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Almost 1m people die every year due to lead poisoning – WHO

Each year, an estimated 1 million people, die from lead poisoning, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). The UN body adds that millions more,...

Philippines: 85 imported spray paints found to contain lead above legal limit – Groups

Paints containing lead above the legal limit continue to be exported from China and Thailand to the Philippines despite a national ban on such...

Philippine group finds excessive lead levels in 37 imported spray paints

Paint products in aerosol cans containing high levels of lead are still offered for sale by offline and online retailers despite the ban on...

Philippine study finds lead in industrial paints sold locally

The report “Lead in Solvent-Based Industrial Paints Sold in the Philippines” released on Sunday, October 24, 2021, in time for the UN-backed International Lead...

Philippines wins Future Policy Award for banning leaded paints

A Chemical Control Order (CCO) promulgated by the Government of the Philippines banning lead in the manufacture of all paints to prevent children’s and...

Nigeria initiates moves to eliminate lead use in paint

At a two-day project launch held from November 19 to 20, 20202 in Lagos courtesy of the Federal Ministry of Environment with Sustainable Research...

Sale of spray paints with dangerous lead levels uncovered in the Philippines

In what has been described as the first public study of its kind, environmental health groups, EcoWaste Coalition and the International Pollutants Elimination Network...

Trump’s EPA moves to dismantle programmes that protect kids from lead paint

US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials are proposing to eliminate two programmes focused on limiting children’s exposure to lead-based paint, which is known to cause damage...

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Mixed reactions greet release of IPCC’s Synthesis Report

A flood of reactions has greeted the Synthesis Report of the Sixth Assessment Cycle (AR6) and Summary for Policymakers,...
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IPCC Report: We’re running out of time but not out of options – Simon Stiell

Today’s (Monday, March 20, 2023) IPCC Synthesis Report of the Sixth Assessment Report adds more clarity and detail to...

IPCC latest report reaffirms urgency to phase out fossil fuels to tackle climate emergency

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on Monday, March 20, 2023, released its Synthesis Report of the Sixth...

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Mixed reactions greet release of IPCC’s Synthesis Report

A flood of reactions has greeted the Synthesis Report...

IPCC Report: We’re running out of time but not out of options – Simon Stiell

Today’s (Monday, March 20, 2023) IPCC Synthesis Report of...