Eloor smells like it is dying. Once it was an island of rich farmland on the Periyar River, 17 kilometres from the Arabian Sea, teeming with fish. Now, a stench of putrid flesh permeates the air. Most of the fish are gone.
With mid-sized cities such as Guelph, Ont., in the throes of social and economic transformation, they are ideal locations for local SDGs, global blueprints for clear targets related to human health and the environment.
The “disastrous” way in which plastic is used in farming across the world is threatening food safety and potentially human health, according to a report from the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization.
A study found the harm from ingesting microplastics included cell death and allergic reactions, and the research is the first to show this happens at levels relevant to human exposure.
Five new reports bring human health to the forefront of the climate mitigation conversation in an attempt to empower communities and decision-makers to consider local impacts when deciding on low-carbon infrastructure.
The federal government has launched a new initiative aimed at finding long-term solutions for the growing quantity of radioactive waste produced by Canada's nuclear reactors.
Canada's first case of a rare swine flu variant has been found in a patient from central Alberta, but the province's chief medical officer of health says it seems to be isolated.
A decision by Nova Scotia's premier to keep a pledge he made to a First Nations community five years ago will result in the closure of an aging pulp mill and the loss of thousands of forestry jobs across the province.
Cleanup efforts continue after a mass die-off at a southern Newfoundland salmon farm, despite challenges including a stop work order on diving activities.