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Breaking the Cycle Between Food Production and Environmental Decline

URBANA, Illinois, US, May 6 (IPS) - A newly published review in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment has revealed disturbing statistics on the growing environmental threats pose...

Earthx2026 Tackles Major Climate Issues with Thought-Provoking Conversation

Climate Issues Political Polarization, Market-Driven Solutions, Resource Management, Public Trust, and the Future of Life-Centered Design

Insulation’s environmental impact: A call for sustainable innovation

When non-renewable resources (such as minerals) are extracted and processed for insulation, it damages habitats and raises greenhouse gas emissions. Similar to this, energy-intensi...

Environmental Checks Explained

Environmental checks are the behind-the-scenes systems that help keep industrial operations from quietly damaging the world around them. They monitor everything … The post Environm...

Tamil Nadu election 2026: Gummidipoondi constituency residents want closure of waste disposal facility, restoration of T...

Some of the burning issues faced by residents of Gummidipoondi constituency are the expansion of the industrial waste disposal facility in SIPCOT industrial complex and health haza...

Environmental Impact Assessment: Taiwan’s tree policy contradiction

ESG Compliance Challenges for U.S. Companies

Key Takeaway U.S. companies must manage environmental compliance across a mix of federal rules, state laws, and public reporting requirements. These obligations span waste, emissi...

Pacific Islanders Combat Mercury Poisoning of the Environment

SYDNEY, Australia, April 29 (IPS) - It is an invisible contaminant that has been found in fisheries, an essential part of the food chain for many Pacific Islanders. Mercury, emitt...

Tiruvottiyur constituency: Environmental pollution remains a major concern in this industrial zone

Need to be more conscious of environmental damage: J-K CM

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday issued a strong warning over the rapid degradation of water bodies across Jammu and Kashmir, stating that unchecked urbanisation, mounting...

Air quality concern

Dave Cieslewicz: Environmentalism is the establishment

On the fifty-something anniversary of Earth Day it’s time for the environmental movement to grow up. More accurately, it’s important to admit that we have grown up and grown into t...

Inside GEF-9: What it is and Why it Could Define the Next Four Years of Environmental Action

SAINT LUCIA, April 27 (IPS) - The gap between global environmental ambition and real-world progress is widening, with less than five years left to meet key climate and biodiversit...

No Straws, Please!

To quote John Muir, “When we tug at anything in nature, we find that is attached to everything else in the universe”, which precisely indicates our current scenario. A trivial chan...

Experts warn against environmental pollution, poor sanitation

Former Permanent secretary, Federal Ministry of Environment and Chief Executive Officer of the Digital Peers International, DPI, Dr. Mrs Ibukun Odusote, has called for collective e...

‘Environmental awareness must become part of everyday learning’

Srinagar, Apr 18: Bilaliya Education Institute, Lal Bazar set an example of action based environmental education by hosting a focused programme under the theme “One Admission One T...

Whatever happened to the ozone hole, acid rain and DDT?

The environmental crises of the past often seem to disappear—have problems like acid rain and smog been solved?

A look at environmental promises in Tamil Nadu poll manifestos

HRW warns strikes on Iran oil depots may cause long-term environmental harm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday reported that Israeli strikes on four Iranian oil depots put the health of civilians and the environment at risk and may constitute war crimes un...

Explainer: How the GEF Funds Global Environmental Action

SRINAGAR, India, April 16 (IPS) - The Global Environment Facility, widely known as the GEF, plays a central role in financing environmental protection across the world. It support...

Environmental Reform Proposals Advance to Cabinet Stage

[Daily News] Dodoma -- THE government is finalising amendments to the Environmental Management Act, Chapter 191, as part of broader efforts to strengthen environmental governance a...

Restore Earth Day’s Legacy

Click to expand Image Smoke billows over the Mississippi River in Louisiana’s Cancer All...

Green Party issues 'human catastrophe' warning in 'State of the Planet' address

Co-leaders Marama Davidson and Chlöe Swarbrick laid out their blueprint for self-sufficiency in Wellington.

Eco denim finishing sees progress, but chemical impact remains a concern

The global denim industry is making steady progress in reducing its environmental footprint, but significant gaps remain, particularly in chemical management, according to a new in...