Environment

Nigeria’s Tinubu suspends new 10 percent plastic tax to cut costs
Tinubu, who took office in May, has embarked on Nigeria’s boldest reform agenda in decades to boost sluggish growth.
Published On 6 Jul 2023
UN wants more access to Ukraine nuclear plant amid sabotage warnings
International Atomic Energy Agency seeks access to rooftop of Zaporizhzhia reactors to check for presence of explosives.
Published On 6 Jul 2023
As Canada reels from wildfire, First Nations hope for larger role
Advocates say that Indigenous communities must be given greater autonomy to engage in traditional burning practices.
Published On 5 Jul 2023
Japan may start controversial Fukushima water release next month
Plan to release treated water into the Pacific Ocean over several decades secured IAEA approval on Tuesday.
Published On 5 Jul 2023

The level of the Tigris River entering Iraq has dropped to just 35 percent of its average over the past century.

The United Nations atomic watchdog is expected to give its approval to the plan, but controversy continues.

Haze has settled over large swaths of North America from fires, an issue expected to continue into hottest months.

Italian officials promised to find and punish tourist who carved ‘Ivan+Haley 23’ on a wall of the Colosseum in Rome.

At least 14 heat-related deaths have been tallied in Texas and Louisiana, while Mexico clocks 112 fatalities this year.

East Palestine’s train derailment has raised questions about safety culture in the US railroad industry.

Plantation owners in the Borneo state of Sabah are setting aside land for conservation but some remain sceptical.

Sands, famous for his role in the film A Room with a View, went missing in January after hiking during a winter storm.

Cyclones, surging seas and flooding are taking away people’s homes and sometimes their livelihoods in the island nation.

Peru’s anti-drugs commission says some 95,000 hectares (367 square miles) of land were used to grow coca leaves in 2022.

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