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Time is running out for a treaty to end plastic pollution—here's why it matters
On March 2, 2022, delegates to the UN environment assembly adopted an ambitious resolution to develop the text of a new treaty by the end of 2024 to end plastic pollution. With 24 days of formal negotiation between almost 200 countries completed,
Industry Responds to EPA's Plastic Pollution Strategy Before Treaty Talks
Some industry responses pointed to fault lines on what are likely to be the most contentious issues at the United Nations treaty talks beginning next week.
US EPA unveils plan to combat plastic pollution
The strategy focuses on cutting single-use plastics, boosting reuse, and assessing environmental and health impacts.
World-first plastic pollution treaty reaches "moment of truth"
Negotiators face an uphill battle next week to agree on the world's first treaty aimed at ending the problem of plastic pollution.
Global Plastic Treaty: Talks begin on Monday to finalise deal for curbing plastic pollution
Global plastic production has increased over 200-fold to hit almost 460 million tonnes annually since 1950. View on euronews
'Moment of truth' for world-first plastic pollution treaty
Plastic pollution litters our seas, our air and even our bodies, but negotiators face an uphill battle next week to agree on the world's first treaty aimed at ending the problem."Everyone wants an end to plastic pollution,

AQI, Delhi and central pollution control board

Biden proposes to restrict pollution from new gas plants
The Biden administration has proposed a rule that it says will reduce pollution stemming from new gas-fired power plants and ...
These countries produce the most plastic pollution in our oceans – and they’re not the ones you might have guessed
While China and the US are the world’s largest plastic producers, as well as the countries with the largest emissions of ...
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Air Pollution: Clear and Present Danger
People in India’s prosperous capital region Delhi, enveloped in smog, breathes toxic air, Lahore announces lockdown amid ...
Delhi-NCR battles ‘severe’ pollution as AQI reaches toxic levels; PM2.5 and PM10 pose health risks
Delhi's AQI reached 427, falling into the ‘severe’ category. Nine stations recorded ‘severe plus’ air quality, which affected ...
Delhi Trudges Through Another Air Pollution Nightmare With No Answers
Whatever the causes of the smog, by one ranking Delhi was not just the most polluted city in the world, but “nearly five ...
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Climate pollution surges in Washington state after pandemic lull
Though up-to-date information is hard to come by, energy use and climate-altering pollution appear to be on the rise again ...
Papuan women’s mangrove forest in Indonesia is increasingly threatened by development and pollution
Paula Hamadi cleans up trash as she collects clams in a mangrove forest where only women are permitted to enter in Jayapura, ...
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Charlotte de Witte Show in New Delhi Cancelled Due to Toxic Air Pollution
A suffocating haze of toxic smog in New Delhi will prevent Charlotte de Witte from performing as the city cracks down to halt ...
T embracing EVs to combat pollution crisis: Uttam
Hyderabad: Civil supplies minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Saturday reaffirmed Telangana govt's commitment to promoting ...