20 states have joined forces to form high ambition coalition to end plastic pollution by 2040 Coalition will advocate for legally binding global rules and regulations, rather than patchwork of national standards, when finalising global plastic treaty World needs more states to join the coalition to ensure swift end to plastic pollution GLAND, Switzerland (August …
A novel method for producing polymers has been created by researchers in Japan. The creation of more transparent, heat-resistant, and environmentally friendly plastics is anticipated to result from this discovery. Asymmetric cationic polymerization, a process first used in the 1960s by the research team of Nobel laureate Giulio Natta, allowed for the creation of polymers. …
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5 On Your Side found several people with health conditions who live within feet of the fire at the Interco Recycling Center. MADISON COUNTY, Ill. — Massive fires, like the one at a Madison recycling plant Wednesday, can have an impact on your health. 5 On Your Side found several people with health conditions who …
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Global warming and changing weather patterns are affecting the water supply for one of the world’s most important waterways, the Panama Canal, as well as access to drinking water for millions of Panamanians, reports journalist Grace Livingstone from Panama City. The Panama Canal is a great feat of 20th-Century engineering. Upon its completion in 1914, …
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The warming of the earth, combined with the exhausting nature of the game, is raising questions about the future of the second most popular sport in the world. The joke is that if you want it to rain during this wetter-than-usual summer in the Caribbean, just start a cricket match. Beneath the humor is seemingly …
