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The water crisis is a women’s crisis. Women need to be equal partners in the process of creating more just and effective water governance systems.
A study shows that exposure to polyester microfibres inhibits growth in mussels.
A new study reveals wide disparities among state-issued Clean Water Act fines, and even among federal fines from regions to region. A law professor explains why it may be illegal.
By washing our clothes, we release microfibres into the environment which are then ingested by marine animals.
It’s far easier to see how the stock market is doing than it is to find out the global price of carbon. That has to change.
Ghana needs improved supply systems to expand the use of clean fuels.
Destructive mining in Congo’s protected areas is rampant because it generates money for citizens, officials and armed groups.
Toxic synthetic chemicals, called PFAS, are a serious threat to humans and wildlife – but many people are unaware of them.
We cannot think of nature as something set aside in wildernesses, far from human activity. We need to conserve some elements of nature everywhere, including in the cities we live in.
New research reveals that the London Underground is polluted with small particles which may carry negative health effects for humans.
Most beaches along Durban’s coastline have critical E. coli levels above acceptable safety levels and should be considered a public health hazard.
A new report by the UK’s Chief Medical Officer sets out what must happen.
Vendors are continuously exposed to outdoor air pollution from traffic or automotive emissions and cooking fuels such as gas and open fires.
Hydrogen cars were heralded as an avenue towards universal green motoring, but progress has stalled in recent years.
A new survey has revealed an alarming deterioration in the health of the River Thames ecosystem – but some of the recorded changes may be the result of a cleaner river.
Many countries export their plastic waste abroad – but the mismanagement of this plastic waste is one of the leading causes of plastic pollution in nature.
Adequate wastewater treatment systems are crucial to ensure that wastewater from the oil industry does less damage.
The decision by African ministers of environment to end open waste burning will not only save lives but also open up new income streams.
Does the Global North have a moral responsibility to protect and compensate those in the Global South that disproportionately bear the brunt of climate change devastation?
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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
