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‘Small’ oil leak off Peru coast amid crude spill cleanup

Posted on January 27, 2022 by Hooriya Qureshi

El Callao, Peru, Jan 26 (AFP/APP):A “relatively small” oil leak has been registered at a refinery off the Peruvian coast just 10 days after a major crude spill that workers are still battling to clean up, authorities said Wednesday. The oil escaped Tuesday during work […]

LHC bans cutting trees, mountains in Murree, Kahuta., Kotli Sattian

Posted on January 24, 2022 by Hooriya Qureshi

RAWALPINDI, Jan 24 (Online): Lahore High Court (LHC) Rawalpindi Bench has imposed ban on cutting trees and mountains in the areas of Murree, Kahuta and Kotli Sattian. The court has summoned additional secretaries environment on January 31. A single bench of LHC led by Justice […]

Serbia backs out of controversial Rio Tinto lithium mine: PM Ana Brnabic

Posted on January 21, 2022 by Tuba Zafar

Belgrade, Jan 20 (AFP/APP): Serbian authorities have abandoned plans to build controversial lithium mine, the prime minister said Thursday, following weeks of protests against the project set to be built by Rio Tinto. “Serbia has fulfilled all demands from the environmental protests and has put […]

EU ministers mull climate policy, carbon border tax

Posted on January 21, 2022 by Tuba Zafar

Paris, Jan 20 (AFP/APP):European Union environment ministers gathered in France Thursday to mulls climate policy and the merits of a carbon border tax, while airing differences on whether nuclear energy can be classified as “green”. The two-day informal talks in Amiens, hosted by France as […]

Paris looks to recapture lost beauty after criticism

Posted on January 19, 2022 by Tuba Zafar

Paris, Jan 18 (AFP/APP): Paris city authorities unveiled a “manifesto for beauty” on Tuesday containing plans to spruce up the City of Lights where an online campaign highlighting ugliness and filth has piled pressure on mayor Anne Hidalgo. Deputy Mayor Emmanuel Gregoire said that several […]

Citizens violate ban on ‘plastic bags’ amid reduced enforcement measures

Posted on January 14, 2022 by Hooriya Qureshi

ISLAMABAD, Jan 14 (APP):The citizens of the federal capital, after observing few months’ strict compliance, are openly violating the ban imposed on single use plastic bags amid reduced enforcement of the restriction by the civic agencies. Shopkeepers and individuals are openly using polythene or plastic […]

Administrator reviews cleanliness drive

Posted on January 13, 2022 by Hooriya Qureshi

SUKKUR, Jan 13 (APP):Administrator Sukkur, Ali Raza Ansari here on Thursday directed the Sukkur Municipal Corporation (SMC) to expedite ongoing cleanliness drive in the district and submit proposals to make it more sustainable. Presiding over a meeting to review the drive’s progress, the administrator stressed […]

Campaigners sue UK over ‘inadequate’ climate plan

Posted on January 13, 2022 by Tuba Zafar

London, Jan 12 (AFP/APP):Green campaigners on Wednesday launched legal actions against Britain alleging the government’s “pie-in-the-sky” climate plan was “inadequate” to deliver promised steep cuts in emissions. Two environmental pressure groups, ClientEarth and Friends of the Earth, announced they have started separate legal proceedings at […]

Air pollution may affect the lethality of COVID-19

Posted on January 12, 2022 by Hooriya Qureshi

Islamabad, JAN 12 (Online): New research suggests that air pollution may have an effect on the number of people who die from COVID-19. The rapid spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has meant that there has been little time for scientists to determine what affects its […]

Controversial study links pollution with bipolar, depression

Posted on January 9, 2022 by Hooriya Qureshi

ISLAMABAD, JAN 08 (Online): A recent study has concluded that exposure to air pollution, particularly during the first 10 years of life, could play a significant role in the development of psychiatric disorders. However, not everyone is convinced by the data. The study, which appears […]

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