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Australias government settled a class action lawsuit on Monday over claims that toxic firefighting chemicals used at several military bases had leaked into groundwater and the surrounding land.

EU and member state decision-makers need to agree on robust new rules to get the industry in line and paying its way in full, Vicky Cann writes.

Every day we don’t have filtration, more and more microplastics are released into our wastewater, end up in our food chains, and find their way into our bodies, Dr Paul Servin writes.

If anyone suggests that perhaps our current approach to movement in cities is wrong, we write them off as crazy or impractical or unrealistic. As if our current situation is sane, practical, and realistic.

While Dhaka did not (surprisingly) make it to the list of the five most polluted cities in the world in 2022, Bangladesh is one of the top five most polluted countries, and Dhaka’s air is notoriously filthy. We all know this, and mostly we choose to ignore it and hope for the best.

Recently, an environmental activist has filed an application for the restitution and restoration of the environment and ecology of Kaas Plateau in the National Green Tribunal (NGT) (West Zone) under...

Most of the dogs appear to be descendants of pets that residents were forced to leave behind when they evacuated the area.

India has found what it was looking for in Jammu and Kashmir, but locals fear the consequences of ‘fiddling with nature’.

Romania ranks around the middle of the pack in the EU when it comes to the amount of carbon emissions generated to produce electricity.

Human composting, aquamation, terramation: your guide to the eco-friendly burial alternatives and where they are available in Europe.