Wednesday, 18 May 2022 (YJC)_ A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman has called on Japan to reverse its decision to evacuate water contaminated with nuclear material at sea.
TEHRAN, Nov 7_Planting trees and shrubs around factories and power plants may be a better air pollution mitigation strategy than installing scrubbing technologies, according to a new study.
TEHRAN, Aug 03 - Cutting air pollution saves human lives, but some studies suggest cleaning up the air could unintentionally accelerate global warming.
TEHRAN, Jul 28 -Despite improved air quality since the 1990s, pollution still causes lung disease, heart attacks and strokes that kill more than 30,000 Americans each year, a new study estimates.
TEHRAN, Jul 25 - The risk of West Nile virus spreading among animal populations and making the jump from birds to humans may be greater in areas with light pollution , a new study found.
TEHRAN, Jul 1 - Paris on Monday banned all diesel vehicles aged 13 years or over from the city centre, the latest move in a campaign to tackle pollution on the city's streets.
TEHRAN, May 14 - Scientists have measured the remnants of Roman-era pollution trapped in the icy layers of the glacier at the top of Dôme du Goûter, a mountain in the Mount Blanc massif, which is part of the Alps.
TEHRAN, Apr 13 -Among the 125 cities, nitrogen dioxide accounted for 6 percent to 48 percent of pediatric asthma incidence. Its contribution exceeded 20 percent in 92 cities situated in both developed and emerging economies.
TEHRAN, Mar 14 - In the world's coldest capital, many burn coal and plastic just to survive temperatures as low as minus 40 degrees -- but warmth comes at a price: deadly pollution makes Ulaanbataar's air too toxic for children to breathe, leaving parents little choice but to evacuate them to the countryside.
TEHRAN, Feb 19 -"All living creatures on our planet, including us humans, suffer from artificial nighttime lighting," researcher Alejandro Sánchez de Miguel said.
TEHRAN, Feb 12 -"Night-time lighting is known to affect microbes, plants and many groups of animals such crustaceans, insects, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals," researcher Jo Garrett said.
TEHRAN, December 16 -Because aerosols scatter sunlight and can encourage cloud formation, climate scientists are keen to understand aerosol-cloud-climate interactions.
TEHRAN, December 09 - The United States is the biggest source of environmental pollution in the world, says a commentator, adding that it is not possible to combat climate change unless there is a global effort.
TEHRAN, June 30 -Air pollution caused one in seven new cases of diabetes in 2016, according to a US study, which found even low levels raised the chances of developing the chronic disease.
TEHRAN, June 12 -Europe has sent just over half the plastic waste it used to ship to China to other parts of Asia since Beijing’s environmental crackdown closed the world’s biggest recycling market in January. The knotty problem is what to do with the rest.
TEHRAN, May 29 - Eight Chinese regions have promised to beef up anti- pollution curbs, vowing fresh cuts in smog, cleaner water and soil and tighter scrutiny over government officials after Beijing-led probes uncovered thousands of violations.
TEHRAN, April 30 - Pakistan’s environmental protection agency is installing air quality monitors and warning factories to add pollution filters after a panel of the country’s top judges ordered the government to detail its efforts to control worsening air pollution .
TEHRAN, March 28 - Britain on Wednesday announced plans for consumers to pay a deposit on plastic bottles as part of a broader push to tackle pollution .