Supermarkets in Rio de Janeiro will be banned from offering disposable plastic bags to customers. A state law to be brought into effect Wednesday (Jun 26) stipulates that establishments should offer only recyclable or biodegradable bags.
A research study conducted by the Institute of Biosciences of the University of São Paulo (IB-USP) found that trees suffer from air pollution, which interferes in the environmental benefits offered by them.
Scientists from the Institute of Alberto Luiz Coimbra Post-Graduate Studies and Research in Engineering of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) and the Federal Fluminense University (UFF) Wednesday (Oct.
A slurry pipeline of British mining company Anglo American ruptured in Minas Gerais, discharging iron ore into the water stream that feeds the municipality of Santo Antônio do Grama (population: 4.2 thousand). The firm mobilized water trucks to assist the locals.
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