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Greenpeace activists boarded a tanker off South Korea on Saturday in an action intended to draw attention to calls for a treaty to curb plastic pollution, the environmental group said.

Diplomats warned Saturday that a majority of countries could walk away from talks on the world's first plastic pollution agreement if a handful of delegations continue resisting calls to compromise.

The world’s nations will wrap up negotiating a treaty this weekend to address the global crisis of plastic pollution

The air quality in the national capital Delhi continued to remain in the 'very poor' category. Read further on Dynamite News:

‘Important shift’ made in global attempts to address plastic pollution though final treaty text yet to be agreed

Diplomats warned Friday of a looming showdown in negotiations to reach the world's first deal to curb plastic pollution, after a new draft text emerged littered with competing visions and ongoing disagreements.

Negotiators working on a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution have inched closer to an agreement, with more countries saying they want to address the total plastic on Earth

Early deaths from air pollution in US could be reduced by between 4,000 and 15,000 a year by 2035, study shows

Environmentalists say presence of lobbyists at negotiations ‘is like letting foxes guard the henhouse’

The odour from a wastewater plant comes and goes, but locals say it’s worsened after an equipment breakdown that authorities warn could take years to fix

Member states of the UN environment assembly are meeting this week in Busan, South Korea to discuss the details of a global plastics treaty for the fifth, and hopefully final, time. Negotiations can be difficult, monotonous, and often go around in circles. The talks can go on for more than…