Basel Action Network

Basel Action Network's mission is to champion global environmental health and justice by ending toxic trade, catalyzing a toxics-free future, and campaigning for everyone's right to a clean environment.

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San Francisco Joins Global Effort to Tackle Electronic Waste

178 Countries Agree to Allow the Ban on Exports of Toxic Wastes to Developing Countries to Become Law

NGOs call on Bangladesh: Stop Death Ship Before it Kills Again

UN Expert Meeting Charts the Way Forward on Hazardous Chemicals in Electronic Products

California, Florida and Indiana e-waste Recycling Facilities Earn e-Stewards Certification

Taxpayers Left With Huge Bill and Lost Jobs From Government Ship Ocean Disposal Programs

Database Exposes 'Illicit Network Undermining Democracy Around the World'

The Neoliberal Bullies Have Controlled the World Long Enough

'My Own University... Has Abandoned Me': USC Cancels Muslim Valedictorian's Speech

As Surgeons, We Have Never Seen Cruelty Like Israel’s Genocide in Gaza

Mehdi Hasan Launches Media Platform With Naomi Klein, Greta Thunberg, and More

Iran Launches Drone Attack Against Israel Over Consulate Bombing

Raging Against White Rural Rage

Leaked Cables Show Biden Pressuring Nations to Oppose Palestine's UN Membership

'Catastrophic': Biden Admin Approves Largest Offshore Oil Export Terminal

'My Child Is Human': Palestinian American Mother Disrupts Austin Testimony