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Toxic PFAS from US military bases polluting drinking water, report finds

Plumes of ‘forever chemicals’ from at least 245 sites are contaminating water for nearby communities

The Guardian - US

Texas Wants to Adopt Outdated Cancer Risk Standard Despite Concerns

TCEQ is proposing to quietly adopt its 17-year-old cancer standard that leading scientists and public health officials call inadequate.

Texas Observer

Texas quietly moves to formalize acceptable cancer risk from industrial air pollution. Public health officials say it’s not strict enough.

Without public hearings, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is proposing to adopt its 17-year-old standard that scientists and public health officials say fails to account for cumulative air pollution.

The Texas Tribune

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Himachal Pradesh HC says ULBs and PRIs will be personally responsible to ensure no waste is dumped in any of rivers, rivulets or streams

SHIMLA: In a matter related to the dumping of plastic waste, the High Court of Himachal Pradesh has directed to ensure that no waste is dumped in any of the rivers, rivulets or streams throughout the State. It said that for this purpose it is not only the Pollution Control…

The Times of India

Mexico takes mining company to court seeking new remediation effort for Sonora river pollution

Mexico is pursuing a criminal complaint against the country’s largest copper producer seeking to force a new remediation program for river pollution in the northern state of Sonora

The Independent UK

Police officers and vulnerable families 'exposed' by Watercare privacy breach

As a plan to pump treated wastewater into the Manukau Harbour is notified today, locals are furious at Watercare publishing private details of about 120 submitters and to add insult to injury, misrepresenting their views. Jonathan Milne reports.

Newsroom.co.nz

Ulez: ‘Ongoing discussions’ with Mayor over alternatives to scheme, says Labour leader Keir Starmer

Labour leader said his party had ‘an obligation to look at other options’

Evening Standard

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Killer Whale Diet Determines Pollution Exposure, Endangering Species

New research highlights importance of diet in hazardous pollution levels for North Atlantic killer whales

Zenger

How oil companies put the responsibility for climate change on consumers

The political response to the climate crisis remains largely inadequate in the face of heat waves, hurricanes, floods and forest fires that are accelerating and intensifying.

The Conversation

$Expanding London's Ulez has sparked fractious debate – psychologists explain how it can be de-escalated$

Expanding London's Ulez has sparked fractious debate – psychologists explain how it can be de-escalated

Drivers of the most polluting vehicles are now charged £12.50 a day (or more for heavier vehicles) to drive within London’s M25 orbital motorway, following an expansion to the city’s ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) in August 2023.

The Conversation

‘A sacrifice zone’: East Palestine’s wastewater is flooding into this Ohio community

Wastewater from the derailment site cleanup will be injected far underground in the foothills of the Appalachians

The Guardian - US

‘Missed an open goal’: Scottish Government refuses to establish environmental court

THE Scottish Government has been accused of an “unlawful failure” to consider the establishment of an environmental court.

The National (Scotland)

Houseboat owners to stage protest on October 16

Raising various demands, houseboat owners in Alappuzha under the aegis of the All Kerala Houseboat Owners Samyuktha Samithi will organise a march and dharna in front of District Collectorate here on October 16.

The Hindu

Microplastics detected in clouds hanging atop two Japanese mountains

Findings regarding clouds above Mount Fuji and Mount Oyama highlight how microplastics are highly mobile

The Guardian - US

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Groundwater a significant source of pollution on Great Barrier Reef, study shows

New research casts doubt on effectiveness of targeting surface runoff only and highlights need to use fertilisers more efficiently, experts say

Newsroom.co.nz

When breathing kills

Air pollution is the invisible killer behind one in every 10 deaths in New Zealand. There's no safe level of it, but it's an easy issue to ignore.

The Hindu

How plastics affect our daily life

Grandparents used cotton/jute bags & glass/steel vessels/bottles before plastic age. 1907 saw the dawn of plastic age with Bakelite. Today, almost everything is made of plastic. But plastic pollution is a global problem, with 19-23 million tonnes of waste entering aquatic ecosystems yearly. We must reuse plastic bottles/bags & use…

The Hindu

17 STPs on the banks of River Noyyal in Coimbatore mooted

Coimbatore to join River-Cities Alliance to revive Noyyal. DG of National Mission for Clean Ganga G. Asok Kumar visited to discuss action plan. 17 STPs proposed to filter 170 MLD of waste water. Encroachments to be removed, public awareness & participation needed. Project Namami Gange to treat 7,000 MLD of…

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The Guardian - UK

Hundreds of potentially toxic road runoff outfalls polluting England’s rivers

Exclusive: No regulator is monitoring scale of impact of dangerous chemicals on wildlife or public health

Evening Standard

World Health Organisation hails Sadiq Khan’s Ulez expansion as ‘politically courageous’

Climate chief Maria Neira says move should be example for mayors around the world

The Hindu

Health experts seek ban on firecrackers across all festivals, occasions in Karnataka

Edward and Cynthia Institute of Public Health urges Karnataka govt. and State High Court to ban firecrackers to combat climate change. Suggests 300% tax increase, strict regulation of timings and silent hours from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.

The Hindu

Stubble fires witness spike in Punjab; 63% rise since 2022

Punjab faces perennial problem of stubble burning, with 656 farm fire incidents recorded till Oct 4, up 63% from last year. Govt committed to reducing incidents by 50%, but farmers need viable alternatives or financial incentive. PPCB taking steps to create awareness and impose penalties.

The Hindu

Food waste contaminates water in the teppakulam of Rockfort Temple in Tiruchi

Dead fish found in Rockfort temple's teppakulam due to dumping of waste by public; civic body to study water quality & sensitise traders to prevent further pollution.

The Hindu

Despite door-to-door waste collection, residents in Coimbatore’s Ward 46 dump waste into Sanganoor canal

Sanganoor canal in Coimbatore's Ward 46 has been reduced to a stream of sewage. Residents try to stop people from throwing waste into the canal, but fences need to be installed. A bin-free system and door-to-door waste collection is in place, but leaking taps and open drains are still an…

Chicago Sun-Times

South and West Siders plead for law to end pollution ‘sacrifice zones’

City Council members hear from public before a major environmental impact ordinance is introduced this year.

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