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Nuclear Waste Could Be Stored under National Parks, say MPs
They believe the safe disposal of nuclear waste is more important than environmental concerns.
Radioactive nuclear waste could be stored in vaults and tunnels located deep underground in national parks and areas of...
Dusan Stokic: Company’s Reputation and Ethical Operation Influence its Competitiveness
With talked with Dusan Stokic, Head of Department for Environmental Protection, Technical Regulations, Quality and Social Responsibility in the Serbian Chamber of Commerce, about the activities of this National Center for assistance...
Hawaii Bans Use of Toxic Pesticide Chlorpyrifos
In a win for public health, Hawaii Governor David Ige signed a bill banning the use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos, which has been linked to increased risk of learning disabilities, lower IQs,...
Construction Delays Make New Nuclear Power Plants Costlier than Ever
The cost of building new nuclear power plants is nearly 20 per cent higher than expected due to delays, a new analysis has found.A new analysis of the history of nuclear power...
EU Agrees Total Ban on Bee-Harming Pesticides
The European Union will ban the world’s most widely used insecticides from all fields due to the serious danger they pose to bees.
The ban on neonicotinoids, approved by member nations on Friday,...
EPA Moves to Relax US Vehicle Emission Standards
Scott Pruitt, the head of the US Environment Protection Agency (EPA), has revealed plans to roll back emissions standards for vehicles in a move that could impact the country's transport emissions for...
Reports: McDonald’s to Pilot Alternatives to Plastic Straws
McDonald's has become the latest big name brand to step up efforts to tackle plastic waste, revealing it is to trial more sustainable alternatives to plastic straws and is closing in on...
Vojin Djordjevic: Preciousness of Unprocessed Water
When VODAVODA first appeared on our market in 2004, in just three months, it won millions of consumers and a third of the domestic market of bottled water. The water factory stopped...
INTERVIEW: Filip Radovic and Verica Jovanovic
SEPA AND BATUT: Key Partners for Improving EcoHealthThe concern about the state of the whole ecosystem, contained in the conceptual goals of EcoHealth, requires interaction between all expert services and institutions of the...
Urban Farming Key in Fight Against Hunger and Climate Change
The urban farms sprouting up and across cities around the world aren't just feeding mouths—they are "critical to survival" and a "necessary adaptation" for developing regions and a changing climate, according to...
Vehicles are Now America’s Biggest CO2 Source but EPA is Tearing Up Regulations
Some of the most common avatars of climate change - hulking power stations and billowing smokestacks - may need a slight update. For the first time in more than 40 years, the...
2.9 Million Children Are Threatened by Toxic Air Pollution From Oil & Gas Development
A new analysis of state and federal data shows 2.9 million children enrolled in schools and daycares across the country are threatened by oil and gas air pollution. Released by the national...
GM To Buy 200 Megawatts Of Wind Energy For Ohio & Indiana Facilities
US automotive behemoth GM has announced it will purchase 200 megawatts worth of wind energy to meet 100% of the electricity needs of its Ohio and Indiana manufacturing facilities.
GM announced this week...
This Dress Measures Air Pollution & Makes It Visible (VIDEO)
When Dominque Paul walks down the street, people stop and stare. Sporting silver go-go boots, a metallic wig and light-up dress, she looks like a David Bowie fever dream.
Paul’s outfit is more...
Philips Lighting Flicks Switch on Gulf’s First Major Renewables Certificates Deal
Interest in securing 100 per cent renewable power has stepped up a gear in the Gulf region, with the news Philips Lighting has become the first major global corporate to purchase renewable...
1 Million Plastic Bottles Bought Every Minute, That’s Nearly 20,000 Every Second
A new report highlights the astounding amount of plastic bottles humans go through and the environmental havoc it wreaks.
Citing figures from consumer market research company Euromonitor International, The Guardian reported that 1...
