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Paris (AFP) - Enzymes found in the saliva of wax worms can degrade one of the most common forms of plastic waste, according to research published Tuesday that could open up new ways of dealing with plastic pollution.

"Coca Cola is the largest producer of plastic and plastic waste in the world" says Grace O'Sullivan

Paddy straw burning in Punjab and Haryana is a major reason behind the alarming spike in air pollution levels in the national capital in October and November

Air pollution is preventing insects from sniffing out the crops and wildflowers that depend on them, according to new research.

Study finds minority ethnic people make up nearly half of populations in areas with very high NO2 or PM2.5 levels

Cars and highways are among the top contributors to ocean oil pollution, study finds

Climate change made Hurricane Ian’s most extreme rainfall about 10% worse than it would have been without two centuries of greenhouse gas pollution, according to a first-take analysis of the storm by two U.S. climate researchers. Their rapid analysis, which they shared on Twitter, looked only at rainfall, and not…

It started in July. The callers live in Gourd Island, and they were hoping to share an important message that they say was being ignored by their local authorities.

A new book, Clean Air, recalls how a Tyneside housewife Jennie Shearan united the local community to fight against the pollution her neighbourhood was forced to endure

Thames, Southern and nine other firms penalised after missing targets on pollution

SCOTLAND’S green watchdog has been accused of allowing the “illegal operation” of a Scottish Water site which has polluted an East Lothian…