Water Pollution

Indian kitchens are a treasure trove of natural haircare remedies. (Source: Getty/Thinkstock Images) The growing air and water pollution is a leading cause of declining hair health. Couple it with stress, unhealthy eating habits, lack of exercise, and you ar…

At the White House Monday Trump gave a bizarre and rambling environmental speech that was attended by his daughter, some Cabinet members, congressional Republicans, and some people that were there just to praise him. As usual Trump used today's event to prai…

Donald Trump, who once mocked the very idea of global climate change, is set to deliver a speech touting his record on the environment, and the supposed leadership America has had on that issue during his presidency. The speech comes amid a massive rollback …

About 4,000 hectares of trees were planted last year, significantly below the target of at least 15,000 hectares annually needed to maintain equilibrium between harvest and planting. That is according to the advocacy group Environmental Pillar, which has pou…

Environmental travesty: Toxic drug residues in rivers and lakes have increased twenty-fold, killing off bacteria beneficial to marine life

We tend to think about climate change as an environmental problem. But it's the impending impacts on our health that have medical experts sounding the alarm. Last November, planetary health professor Tony Capon co-authored the first national report to track…

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Taking into consideration the challenges posed by climate change, students of colleges affiliated to Bangalore University will be taught about air and water pollution from the 2019-20 academic year. They will also have subjects related to solid waste manage…

Posted July 04, 2019 11:53:07 About 1,500 Adelaide residents and businesses have been told not to use groundwater because of contamination from uranium and degreasing chemicals. Key points: A groundwater ban is proposed for most of the Adelaide s…

How’s this for a “reel-y” great catch? A British angler pulled in the world’s biggest Siamese carp after battling the record-breaking fish for more than an hour in a Thai lagoon. John Harvey, 42, managed to capture the 231-lb. carp, also known as a giant ca…