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Air pollution linked to increased risk of non-lung cancers in older adults

Air pollution linked to increased risk of non-lung cancers in older adults

Chronic exposure to fine particulate air pollutants (PM2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) may increase non-lung cancer risk in older adults, according to a study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. In a cohort study of millions of Medicare beneficiaries, the researchers found that exposures to PM2.5 and NO2 over a 10-year period …

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Trash Bee, An Inspiring Start Up Promoting Plastic Waste Recycling In Environment Friendly Manner

Trash Bee, An Inspiring Start Up Promoting Plastic Waste Recycling In Environment Friendly Manner

PESHAWAR, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 16th Jul, 2023 ) :Trash Bee, a small production unit set up with the idea of promoting reuse of plastic waste through environmentally sustainable mode of recycling has been serving as an inspiring model for apprising the young generation about much needed green skills to drive environmental change in the …

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Planet-heating pollution from global energy sector continues to rise as fossil fuels dominate, report finds

Planet-heating pollution from global energy sector continues to rise as fossil fuels dominate, report finds

Last year may have seen a record growth of wind and solar power but planet-heating fossil fuels continued to provide most of the world’s energy, according to a new analysis. Oil, coal and gas made up 82% of global energy consumption last year, according to the Statistical Review of World Energy report by the Energy Institute and consultancies KPMG …

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80% of the biggest companies failed to curtail climate change-inducing pollution sufficiently in the past five years

80% of the biggest companies failed to curtail climate change-inducing pollution sufficiently in the past five years

The vast majority of the worlds biggest companies have done almost nothing in the past five years to cut their planet-heating pollution enough to avoid catastrophic climate change, according to a media report. Large companies are either more likely to contribute to extreme levels of warming or are not disclosing their greenhouse gas emissions at all, according to a new …

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World Environment Day brings solutions to plastic pollution into focus

World Environment Day brings solutions to plastic pollution into focus

Abidjan, 5 June 2023 – Individuals, communities, civil society, businesses and governments around the world today marked World Environment Day with a focus on solutions to plastic pollution, with official celebrations held in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, with the support of the Netherlands. The focus on solutions to plastic pollution this World Environment Day is particularly timely, …

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