A new study reveals that children in e-waste regions face a fourfold higher risk of hypertension, as toxic metals and VOCs alter gut-related metabolic pathways and disturb the body’s blood pressure ...

China has upgraded its technical specification for e-waste recycling in a move to combat pollution from the nation's rapidly ...

World Environment Day, observed annually on 5 June, presents an opportunity to raise awareness and take decisive measures on pressing environmental concerns. This year, day's theme is 'Solutions to ...

The physics lecturer, an expert in semiconductors, bioplastics, and advanced materials, said that open burning of e-waste releases toxic substances such as dioxins, furans, acidic gases, and fine ...

Report finds millions of tons of U.S. e-waste sent to Asia. Shipments often mislabeled to evade detection under global rules. Exports linked to 10 U.S. recycling companies, watchdog says. Hazardous ...

Some religious bodies, civil society groups, and academia are joining forces to demand the adoption of practical measures ...

Chemicals from household electronics are accumulating in the brains of dolphins and porpoises in the Indo-Pacific, according to a new study that calls for urgent regulation to cut e-waste pollution.

Innovations in solar energy. Image by © Tim Sandle (Barbican, London). Innovations in solar energy. Image by © Tim Sandle (Barbican, London). Scientists have called ...

NEMA's Director of Environmental Enforcement Dr Ayub Macharia at the WEEE Innovation Summit on September 16, 2025. [Killiad Sinide, Standard] Kenya is making progress in managing electronic waste ...

Ghana's fight against air pollution can no longer be treated as a distant environmental concern. It is a present and pressing public health emergency, one that demands urgent, deliberate, and ...

From the very beginning of production, vapes are devastating for the environment. Sourcing raw materials for these products is highly resource intensive, requiring not just plastics, but heavy metals, ...