Air quality in Europe is still poor
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Air quality in Europe is still poor: despite some improvements in pollution reduction, new measure...
China’s CO₂ emissions begin to fall: have they finally reached the peak?
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano A clear and unmistakable downturn. The once sharply rising line on the graph comes to a sudden hal...
EU pellet regulation: environment and health sacrificed in the name of simplification
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Started in October 2023 as part of the Zero Pollution Action Plan promoted by the former European ...
PFAS: Trump blocks proposal to limit industrial wastewater
This article is part of our thematic channel The Water Observer. Click here to subscribe to our newsletter and receive exclusive contents from the world of water With the administration change at t...
PFAS in Europe: the cost of contamination and the obstructionism of lobby groups
This article is part of our thematic channel The Water Observer. Click here to subscribe to our newsletter and receive exclusive contents from the world of water If PFAS restrictions are not enforc...
PFAS, European water is becoming increasingly polluted: the data from the first EEA briefing
This article is part of our thematic channel The Water Observer. Click here to subscribe to our newsletter and receive exclusive contents from the world of water On 9 December 2024, just a few week...
Global plastics treaty: is a weak agreement better than none at all?
This article is available also in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano The fifth and final round of negotiations (INC-5) for a Global Plastics Treaty begins today, Novem...
Startup, CrioPura: water purification with macroporous polymeric hydrogels
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano CrioPura is a project created by a team of researchers at the Italian CNR (National Research Counc...
More necessary than the sun
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), 90% of the world population breathes polluted ai...
PFASs can be absorbed through the skin and reach the bloodstream
PFAS can penetrate the skin and reach the bloodstream, according to the paper Dermal bioavailability of perfluoroalkyl substances using in vitro 3D human skin equivalent models, published in June 20...
Marine pollution, the first challenge of the Ocean Decade
UNESCO's Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission recently published ten White Papers addressing specific challenges of the Decade of the Ocean. These papers represent a collective effort to devel...
ITLOS: States have a legal obligation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano On the 21st of May 2024, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) issued an advis...
Plastic, 56 companies are responsible for half of the world’s pollution
Plastic pollution is one of the most serious problems in today’s world, because of the growing production and difficulty of disposing of this material. Now a study reveals which are the most r...
Air quality networks can also monitor biodiversity around the world
Sixth mass extinction and climate crisis, unfortunately, go hand in hand, but they are not the same thing. When we speak of mass extinction, we are referring to the massive loss of biodiversity on a...
Planet vs Plastic, the Hidden Cost of an Unwise Use
The industrial production of plastic began around 1950 and has increased exponentially in the years since, substantially exceeding that of any other manufactured material. A 2020 study publish...
The "sustainable" bioplastic that pollutes Bangkok's air
This is the first article of the three-part series Bioplastic: green innovation or another plastic problem? an international investigation jointly published by Renewable Matter ‒ along with Eu Obs...