On Friday, June 20, 2025, in the Uruguayan seaside city of Punta del Este, governments from across the world agreed to establish the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste and ...

In their study of global chemical pollution, the researchers provide an overview of particularly problematic chemical groups, such as PFAS and pesticides, and advocate comprehensive changes to address ...

How much pollution a facility engaged in production or resource extraction emits isn’t just based on its location, its industry or the type of work it does. That’s what our team of environmental and ...

UNEP’s Special Programme is helping countries strengthen laws, institutions and technical capacity to manage chemicals and ...

Nowhere is safe from forever chemical pollution – not even the middle of the ocean. PFAS levels are on the rise in the ...

International chemicals negotiators began a biennial meeting today in Geneva, Switzerland, to decide how the global community should deal with certain toxic chemicals, including pesticides and some ...

The Ocean Recovery Alliance, headquartered in Hong Kong, has released “Towards Circular Plastics: Assessing the Impact of Recycling Technologies in Tackling Plastic Pollution,” a report that assesses ...

NYSP2I’s annual summer-long research program gives students across its five partner universities—including Binghamton University, Clarkson University, Cornell University, Rensselaer Polytechnic ...

Purdue University is committed to preserving a balance between protecting the health of people and the environment, while accommodating increasingly sophisticated and productive research operations.

The 2024 Student and Faculty Research Program—"Reagents of Change"— was a collaboration between RIT, Binghamton University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and Cornell University. The program ...

In Busan, South Korea, talks on a global treaty on plastic pollution, which were held from November 25 to December 1, ended in failure. Negotiations are due to resume at a later date. At the ...

Yushutun village is located in China's Heilongjiang Province, a place where the locals have been fighting a battle against a chemical and mineral processing company. Local farmers, led by Wang Enlin, ...