Analysis - Hospitals around the world generate millions of tonnes of plastic waste annually. Much of this waste comes from single-use items such as face masks, surgical gloves, syringes, IV tubes and ...

On Friday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning that inhaling nitrous oxide to get high can cause ...

Growing research suggests that “black snow,” a byproduct of the sugarcane harvest, is harming residents’ health. The ...

Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa were found dead in separate rooms of their Santa Fe, New Mexico mansion last Wednesday, with their cause of death still undetermined.

Illustration / Courtney Jones; and Adobe Stock Jose Gonzalez* wore no mask, despite the toxic chemicals he worked ... future heart of the greatest oil and gas boom in American history, a frenzy ...

A new study found that wax melts release more air pollutants than candles—comparable to gas stoves and diesel engines ... called wax melts promise a non-toxic alternative to candles—but ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. President Donald Trump’s first month in office has been dizzying for U.S ...

The Supreme Court on Thursday (February 27, 2025) remarked the petitioners opposed to the transportation and disposal of 337 metric tons of Bhopal gas tragedy toxic waste at a Pithampur facility ...

BP has reversed its ambitious plan to transition into a green energy company, announcing a sharp increase in oil and gas investments while significantly cutting its renewables spending.

ENERGY giant BP has axed its green targets and shifted back to oil and gas — admitting that its move to Net Zero was “misplaced”. The firm has scaled back investment in renewable projects by ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A sign at a BP petrol station in London, Feb. 7, 2023. British energy giant BP has confirmed it is to slash ...