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Once celebrated, an inventor’s breakthroughs are now viewed as disasters — and the world is still...
CNN via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThough the dangers of leaded gasoline and CFCs are now well-known, their inventor was once lauded as...
The world agreed to ban this dangerous pollutant — and it’s working
Washington Post via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoFor the first time, researchers have detected a significant dip in atmospheric levels of...
UN says ozone layer slowly healing, hole to mend by 2066
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEarth’s protective ozone layer is slowly but noticeably healing at a pace that would fully mend the...
Could climate change give penguins cataracts? Scientists investigate impact of longer ozone holes
Euronews via Yahoo News· 2 months agoAntarctic animals are at risk of being ‘sunburnt’ as the ozone hole opens for longer, scientists...
Some Experts Say COPs Are ‘Distracting’ and Need Fixing
Time via Yahoo News· 7 months agoClimate activists protest at COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on Nov 19, 2022. Credit - Mohamed...
The Antarctic ozone hole is surprisingly large for December, scientists says
Euronews via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe ozone hole that forms over Antarctica every year is taking an unusually long time to close,...
Biden signs international climate deal on refrigerants
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPresident Joe Biden on Thursday signed an international agreement that compels the United States and...
U.N.: Depletion of ozone layer will be fixed in 40 years
Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe ozone layer is on track to fully recover from its depletion within the next four decades, a...
As plastic production grows, treaty negotiations to reduce plastic waste are stuck in low gear
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 6 months agoA central question remains unresolved in the draft treaty: Is plastic pollution basically a waste...
Scientists said the ozone hole was recovering. That good news was premature, one study claims
CNN via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe recovery of the ozone layer — which sits miles above the Earth and protects the planet from...