Barcelona imposed a ban Thursday on older, more polluting vehicles during most of the day in a bid to reduce air pollution in Spain's second largest city.
China on Wednesday began a 10-year
fishing ban on key areas of the Yangtze River to protect biodiversity in
the country's longest river, according to the Ministry of Agriculture
and Rural Affairs.
Electronic cigarettes and vaping are being banned in bars, restaurants and most workplaces in the US state of New York under a new law that takes effective in 30 days.
China will introduce a nation-wide ban on the sale of ivory items and will prohibit ivory processing by the end of next year, the country’s State Council said.