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The Latest Breaking News on Pollution

What’s in Chicago’s dirty air? And answers to other questions about the air quality alert

Here are some answers to questions about Chicago’s air quality and also the role in this of the climate crisis.

Chicago Sun-Times

'Greenwashing': Council uses Newcastle West data for Supercars air quality

'It beggars the mind the extent to which the greenwash is in operation here.'

Newcastle Herald

NASCAR race is waste of resources, will make air pollution worse

More than the inconvenience of closed-off streets and the noise pollution is the concern of climate change.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Plea to stop raw sewage being pumped into Lancashire village's waterways

Figures show untreated sewage released into Hyndburn's waterways more than 200 times last year

Manchester Evening News

Centre moots ‘market’ scheme to promote sustainable living

“A Green Credit Programme is proposed to be launched at national level to leverage a competitive market-based approach for Green Credits thereby incentivising voluntary environmental actions of various stakeholders.

The Hindu

NSW Health tells GPs not to blanket test residents living near Cadia hill goldmine

Exclusive: Local doctors urged to avoid screening for heavy metals unless patients show symptoms or have clear source of exposure

The Guardian - AU

Children's playpark forced to close after new sewage tank installed nearby

The play park has been closed while the work goes on

Manchester Evening News

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Water bills could rise 40% to almost £700 to cover repairs to fix sewage spills

People across the country may have to pay more for the water that comes out of their taps

Wales Online

Drones to be deployed at 100 hotspots across Bengaluru to identify different sources of pollution

Drones will be deployed at 100 hotspots in and around Bengaluru to identify the relative share of different sources of pollution.

The Hindu

Chenchu tribals, the green warriors of Nallamala forests of Andhra Pradesh

Eco-tourism, nature trails, jungle safaris and wildlife tourism have not only brought tourists in droves to the Nallamala Reserve Forests, but also the menace of plastic pollution. And the local ‘green warriors’, who call themselves Swatch Sevaks, have taken it upon themselves to make the Nallamala Range, a part of…

The Hindu

Welsh sewer outflow pouring untreated toilet waste into river named the most active sewage discharge point in England and Wales

The two most active sewer discharges in England and Wales are in one Welsh river

Wales Online

Map shows where sewage has been pumped into our rivers

In Merseyside alone there were 5,526 spills last year for a combined total of 31,500 hours

Liverpool Echo

MAPPED: The sewage pumped into rivers and canals near you

Use this map tool to see the hotspots for sewage spillages around Greater Manchester and the rest of the UK

Manchester Evening News

Even after one year of the ban on single-use plastic, traders flout norms in in Visakhapatnam

BySiva Gorripati

The Times of India

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The Times of India

Even after one year of ban on single-use plastic, traders flout norms in Visakhapatnam

BySiva Gorripati

The Conversation

Plastic pollution: campaigners around the world are using the courts to clean up – but manufacturers are fighting back

Plastic pollution has become such major problem that it’s threatening our human rights. That’s the view of two UN special rapporteurs (human rights advisers) who recently issued a joint statement, warning against the “overwhelming toxic tidal wave” of plastic endangering us and the environment “in a myriad of ways over…

The Week

Indoor air pollution: the dangers inside your home

How clean is the air you breathe indoors? Before the pandemic, it was a question few people spending time inside offices, gyms, schools and homes asked themselves. But indoor air quality could be the next “frontier” in improving public health.

Belfast Live

Environment Agency 'not advised of proposed policy to stop treating sewage' by Infrastructure chiefs

They said they "will take appropriate enforcement action for any non-compliance"

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Woman & Home

How to clean a fan safely to maintain maximum efficiency during summer heat

Fans are the saviors of summer and keeping them clean is a good way to make sure they work more efficiently

Daily Mirror

Sewage hotspots across UK mapped as Brits warned to avoid certain beaches and rivers

Brits can use this map tool to see the hotspots for sewage spillages around the country including treated and untreated waste so that they can be avoided this summer

Axios

3M agrees to $10.3 billion settlement in "forever chemicals" claims

The Minnesota-based company was hit with thousands of lawsuits over water contamination claims.

The Independent UK

3M reaches $10.3 billion settlement over contamination of water systems with 'forever chemicals'

Chemical manufacturer 3M has agreed to pay at least $10.3 billion to settle lawsuits over contamination of many U.S. public drinking water systems with potentially harmful compounds known as PFAS

Manchester Evening News

Blackpool beaches still under 'Don't Swim' warning a week after 'appalling' sewage leak

A council leader has called on government to hold water companies to account

The Guardian - AU

‘Completely unacceptable’: dust from Newcrest Cadia goldmine 11 times the regulatory limit

The NSW Environment Protection Authority says it will ‘not shy away’ from suspending the mine’s licence if it does not comply

The Conversation

To see how smoke affects endangered orangutans, we studied their voices during and after massive Indonesian wildfires

Bornean orangutans are one of three orangutan species, all critically endangered. They thrive in carbon-rich peat swamp forests on the Indonesian island of Borneo. These habitats are also the sites of massive wildfires.

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