the distribution is different, it does not stay close to the ground. The…
Severe air pollution in Poland: “We are suffocating from smog”
There is a shortage of coal in Poland, a country where three million households use coal to heat their homes. But around two-thirds of the coal that people burn at…
polluted by sewage, several Durban beaches are closed
In South Africa, the end of the year coincides with the austral summer and the long school holidays. One of the meeting places to spend time with friends or family,…
A ‘red alert’ was issued in Tehran, the capital of Iran! Air pollution is at critical level… Parks and gardens are empty
Air pollution is “unhealthy for sensitive groups” (orange) in the northern areas of Tehran, and “unhealthy for all groups” (red) in the southern areas. Parks and gardens, which are among…
fierce battle around the issue of pesticides in Montreal
This is one of the most sensitive points of the negotiations on biodiversity at COP15 in Montreal: the reduction of pesticides. These chemicals, used in large quantities in agriculture to…
Scented candles: be careful, they are a source of indoor pollution!
News Published on 12/13/2022 at 5:23 p.m. Updated 12/13/2022 at 5:23 p.m. Reading 2 mins. With the end of the year celebrations, you plan to offer an indoor candle to…
a city helpless in the face of toxic waste from its historic foundry
In Rouyn-Noranda, a mining town in Quebec, the Horne copper smelter releases heavy metals into the air. The concentration of arsenic is 33 times higher than the provincial standard, with…