New research found power stations in the Latrobe Valley emit around 10 times more mercury than power stations in the Hunter Valley. The stark difference has a lot to do with regulations.
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There is an urgent need for legislation dealing specifically with electronic waste in Nigeria.
Oil spills, cracked buildings and pollution. Just some of the environmental effects of Kenya’s massive railway project.
A study showed that, on average, more greenery around primary schools was associated with better NAPLAN scores. Higher exposure to traffic-related pollution was associated with poorer scores.
The Nigerian government must shore up efforts to stop the pollution of aquatic environments.
Nigeria must address illegal fishing, which depletes the country’s fish stocks, undermines livelihoods and pushes people into poverty.
In last week’s budget, the federal government allocated money to restore the local environment around the mine. But it didn’t disclose how much.
International law bars nations from causing environmental harms in other states. Should that include sending thousands of refugees over the border in search of food, water and shelter?
Legumes have a superpower: they can convert nitrogen in the air into a form plants can use to grow.
While most areas experienced a reduction in air pollution in response to lockdown measures, other areas saw only small improvements or even an air quality deterioration.
Aquaculture is a growing source of healthy protein for millions of people around the world, but there are big differences between farming fish on land and at sea.
The COVID-19 pandemic risks reversing progress made to increase access to affordable, reliable and sustainable domestic energy sources in Kenya.
Cultural sensibilities around feminine hygiene products are contributing to a growing environmental crisis.
Attempts to formalise charcoal production have been largely unsuccessful.
Demand for charcoal continues to increase in Kenya, it’s vital that the sector is better governed
Mining is not just a physical engineering process. It requires social engineering as well.
Reports from baby food companies show questionable levels of arsenic, lead and other heavy metals. Here’s what parents need to know.
Billionaires have carbon footprints hundreds of times higher than the average American. Two scholars tried to put a number on it.
The US environmental justice movement dates back to the early 1980s, but federal support for it has been weak and inconsistent. Here are four things Biden’s EPA can do to improve that record.
The tiny air pollutants known as PM2.5, emitted by vehicles, factories and power plants, aren’t just a hazard for lungs. A study finds more brain shrinkage in older women exposed to pollution.
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Chief Environmental Scientist, EPA Victoria; Honorary Professor, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University
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Associate Professor in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University
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Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, The University of Melbourne
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Professorial Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University
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Senior Research Fellow at the Stockholm Environment Institute, University of York
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Senior Principal Research Scientist, Oceans and Atmosphere, CSIRO
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Professor of Statistics, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate professor, Obafemi Awolowo University
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Emeritus Professor of Medicine, University of Adelaide
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Director of CORDIO in East Africa and Adjunct Fellow, Pwani University
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Professor, Australian National University
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Associate Professor, Australian National University
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Lecturer of Environmental Chemistry, Madonna University, Nigeria
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Associate Professor, University of Pretoria
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Part-time lecturer and Director of the Africa Livelihood Innovations for Sustainable Environment Consulting Group, University of Nairobi
