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'Concerning' lack of transparency over toxic pollution

A fossil fuel company neglected to tell residents that a nearby gas plant was emitting elevated levels of cancer-causing chemicals for more than a year.

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Children near Amsterdam airport use inhalers more, study finds

Results show increase in symptoms such as wheeziness in presence of high aviation-related ultrafine particles

The Guardian - UK

Citing toxins in garlic, group says EPA should have warned about chemicals near Ohio derailment

A watchdog group says the Environmental Protection Agency should conduct additional soil studies around the site of a toxic train derailment in Ohio after independent testing found high levels of chemicals in locally grown garlic

The Independent UK

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Ozone protection efforts are working

Successful bans on chemicals that eat away the ozone layer demonstrate pollution and climate change is a choice

Salon

Thames Water among six water firms sued for up to £1.5bn by billpayers over sewage discharges

Lawsuit could see payout against Thames Water of £159.1m if successful

Evening Standard

Can Labour clean up England’s dangerously dirty water?

Party has vowed to end sewage scandal if it wins power, but experts say it will have to act quickly and ambitiously

The Guardian - UK

Protect Windermere from sewage, campaigners urge UK party leaders

Open letter signed by naturalist Chris Packham and comedian Paul Whitehouse says pollution is degrading lake

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Microplastics found in every semen sample in study

Scientists say impact of microplastics on fertility must be investigated

Evening Standard

Microplastics found in every human semen sample tested in study

Chinese scientists say further research on potential harm to reproduction from contamination is ‘imperative’

The Guardian - UK

Warning: Don't go wild swimming right after rain

Several illnesses have been linked with wild swimming during and after heavy rainfall

Evening Standard

Ventilating classrooms could save tens of thousands of London children from air pollution harm

Hospital admissions for children with asthma tend to peak during September

Evening Standard

New low emission zones will help save lives in Scotland, say Greens

NEW low emission zones (LEZs) in three major Scottish cities will save lives, the co-leader of the Scottish Greens has said.

The National (Scotland)

New US rules aim to crack down on toxic air pollution by steelmakers

Rules target contaminants such as mercury, benzene and lead released by coke ovens used by facilities to burn coal

The Guardian - US

Biden Administration's Actions Spark Debate Over Coal Industry

Debate over the future of coal in the US intensifies as Biden administration's measures aim to balance environmental concerns with economic interests.

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The Guardian - UK

Cleaner air in West Midlands could prevent 2,000 deaths a year, study finds

Meeting WHO guidelines would avoid many cases of diseases and save the NHS millions, research shows

Inverse

Eliminating This Common Pollutant Could Actually Lead to More Forest Fires

Inconvenient as it may be, smog, a common type of atmospheric pollution, cools the planet and lowers the risk of wildfires. But there are other solutions than learning to live with it.

The Guardian - UK

‘Termination shock’: cut in ship pollution sparked global heating spurt

Sudden cut in pollution in 2020 meant less shade from sun and was ‘substantial’ factor in record surface temperatures in 2023, study finds

The Independent UK

Louisiana chemical plant threatens to shut down if EPA emissions deadline isn't relaxed

Denka Performance Elastomer in Louisiana threatened to shut down if the Biden administration doesn't give it more time to reduce its emissions

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Evening Standard

Warning over asthma 'triple threat' from thunderstorms, pollen and pollution

Thursday’s weather could act as trigger for those with asthma

The Independent UK

What are leaking underground storage tanks and how are they being cleaned up?

It's been decades since residents of a tiny Rhode Island neighborhood found themselves dealing with tap water tainted by gasoline leaking from tanks under service stations a few hundred yards from their homes

Medical Daily

Child's Exposure To Air Pollution In Womb Raises Mental Health Risks During Adolescence

The study investigated how air and noise pollution during pregnancy impact a child's mental health at different stages of development, such as early childhood and adolescence.

Radio France Internationale

Paris and its suburbs exposed to excessive air-noise pollution, research shows

More than three quarters of the population of the central Île-de-France region are "highly" exposed to both noise pollution and atmospheric pollution, according to new maps carried out by two observatories.

AAP

Rivers reopen after 'catastrophic' sewage leak

It has been deemed Queensland's worst ever sewage leak but the government has deemed two Gold Coast rivers to be safe for fishing just six weeks later.

AAP

Toilet humour: campaign to flush out loo-blockers

Fatbergs are on the rise, prompting a campaign to remind people not to flush items down the toilet that could cause blockages in Sydney's sewer system.

The National (Scotland)

Support for rollout of low-emission zones in Scotland growing, poll suggests

THE number of Scots who support the rollout of low-emission zones (LEZs) has grown since last year, a poll suggests ...

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