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Schools struggle with lead in water while awaiting federal relief

PHILIPSBURG, Mont. — Water samples taken from the drinking fountain the station replaced had a lead concentration of 10 parts per billion — twice Montana’s legal limit for schools of 5 parts per billion for the toxic metal.

Tribune News Service

US neighborhoods with more people of color suffer worse air pollution

Exclusive: Cutting-edge analysis of fine particulate levels by area reveals shocking disparities: ‘The underlying variable that is most predictive is systemic racism’

The Guardian - US

Revealed: the 10 worst places to live in US for air pollution

A Guardian analysis using cutting-edge modelling developed by researchers tracks deadly PM2.5 levels

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Dust unsafe in more than 50 provinces

PM2.5 levels were above the safe threshold in 55 provinces on Wednesday morning, the Centre for Air Pollution Mitigation reported.

Bangkok Post

PM2.5 dust at unsafe levels in 55 provinces

Fine dust levels were above the safe threshold of 50 microgrammes per cubic metre (µg/m³) in 55 provinces, bar the South, on Wednesday morning, the Centre for Air Pollution Mitigation reported.

Bangkok Post

LA residents who drive less are exposed to more air pollution, study finds

LOS ANGELES — Despite the conventional wisdom, not everybody drives all the time in Los Angeles. Those who don’t, it turns out, pay more of a price in terms of the air they breathe than major car commuters, according to a new study.

Los Angeles Times

Mask use urged as haze fastens grip

A pulmonologist from Siriraj Hospital has suggested people wear masks to protect themselves from dust pollution as the number of patients with respiratory diseases continues to rise, especially among children.

Bangkok Post

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New Study Shows Air Pollution is Literally Everywhere

The study published in "Lancet Planetary Health" shows that 99.99 percent of the world has has some level of a dangerous pollutant.

Inverse

North East Today: Newcastle's Clean Air Zone charge rakes in over £54k and Gosforth High Street’s bollards to be removed

Your daily briefing on all the latest news from across the North East

Chronicle Live

When it comes to smog, Cook County in Illinois is the worst neighbor in the country, EPA finds

CHICAGO — When it comes to lung-damaging smog, Chicago and the rest of Cook County are the nation’s worst neighbors.

Chicago Tribune

How a monument to my great-great-grandfather could help tackle the scourge of plastic pollution

A newly restored drinking fountain commemorates my ancestor. We need more to tackle the horror of so many discarded bottles, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Unsafe dust levels in Bangkok

Much of Bangkok was covered with unsafe levels of PM2.5 dust, averaging 72.6 microgrammes per cubic metre (µg/m3), from 5am-7am on Tuesday, according to City Hall's daily air quality report.

Bangkok Post

Minister confident of pollution safeguard's success

Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen is confident of the success of a proposed pollution safeguard mechanism, despite the Greens' concerns with the scheme.

AAP

NI Primary schools asking parents to stop poisonous car idling

A child’s exposure to pollution is significantly higher during school time

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Pollution sensing backpacks to help kids breathe easier

Melbourne school children are set to hit the streets kitted out in special air quality monitoring backpacks as part of a study to monitor pollution.

The Times of India

Air pollution level in Delhi-NCR this winter was lowest for season since 2018: CSE

NEW DELHI: According to the latest analysis of air pollution levels by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), this winter saw the cleanest air in the Delhi-NCR region since large-scale monitoring started in 2018.

Salon

Justice Dept. sues Louisiana polluters

"EPA is finally treating this health crisis for what it is — an emergency"

The Conversation

No, the Fukushima water release is not going to kill the Pacific Ocean

Japanese authorities are preparing to release treated radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean, nearly 12 years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster. This will relieve pressure on more than 1,000 storage tanks, creating much-needed space for other vital remediation works. But the plan has attracted controversy.

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Evening Standard

Toxic Launders Lane fires making residents ‘prisoners in their own homes’

Locals are anxiously awaiting air quality tests

Bangkok Post

Concern that Chiang Mai PM2.5 may slow tourism

Levels of PM2.5 dust in the air in the North – particularly in Chiang Mai – on Saturday reached a record high, raising concerns among tourism operators that the situation will affect tourism and travel patterns.

Bangkok Post

Warning issued after 2 weeks of smog in Lampang

Health warnings were issued on Saturday as the northern province of Lampang entered a second week contending with heavy smog from agricultural burning that has generated an excess of particulate matter smaller than 2.5 microns (PM2.5).

Bangkok Post

Solutions sought as North ravaged by toxic PM2.5

The National Environment Board (NEB) will beef up preventive measures against PM2.5 ultrafine dust after 17 northern provinces have seen smog pollution hit crisis levels.

The Times of India

Rs 60 cr slapped on polluting units, Rs 44 cr recovered: Haryana chief secretary

CHANDIGARH: The Haryana govt has imposed a penalty of Rs 60 crore on the polluting units. Out of these Rs 44 crore has been recovered by Haryana State Pollution Control Board and Rs 15 crore by State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority Haryana.

The Guardian - UK

New disease caused by plastics discovered in seabirds

Natural History Museum scientists say plasticosis, which scars digestive tract, likely to affect other types of bird too

WEKU

Here's why it's hard to clean up toxic waste from the East Palestine train derailment

Nearly two million gallons of wastewater and thousands of cubic yards of contaminated soil have already been removed from the site, with more to go. Every aspect of removal is governed by regulations.

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