Tag: Pollution
the International Tribunal of the Sea issues an unprecedented opinion for the protection of the ocean
Greenhouse gas emissions from human activities are responsible for marine pollution and States must act to preserve this environment, the UN Maritime Tribunal ruled on Tuesday May 21. An unprecedented…
environmentalists take on PFAS, the eternal pollutants
While themes concerning the environment are struggling to find their place in a very geopolitically oriented European campaign, environmentalists have decided to make themselves heard in an original way. This…
Air pollution during pregnancy: the periods most at risk vary depending on the sex of the baby
News Published on 05/07/2024 at 11:35 a.m. Updated 05/07/2024 at 11:35 a.m. Reading 3 min. Air pollution during pregnancy has a significant impact on the healthy development of the unborn…
Noise pollution all night due to illegal party, police only intervene in the morning
Many Utrecht residents have had a restless night. Last night and this morning, RTV Utrecht received dozens of reports from people from Utrecht and the surrounding area about loud music…
Not enough police to stop large illegal party in Utrecht: ‘Sex on the street and heavy noise pollution’
The police asked the rave organizer several times to end the party, but he did not respond. Around 3 a.m. the triangle (municipality, police and Public Prosecution Service) decided not…
Carbon credits fail to deliver on deforestation, study finds
A long-term study has just been carried out concerning carbon credits and other financial instruments to protect the forest with more than 10 years of research synthesized by the International…
Air pollution linked to increased risk of stress and depression
News Published on 05/04/2024 at 6:02 p.m. Updated 05/04/2024 at 6:02 p.m. Reading 3 min. Breathing polluted air could affect mental health, and by extension increase the risk of death…
Around fifty multinationals responsible for half of global plastic pollution
News Published on 04/05/2024 at 08:01 a.m. Updated 04/05/2024 at 08:01 a.m. Reading 1 min. Plastic pollution is present everywhere in the world. However, a large part of the waste…
“Le Parisien” partly unveils the new Écophyto pesticide reduction strategy Écophyto
This was one of the reasons for the angry movement of farmers at the start of the year: the regulations concerning the use of pesticides. It is called the Ecophyto…
Complaints against the Dutch state for pollution and health damage caused by PFAS
The case will be the first class action in the field of PFAS contamination in which the government is held accountable. The poisonous substance is also present in the ground…