One of the world's most polluted cities has banned single-use plastics
LAGOS, Nigeria — LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian shop manager Olarewanju Ogunbona says he…
Why more women are switching to reusable menstrual products
It was six months ago that Selin Celikoyar bought her last tampon and switched to a reusable…
Nations gather in Geneva to again confront the world's spiraling plastic pollution crisis
Nations kicked off a meeting on Tuesday to try to complete a landmark treaty aimed at ending the…
Will the UN finally broker a treaty to end plastic pollution?
To tackle what’s been the plastic “epidemic,” the UN spun up a committee in 2022…
Swedish ‘queen of trash’ jailed for dumping thousands of tonnes of toxic waste
A Swedish entrepreneur who once called herself the “queen of trash” has been sentenced to six…
US private equity firm KKR drops bid to buy troubled British utility Thames Water
LONDON — British water and sewage utility Thames Water said Tuesday that a U.S. investment…
Japan says China will resume Japanese seafood imports it halted over water discharge
TOKYO — China will resume Japanese seafood imports that it banned in 2023 over worries about…
Britain's biggest water firm hit with record fine over sewage and dividends
LONDON — Britain’s biggest water company was fined almost 123 million pounds ($166 million)…
Board stops California toxic waste regulators from weakening a hazardous waste rule
CYPRESS, Calif. — California shouldn’t weaken hazardous waste rules to allow local…