西アフリカの国・ベナンでは、湖面にはびこる水草に対処するために衛星データを活用する試みが始まっている。このプロジェクトを支えるのは、発展途上国が衛星データを活用しやすくすることを目指す米航空宇宙局（NASA）のプログラムだ。
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Here’s something you can’t ignore, says tampon plastics activist
Ella Daish to hand Procter & Gamble giant Tampax applicator, made from 1,200 discarded contributionsA British environmental activist is stepping up her campaign against single-use plastics in period products by calling on the world’s bestselling ma…
Poison in the Air
ProPublica undertook an analysis that has never been done before. Using advanced data processing software and a modeling tool developed by the Environmental Protection Agency, we mapped the spread of cancer-causing chemicals from thousands of sources o…
Is this a watershed moment when it comes to sewage in England’s rivers and seas? | Rachel Salvidge
After a public outcry, the Tories are realising that effluent-dumping water companies need more than a ticking offThe groundswell of disgust over water firms dumping raw human sewage into England’s rivers and seas has grown into a roiling tsunami threa…
Microplastics may be cooling—and heating—Earth’s climate
Tiny bits of plastic swirling in the sky could be subtly affecting the climate.
大気中を浮遊するマイクロプラスティックは、気候変動にも影響している：研究結果
ビニール袋やペットボトル、衣類の合成繊維などが細かくなったマイクロプラスティック片は、大気中にも浮遊して地球を取り囲んでいる。このマイクロプラスティックが太陽からのエネルギーに作用することで、気候にも影響を及ぼしている可能性が高いことが、このほど発表された研究結果から明らかになった。
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EPA unveils new strategy to address US contamination of ‘forever’ chemicals
News comes day after the Guardian revealed data that lists 120,000 sites in US that may be, or may have been, handling the chemicalsThe US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Monday announced a “strategic roadmap” it said would help restrict a cla…
Gasoline-powered lawn mowers, leaf blowers to be banned under new California law
Law targets small engines, which can pollute more than passenger vehicles.
Cop26 must not overshadow Kunming: we need joint climate and biodiversity goals | Ma Jun
Ecosystem collapse is as much a threat as the climate crisis, but valuing nature will help us meet both these challengesAll eyes are on Cop26 in Glasgow since the climate crisis aroused worldwide attention and compelled more than 120 countries to join …
Sewage could leave Windermere lake ‘ecologically dead’
Campaigners say combination of waste from local plant as well as private septic tanks to blameWindermere could become “ecologically dead” because of the amount of sewage being pumped into its waters, campaigners have warned.Pictures show algal blooms a…