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German courts allow the prohibition of circulation of diesel-powered cars
The ruling was made yesterday after a legal battle between Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) and the municipal authorities of Stuttgart and Duesseldorf.
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37 days of clean air in the year, Hanoi is more polluted than Jakarta
The annual average air pollution index in Hanoi is 4 times higher than the acceptable level according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Environment
Pollution, Iran's capital closed schools
On February 5, all primary schools in the capital Tehran were closed when dense fog and pollution covered the city and neighboring provinces.
Environment
Measures to protect the body from air pollution
Air pollution is a common threat to the community, taking place not only in dusty cities like Beijing (China), Mumbai (India) and Los Angeles (USA), according to the Huf…
Environment
Plastic pipes will soon be extinct in the world?
Worldwide, plastic straws are the sixth most popular type of waste, according to Litterati.
Environment
Microwave oven pollutes the environment like cars
Scientists at the University of Manchester (UK) conducted the first comprehensive study of the effects of microwaves on living environments, according to Phys.org.
Environment
Air pollution threatens the brain development of more than 17 million children worldwide
17 million children worldwide are living in air pollution 6 times more than regulated.
Environment
Air pollution reduces sperm quality in men
The contaminated environment will have a negative effect on the quality of male sperm, in particular, causing malformed and weaker sperm.
Environment
What is light pollution? How to reduce light pollution
Really, people are never aware of another potential danger
Environment
99% of invisible plastic spraying in oceans will be found by ... dyes
The oceans are full of plastic. We all know that and this is really a big problem today. But we don't know exactly how big this pile is.
Environment
The largest freshwater lake in Baikal in the world is seriously damaged
Scientists have warned Lake Baikal is facing the most serious pollution crisis.
Environment
Pollution causes 9 million deaths each year
According to a large-scale study published in the medical journal The Lancet, worldwide, 1 in 6 deaths is due to exposure to toxic substances.
Environment
Air pollution causes Chinese people to lose their lives for three years
Smoke from coal burning could make people in northern China reduce their life expectancy by three years compared to southern men, Bussiness Insider on 12 September repor…
Environment
Most of the world's water is polluted by micro-plastic
Time Magazine on September 6 said that recent research by Orb Media, a global environmental organization, shows 83% of the world's water samples contain micro-plastic fi…
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The country boycotted nylon bags so much that it was ready to imprison anyone who used it
With over 8 million tons of waste coming out of the ocean each year, they cause serious environmental consequences, destroying ecosystems, and pushing countless organism…