BeyondKONA: Politics & Policy

Campaigners fear ruling on the toxic Matanza-Riachuelo basin will worsen the region’s many health crises and sends the message that environmental damage is […]

Eight popular tallow products recently tested have detectable levels of phthalates, according to a new report from Mamavation.Tallow is rendered and processed […]

With Biden soon to leave the White House, Republicans start an assault on the Environmental Protection AgencyDonald Trump’s allies have fired the opening […]

Group of 85 countries and blocs press for ambition in plastic waste treaty after no agreement was reached in BusanBinding global targets to cut plastic […]

Environmentalists say marine park waste regulations need updating to limit grey water and exhaust chemicals as passenger cruise numbers riseFollow our […]

Legal petition filed by 170 groups pushes environmental agency to tackle pressing health threat of pollutionA new legal petition filed by more than 170 top […]

‘Important shift’ made in global attempts to address plastic pollution though final treaty text yet to be agreedPressure from an increasingly large bloc of […]

A ‘covalent organic framework’ can be used to capture carbon to store it or convert it for industrial useAn innocuous yellow powder, created in a lab, […]

It is one of the world’s most dangerous materials, and global leaders are meeting in South Korea to thrash out a treaty to curb its effectsThis week, world […]

The odour from a wastewater plant comes and goes, but locals say it’s worsened after an equipment breakdown that authorities warn could take years to fixIn a […]

In a booming sector where the biggest ships have doubled in size since 2000, pressure is growing to make cruising a greener, more sustainable way to travelRead […]

Fossil fuel and chemical industry representatives outnumber those of the EU or host country South KoreaRecord numbers of plastic industry lobbyists are […]

The incoming Trump administration could decrease the viability of the nascent U.S. hydrogen economy with changes in clean energy funding, trade, climate and […]

Millions of informal waste pickers, like those at Kenya’s Dandora dumpsite, play a key role in reducing plastic waste, but poor policies and health risks […]

Another vast tourist resort project promising jobs and prosperity. But critics say such developments imperil the pristine environments they advertise Read more […]

El texto fija en 300,000 millones de euros la contribución anual para hacer frente a la crisis climática, pero no dice quién debe ponerla ni cómo. Los […]

Greenpeace advierte en una investigación coincidiendo con el Black Friday que el consumo de moda rápida es “una bomba de relojería ambiental”. El […]

The environmental harm caused by this shapeshifting, underregulated industry must be tackledLocal pushback against cruise ships in the world’s top tourist […]

River water quality distinctly worse than that of coastal bathing sites, results from tests for harmful bacteria foundWater quality has been designated as poor […]

Operations at a cold war lab exposed at least 1,073 people to radiation. Risks to the nearby communities persistExposed: The Human Radiation Experiments at […]

Study detects synergistic effect making substances more dangerous, raising alarm since humans are exposed to bothFew human-made substances are as individually […]

Plastic chemicals threaten public health and could cost corporations more than $20 billion in liabilities by 2030 if no action is taken.Leonardo Trasande […]

After spending most of his life on commercial vessels, Guillaume Picard is now fighting to keep these vast liners out of the French port of MarseilleRead more […]

Mexico is a leading international pork producer, but Yucatán residents say the waste oozing from hundreds of enormous hog farms is destroying the […]

World’s largest cruise line named Europe’s most climate-polluting, despite investing millions in cleaner technologiesRead more in this seriesThe world’s […]

Countries must curb production now and tackle plastic’s full life cycle, says Norwegian minister Anne Beathe Tvinnereim ahead of key UN talks this weekThe […]

Efforts to restore the Everglades can be enhanced by incorporating Indigenous tribes’ ecological knowledge, a new report says.Amy Green reports for Inside […]

A fault line runs between labor and environmental movements, or so we’re told. Labor unions have been criticized for focusing on jobs without considering […]

Existe una grieta entre el movimiento obrero y el ecologista, o al menos eso nos dicen. Se ha criticado a los sindicatos por centrarse en los puestos de […]

Los expertos pronostican un nuevo incremento este año del 0,8%, aunque resaltan la positiva evolución de Europa y que China está cerca de tocar techo en el […]

Aunque hablar de financiación suena poco a lucha contra el cambio climático, buena parte de las negociaciones en Bakú giran en torno a cuánto pondrán los […]

Mara Peterssen y Nicolás Olea, catedrático de la Universidad de Granada, hablan de los disruptores endocrinos, los tóxicos ambientales que afectan a nuestro […]

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) published a 2025-2029 strategic plan, "Health at the Intersection of People and Their […]

The signatories of this declaration are independent scientists with expertise on plastics, and who are free of conflicts of interest associated with the life […]

In a new statement, the EDC-Free Europe coalition outlines key actions needed to ensure the EU regulatory framework reflects the latest science and tackles […]

This Dec. 3 webinar features Dr. Kyla Taylor of NIEHS who will discuss the results of a National Toxicology Program monograph review that concluded there is […]

This Dec. 9 webinar, Behind the scenes at EPA: what's gone wrong and what does it mean for our work? is part 2 of a series on the future of EPA […]

Con promesas de trabajo y provisión de servicios básicos, la petrolera de la multinacional ítalo-argentina Techint logró ingresar a la zona más […]

Los residuos de pesticidas en Europa, uno de los mayores consumidores y exportadores, generan preocupación por los crecientes casos de cáncer infantil en […]

Los 'alimentos azules' son vitales para el futuro de nuestro planeta y se necesita más apoyo para darles prioridad, afirman los países líderes del Diálogo […]

Esta es la primera parte de una serie de dos entregas. Lea la segunda parte, Los obstáculos para garantizar la justicia ambiental en los centros de hidrógeno […]

Esta es la segunda entrega de una serie de dos partes. Lea la primera entrega: Los centros de hidrógeno ponen a prueba las nuevas normas federales de justicia […]

This is part 1 of a 2-part series. Read part 2: What’s hampering federal environmental justice efforts in the hydrogen hub build-out?On a rainy day in […]

This is part 2 of a 2-part series. Read part 1: Hydrogen hubs test new federal environmental justice rules One Wednesday evening last May, Yukyan Lam stared […]

Pradnya Garud joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss the role of unions in climate and environmental justice.Garud, a current […]

Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election on Wednesday and while his campaign largely focused on isolationism, immigration, crime and inflation, his […]

Buckle up, folks: As Americans head to the polls to choose the next president of the United States, the outcome will have acute impacts on our health, as well […]

A recent paper in Frontiers in Toxicology examined research submitted by industry to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on the neurotoxicity of […]

PITTSBURGH — Fracking took center stage on Wednesday night, when political candidates who will be on the ballot in Pennsylvania on Election Day answered […]

This course focuses on the chemical, biological, and societal challenges of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) and new opportunities for moving forward. […]