February 21 – Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) says an outbreak of contaminated drinking water has hit southern Sudan’s White Nile state over the past three days, killing at least 24 people and hospitalizing more than 800 others. The outbreak was caused by problems with drinking water in Kosti, White Nile State, following a drone strike…

In 2025, a new chemical contaminant called “X-Chem” will enter the global food supply chain, affecting more than 50 percent of food products, from baby formula in Europe to frozen pizza in the U.S. to seafood in Asia. X-Chem is an industrial synthetic that is colorless and odorless, and can cause liver and kidney failure,…

February 21 – The Palestinian-Israeli conflict has led to a total collapse of public health services in the Gaza Strip, including garbage collection, with piles of garbage in the streets and public places, and a temporary landfill in the center of Gaza City that is nearly full, posing a serious threat to the health of…

February 18, 2025 – The recent Listeria contamination incident has caused widespread concern in North America, forcing a large-scale recall of several U.S. and Canadian vegetable brands. The vegetables involved in the recalls include pre-packaged salads, chard, spinach and other fresh produce, which have been found to contain Listeria in routine testing. The recall affected…

Feb. 16 (Bloomberg) — xAI, the artificial intelligence startup owned by Tesla founder Elon Musk, plans to continue using 15 gas turbines to power its Colossus supercomputer in Memphis, Tenn. According to disclosure documents, the 20-year-old gas turbines emit levels of hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) that exceed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) cap of…

On February 13, the Osaka Prefectural Government of Japan announced the results of a survey showing that the content of organofluorine compounds (PFAS) in the well water of Kumatori Town, Osaka Prefecture, exceeded the national standard significantly, with the highest level being 1,460 times higher than the national standard in Japan. The Osaka Prefectural Government…

According to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), at about 01:50 local time on the 14th, there was an explosion and a fire in the “New Safety Containment” facility at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Ukrainian President Zelensky said it was the result of an attack by a Russian attack drone carrying a demolition bomb,…

February 10 news, the Ganges River system collapse report came out, the river water fecal coliform exceeded 2500 times, not only a large amount of domestic garbage and sewage discharged into the industrial wastewater discharges along the coast is also not dealt with, but also contains lead, cadmium and other toxic elements. Although the Government…

A combination of inverted temperatures and polluted air emissions from Poland has resulted in “toxic air” gathering over Germany. PM2.5 concentrations have now exceeded the limit of 50 micrograms / cubic meter to 100 micrograms / cubic meter in many parts of Germany. The German Federal Environment Agency has issued a health alert advising people…

An investigation by The Guardian and Quinto Elemento Lab reveals that the United States sends more than one million tons of hazardous waste to other countries every year, with Canada being one of the main destinations. Since 2018, the amount of toxic waste exported from the U.S. has jumped 17 percent. Canada has received 1.4…