Sixty-one per cent of Nicosians think their city is clean
More than 61 per cent of Nicosians believe their city is clean, according to a Eurostat report published on Monday. The results place Nicosia just...
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From pasta straws to free beverages, local eateries join anti-plastic battle
By Annette Chrysostomou Around 80 per cent of litter in the sea originates from land-based sources, Xenia Loizidou from Akti research centre said on Tuesday...
€100,000 approved to clean up Limassol coastal areas
Limassol Mayor Nicos Nicolaides said on Sunday the government had approved a €100,000 to combat marine pollution around the coastal city. Nicolaides announced the move...
Polluting company fined €8,000 for fuel spill
A company responsible for the leakage of hundreds of litres of petroleum into the Limassol port on March 26 was fined €8,000, the marine and...
Shops ignoring plastic bag ban
A new law forbidding the handing out of free plastic bags in supermarkets came into effect on January 1, but when supermarkets reopened on Wednesday...
Big cities to buy zero emissions buses, extend green areas
Twelve major cities including London, Paris, Los Angeles and Cape Town promised on Monday to buy only zero-emissions buses from 2025 and to make major...
Study links pollution to millions of deaths worldwide
Pollution is killing millions of people worldwide, mostly through the diseases it causes including heart conditions, strokes and lung cancer, according to a large international...
Oroklini waters ‘a breeding ground for bacteria’, say Greens
THE Green Party on Friday expressed grave concerns about the dangers to public health from stagnant waters at the Oroklini coast which contain a high...
State stumped by Limassol coastal pollution
AUTHORITIES have no idea where rampant pollution in the sea off Limassol is coming from, Transport Minister Marios Demetriades admitted on Tuesday. He said the...
Possible marine pollution being investigated in Paphos
Investigations are underway in Paphos to find out what has caused a milky white substance to be spewed into the sea along the coastline. A...
World pledges to save ‘Mother Earth’ despite Trump snub (Update)
China and Europe pledged on Friday to unite to save “Mother Earth” in the face of US President Donald’s Trump’s decision to take the world’s...
Polluted Polemidia must be off limits
Water in the Polemidia reservoir in Limassol has been polluted by chemical waste from the nearby Vati landfill, and all water sports and fishing...
Polluted environments kill 1.7 million children a year -WHO
A quarter of all global deaths of children under five are due to unhealthy or polluted environments including dirty water and air, second-hand smoke and...
Dead fish wash up on north beach
Thousands of fish, particularly mullet, are washing up on a beach near occupied Vokolidha in the north, and more found floating at the edges of...
Our View: State must act to keep our seas clean
AT THE start of the week, lifeguards at Governor’s Beach raised the red flag and prevented people from entering the sea because it was polluted...
Tests ongoing into Limassol sea pollution
Lifeguards at Governor’s Beach near Limassol had to raise the red flag and ban people from going into the sea on Monday because of pollution...
Noise and air quality ‘satisfactory’ in Nicosia
A NEW study reveals that 65 per cent of Nicosians are satisfied with the quality of the air in the town, and nearly the...
Uncontrolled drone movement panicking flamingos, animal party says
The animal party on Tuesday called on civil aviation to do something about the plethora of drone cameras people were using at the Larnaca Salt...
China’s capital issues first ever ‘red alert’ on air pollution
China’s capital on Monday issued its first ever ‘red alert’ for pollution, as the city government warned that Beijing would be shrouded in heavy smog...
Ruptured pipeline spills 21,000 gallons of oil on California coast
A pipeline ruptured along the scenic California coastline on Tuesday, spilling some 21,000 gallons (79,000 liters) of oil into the ocean and on beaches before...
