Sewage scandal: The dirty secret polluting England and Wales
• Feb 17, 2025, 3:21 PM
1 min de lecture
Since Brexit, the UK is no longer subject to European water quality standards. In England and Wales, floods of untreated wastewater have been discharged into rivers and seas, harming the health of residents and destroying ecosystems. FRANCE 24's Down to Earth team reports.
Tuesday, february 18, 2025
Microplastics found at higher concentrations in human brains
• 4:57 PM
1 min
The tiny bits of plastic pollution that make their way from the environment into our bodies accumulate at much higher concentrations in the human brain than in other organs, a new study shows. Microplastics are broken down from plastic waste and can be f
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Trump's climate change denial: An era of 'ignorance'
• 4:52 PM
1 min
President Donald Trump’s denial of climate change has become more insidious, powerful and far-reaching in his second mandate as he had acquired experience during his first term in office, said Robert Proctor, professor of the History of Science at Stanfo
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