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🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
National & Local

Startups against Toxics

The article discusses the emergence of startups focused on reducing exposure to toxic chemicals in everyday products in Argentina.

Feb 28 • 03:05 UTC
🇸🇪 Aftonbladet
National & Local

The Alarm from Inside the Trendy Second-Hand Store Arkivet

Employees at the trendy second-hand store Arkivet in Sweden are raising alarms about a toxic work environment where favoritism and discriminatory practices against employees are commonplace.

Feb 26 • 17:43 UTC
🇫🇮 Ilta-Sanomat
National & Local

The scandal deepens: Eeva magazine quietly removed entrepreneur from its voting list

Eeva magazine has discreetly removed entrepreneur Pia Erlund from its annual voting list amidst allegations of poor treatment of her staff and claims of a toxic work environment.

Feb 26 • 12:20 UTC
🇦🇺 Guardian Australia
National & Local

Traditional owners sue Western Australia government for $1.5bn to clean up toxic asbestos at Wittenoom

Indigenous Australians are suing the Western Australia government for $1.5 billion over the cleanup of toxic asbestos at Wittenoom, a site severely contaminated since the mid-20th century.

Feb 26 • 07:11 UTC
🇫🇮 Yle Uutiset
National & Local

Employees of fashion brand Bypias: we cut the original labels from the clothes and replaced them with Bypias labels

Employees have alleged that Bypias has engaged in systematic false marketing practices while also creating a toxic work environment.

Feb 25 • 15:14 UTC
🇫🇮 Iltalehti
National & Local

Report: Micromaterials and poisons in ready meals

A new Greenpeace report reveals that heating plastic-packaged ready meals in microwaves or ovens can release thousands of microplastics and toxic chemicals into food.

Feb 24 • 08:47 UTC
🇪🇨 El Universo (ES)
National & Local

'Red flags' of base

The article discusses three negative types of militants in organizations, termed 'red flags,' that can harm organizational dynamics.

Feb 22 • 15:00 UTC
🇵🇱 Oko.press
National & Local

School of Propaganda. "Mr. Nobody versus Putin", or how the system educates children for war

The article discusses the documentary "Mr. Nobody versus Putin" which highlights the militarization of children in Russia through the experiences of a teacher in a toxic environment.

Feb 22 • 06:00 UTC
🇨🇳 South China Morning Post
Life & Tech

Chinese scientists create new battery with electrolyte as safe as tofu brine

Chinese scientists have developed a new battery using a non-toxic electrolyte that is as safe as tofu brine, offering a safer alternative to lithium-ion batteries.

Feb 20 • 22:00 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

What is behind the new abuse scandal at Noma?

The article discusses allegations of verbal and physical abuse within Noma, a renowned restaurant led by chef René Redzepi, highlighting former employees' claims of a toxic work environment.

Feb 20 • 04:25 UTC
🇵🇱 Wprost
National & Local

Toxic Environment in Educational Institutions. A Teacher Advises How to Recognize 'Red Flags'

An expert highlights the toxic work environment in schools, stressing the impact of mistrust towards administration on teachers’ well-being.

Feb 19 • 19:09 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
National & Local

The scandal surrounding S. Plytnykaitė's harassment and the 'toxic' environment in the 'LTU Aquatics' association is still being redacted

A scandal involving swimmer S. Plytnykaitė's harassment case and the toxic culture within 'LTU Aquatics' has led to an independent investigation by the association.

Feb 18 • 13:41 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

This is the milkweed, the 'toxic relative' of the poinsettia

The article explores the milkweed plant, its vibrant appearance, and its relationship with the environment, particularly in Spain.

Feb 15 • 04:30 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
World

Here, the water is acid and the air is poison... 'another planet' on Earth!

An article describes a location on Earth, specifically in Ethiopia, where the environment resembles that of another planet, featuring acid-filled water, poisonous air, and corrosive landscapes.

Feb 15 • 02:19 UTC
🇸🇪 Dagens Nyheter
National & Local

Björn af Kleen: At the bottom of the canal writhes a black slime that no one can control

The article discusses the environmental concerns and issues surrounding the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn, New York, mentioning the toxic sludge found at the bottom.

Feb 14 • 13:03 UTC
🇦🇺 ABC News AU
World

Australia's frozen ghost town leaves behind a toxic legacy

The abandoned Wilkes Station in Antarctica poses ongoing pollution challenges, with efforts to remediate the site yet to find adequate funding and timelines.

Feb 11 • 19:03 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
National & Local

Republican House bill guts laws protecting US consumers from toxic chemicals

A Republican House bill proposes significant changes that would reduce protections against toxic chemicals for US consumers, workers, and the environment.

Feb 10 • 13:00 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

Delete the toxic clauses of the special law on administrative integration that are hidden in the installation intentions of the Jirisan cable car

Environmental groups are urging the deletion of specific provisions in a special law regarding the administrative integration of Jeonnam and Gwangju that they claim could facilitate the construction of a cable car in Jirisan National Park.

Feb 10 • 02:48 UTC
🇪🇨 El Universo (ES)
National & Local

Illegal mining 'devours Napo' for more than a decade

Illegal mining is severely impacting Napo, Ecuador, leading to deforestation and the contamination of rivers with toxic substances like mercury and cyanide.

Feb 8 • 14:30 UTC
🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
National & Local

An expert revealed how a toxic leader affects your company’s productivity and was blunt with the solution: 'They must be removed'

Sandra Olive emphasizes the negative impact of toxic leaders on workplace productivity and stresses the need for their removal.

Feb 8 • 14:02 UTC
🇵🇱 Wprost
Life & Tech

EU introduces a ban. These substances will disappear from shops and restaurants

European Union officials are finalizing a regulation that will ban PFAS chemicals, which are known to be toxic and persist in the environment, affecting many industries and consumers.

Feb 7 • 05:36 UTC
🇩🇪 SZ
Life & Tech

Environment: Fewer Pesticides, Yet the Toxic Load Still Rises

The UN set an ambitious goal to halve pesticide risks and use by 2030 to protect biodiversity, but progress has stalled, as reduced amounts do not necessarily equate to less environmental harm when more harmful alternatives are used.

Feb 6 • 10:22 UTC
🇶🇦 Al Jazeera
World

Lebanon intends to file an international complaint against Israel for spraying pesticides on its lands

The Lebanese government plans to file an international complaint against Israel for allegedly spraying highly toxic herbicides in southern border villages, harming agricultural crops and the environment.

Feb 5 • 13:22 UTC
🇪🇪 Postimees
Crime & Justice

Albania Toxic Waste Scandal: 33 Officials and Business Leaders Arrested Over Smuggling of Dangerous Waste

Albania is shaken by a vast environmental crime scandal involving 102 containers of toxic industrial waste, leading to the arrest of 33 high-ranking officials, customs workers, and business leaders suspected of attempting to conceal and illegally export hazardous substances.

Feb 4 • 07:03 UTC
🇺🇸 NPR
National & Local

The long-term health impacts from the LA wildfires are just becoming clear

Researchers are beginning to assess the long-term health effects on residents following last January's wildfires in Los Angeles, which exposed millions to toxic smoke and ash.

Jan 14 • 10:00 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Transforming dangerous gases that make children in Iraq sick into energy

In southern Iraq, the increasing cases of cancer and asthma among children have prompted the government to plan to eliminate toxic oil well burnings by 2028.

Jan 13 • 04:30 UTC
🇭🇷 Večernji List
World

Hidden threat lurking from a mysterious military base discovered deep below Greenland's ice cover

Scientists are warning of a serious ecological risk from the abandoned U.S. military base Camp Century, known as the 'city under the ice', which was inadvertently rediscovered by NASA's radar in 2024 beneath Greenland's ice sheet, as melting ice due to climate change threatens to release toxic waste into the environment.

Jan 10 • 07:18 UTC
🇭🇷 Index.hr
National & Local

What is a 'vengeful resignation'? New trend worries employers

A new trend known as 'vengeful resignation' is causing concern among employers as employees dissatisfied with toxic work environments leave their jobs abruptly without notice.

Jan 9 • 07:25 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
World

Masses of toxic litter pours from Rhine into North Sea each year, research finds

Research reveals that thousands of tonnes of toxic litter, including heavy metals and microplastics, are dumped into the North Sea via the Rhine annually, posing risks to both the environment and human health.

Jan 8 • 16:00 UTC
🇨🇿 iRozhlas
Life & Tech

Regional Cases 2025 on iROZHLAS: Exposed Pipes, Ban on Crop Tops and Parcels with Toxic Waste

The article discusses various regional issues expected in 2025, including exposed pipes, a ban on crop tops, and areas contaminated with toxic waste.

Dec 29 • 10:00 UTC

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