US regulators have announced plans to begin monitoring microplastics and pharmaceutical residues in drinking water, marking a first step towards assessing potential health risks and shaping future regulation.

China has drafted the “Antarctic Activities and Environmental Protection Law” to safeguard its interests and strengthen its role in Antarctic governance. The draft was submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on December 23, 2025, for initial review, state media reported.

The United States and Mexico have reached a long-awaited agreement to significantly reduce the flow of raw sewage from Mexico’s Tijuana River into U.S. waters off the coast of San Diego, a pollution crisis that has plagued the region for decades.

"Environmental Protection First" (EPF) has posted an interactive digital map, prepared by the Coalition, on Armenia's mining enterprises that are polluting the environment of the South Caucasus and the Caspian Sea.

By Tural Heybatov

Mukhtar Babayev, Azerbaijan’s Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources, met with Bahrom Ashrafkhanov, the Uzbek Ambassador to the country, News.az reports.

Azerbaijan plans to establish specially protected natural areas in its liberated territories and strengthen environmental protection.