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Veolia Accused of Illegal Discharge Causing Mercury Contamination in Colombia
Global Witness accuses Veolia of illegally discharging untreated leachate from the San Silvestre landfill in Colombia, contaminating nearby wetlands with mercury levels 25 times above safety limits, despite Veolia's claims of compliance and governmental reports.
Veolia Accused of Illegal Discharge Causing Mercury Contamination in Colombia
Global Witness accuses Veolia of illegally discharging untreated leachate from the San Silvestre landfill in Colombia, contaminating nearby wetlands with mercury levels 25 times above safety limits, despite Veolia's claims of compliance and governmental reports.
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44% Bias Score
Africa's E-waste Crisis: Urgent Policy Action Needed
Experts at the 7th East African Communication Organization Regional Conference on Sustainable E-Waste Management warned of Africa's lagging e-waste management, with only 1% of nearly 5 million metric tons of annual e-waste formally recycled, highlighting environmental damage and economic opportuniti...
Africa's E-waste Crisis: Urgent Policy Action Needed
Experts at the 7th East African Communication Organization Regional Conference on Sustainable E-Waste Management warned of Africa's lagging e-waste management, with only 1% of nearly 5 million metric tons of annual e-waste formally recycled, highlighting environmental damage and economic opportuniti...
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16% Bias Score
Italy Condemned for Decades of Illegal Waste Dumping Near Naples
The European Court of Human Rights ruled that Italy violated the right to life of roughly three million citizens near Naples due to decades of illegal waste dumping and burning, causing significantly higher cancer rates; the ruling mandates Italy to map polluted areas and develop a plan to stop ille...
Italy Condemned for Decades of Illegal Waste Dumping Near Naples
The European Court of Human Rights ruled that Italy violated the right to life of roughly three million citizens near Naples due to decades of illegal waste dumping and burning, causing significantly higher cancer rates; the ruling mandates Italy to map polluted areas and develop a plan to stop ille...
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24% Bias Score
Ecopetrol Faces "Iguana Papers" Scandal: Whistleblower Reveals Extensive Environmental Damage
Former Ecopetrol engineer Andrés Olarte leaked internal documents, dubbed the "Iguana Papers," revealing over 800 cases of unreported environmental damage, including methane emissions, water contamination, and the surveillance of activists; independent investigations corroborate these claims, sparki...
Ecopetrol Faces "Iguana Papers" Scandal: Whistleblower Reveals Extensive Environmental Damage
Former Ecopetrol engineer Andrés Olarte leaked internal documents, dubbed the "Iguana Papers," revealing over 800 cases of unreported environmental damage, including methane emissions, water contamination, and the surveillance of activists; independent investigations corroborate these claims, sparki...
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52% Bias Score
Study: Polymers Break Down into Toxic Chemicals, Demanding Regulatory Reform
A new study reveals that polymers, previously thought harmless, break down into toxic chemicals, impacting human health and the environment; this necessitates urgent regulatory changes.
Study: Polymers Break Down into Toxic Chemicals, Demanding Regulatory Reform
A new study reveals that polymers, previously thought harmless, break down into toxic chemicals, impacting human health and the environment; this necessitates urgent regulatory changes.
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56% Bias Score
Switching to Tap Water Could Reduce Microplastic Intake by 90%
Canadian research indicates that switching to filtered tap water can reduce annual microplastic intake by 90%, from approximately 90,000 to 4,000 particles, based on a study finding up to 7 grams of plastic in some human brains, with higher levels in those with dementia.
Switching to Tap Water Could Reduce Microplastic Intake by 90%
Canadian research indicates that switching to filtered tap water can reduce annual microplastic intake by 90%, from approximately 90,000 to 4,000 particles, based on a study finding up to 7 grams of plastic in some human brains, with higher levels in those with dementia.
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52% Bias Score
Fast Fashion's Environmental and Human Costs
The fashion industry produces 92 million tons of textile waste annually; fast fashion brands like Shein exacerbate this with ultra-fast models, exploiting workers with low wages and unsafe conditions while releasing microplastics into the ocean; direct-to-consumer brands claim sustainability but gre...
Fast Fashion's Environmental and Human Costs
The fashion industry produces 92 million tons of textile waste annually; fast fashion brands like Shein exacerbate this with ultra-fast models, exploiting workers with low wages and unsafe conditions while releasing microplastics into the ocean; direct-to-consumer brands claim sustainability but gre...
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60% Bias Score
Africa's E-waste Crisis: Urgent Policy Action Needed
A recent conference in Nairobi highlighted Africa's urgent e-waste crisis: 5 million metric tons generated annually, only 1% recycled, causing severe environmental and health damage, fueled by imports and requiring urgent policy action and regional cooperation.
Africa's E-waste Crisis: Urgent Policy Action Needed
A recent conference in Nairobi highlighted Africa's urgent e-waste crisis: 5 million metric tons generated annually, only 1% recycled, causing severe environmental and health damage, fueled by imports and requiring urgent policy action and regional cooperation.
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40% Bias Score
Rising Salinity Threatens New York City's Croton Water System
Decades of road salt usage near New York City's Croton water system, supplying 10% of the city's water, has tripled chloride concentrations since 1987, threatening its viability by 2100 unless road salt use is reduced.
Rising Salinity Threatens New York City's Croton Water System
Decades of road salt usage near New York City's Croton water system, supplying 10% of the city's water, has tripled chloride concentrations since 1987, threatening its viability by 2100 unless road salt use is reduced.
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40% Bias Score
Thames Water's Financial Crisis: Mismanagement, Sewage Discharges, and a Proposed Bill Hike
Thames Water, facing a £15bn debt and potential insolvency by June 2025, proposes a 53% customer bill hike to address years of mismanagement resulting in sewage discharges into rivers and £2.7bn in dividends paid between 2006 and 2017, prompting public scrutiny and calls for stronger regulatory over...
Thames Water's Financial Crisis: Mismanagement, Sewage Discharges, and a Proposed Bill Hike
Thames Water, facing a £15bn debt and potential insolvency by June 2025, proposes a 53% customer bill hike to address years of mismanagement resulting in sewage discharges into rivers and £2.7bn in dividends paid between 2006 and 2017, prompting public scrutiny and calls for stronger regulatory over...
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36% Bias Score
EPA's Failure to Curb PFAS Contamination Poses Widespread Health Risks
The EPA's past promotion of spreading PFAS-contaminated sewage sludge on farmland and incineration has caused widespread contamination, impacting health and environment. The agency now faces an opportunity to curb industrial pollution at its source through Clean Water Act permits.
EPA's Failure to Curb PFAS Contamination Poses Widespread Health Risks
The EPA's past promotion of spreading PFAS-contaminated sewage sludge on farmland and incineration has caused widespread contamination, impacting health and environment. The agency now faces an opportunity to curb industrial pollution at its source through Clean Water Act permits.
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60% Bias Score
Zambia's Lead Mine Crisis: Government Inaction Causes Widespread Child Lead Poisoning
A Human Rights Watch report details how the Zambian government's inaction on environmental law violations at Kabwe's abandoned lead mine has led to over 95% of children having elevated blood lead levels, with soil contamination reaching 300 times the US EPA's hazard threshold, affecting nearly 200,0...
Zambia's Lead Mine Crisis: Government Inaction Causes Widespread Child Lead Poisoning
A Human Rights Watch report details how the Zambian government's inaction on environmental law violations at Kabwe's abandoned lead mine has led to over 95% of children having elevated blood lead levels, with soil contamination reaching 300 times the US EPA's hazard threshold, affecting nearly 200,0...
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56% Bias Score
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