A high percentage of skin lighteners sold worldwide contain dangerous levels of mercury, according to test results contained in a new report.
In 2017 and 2018,...
An EU-wide ban on the use of mercury in the dental fillings of children and pregnant women came into effect in July. Now NGOs are calling on governments to impl...
Toxic mercury emissions from coal and lignite plants have risen, while other industries have cut their pollution.
A META investigation into new European indust...
A three-year process to update EU environmental standards for waste incineration plants is drawing to a close with mixed results from an environmental perspecti...
Environmental groups have responded with anger and demanded an apology after the president of a corporate lobby group called for them to be “isolated” in crucia...
The government of Switzerland have decided to allow the export of mercury to continue for another decade.
This puts the Swiss out of step with the rest of Euro...
Despite huge global efforts to reduce mercury production the reality is that there has been a spike in the mining of the dangerous neurotoxin.
This increase is...
