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The Latest Breaking News on Pollution

Hafta letters: Leaving Delhi, AQI, and subscription ideas

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Why Dan Turner of Blue Whale Technologies Believes Microplastics Removal Must Become a Global Financial Imperative

Dan Turner, founder of Blue Whale Technologies and a veteran environmental engineer with over 40 years in advanced wastewater treatment, stresses that, without real change, the rapid accumulation of plastic waste is not expected to change any time soon.

International Business Times

Australia's busiest harbour at risk of sewage eruption

Urgent repairs are underway on a leaking pipe running under Sydney Harbour with crews battling to secure the 100-year-old infrastructure.

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Mold Exposure Symptoms at Home: Spotting Mold Toxicity and Protecting Indoor Air Health

A detailed guide on mold symptoms, mold toxicity, and improving indoor air health to protect you and your family from harmful mold exposure at home.

Medical Daily

French tap water tainted by widespread forever chemicals, study finds

France's drinking water is contaminated with PFAS "forever chemicals" in 92 percent of samples, a nationwide study has found, revealing the scale of pollution from substances that do not break down in the environment.

Radio France Internationale

Reuse and return schemes could help eliminate plastic pollution in 15 years, says report

Pew Charitable Trusts finds plastic pollution will more than double globally by 2040 unless action taken

The Guardian - UK

People living along polluted Thames file legal complaint to force water firm to act

Residents claim raw sewage and poorly treated effluent as result of Thames Water’s failings are threat to health

The Guardian - UK

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The Shark air purifier I use every day is 25% off for Cyber Monday — but the deal ends tonight

This bestselling Shark air puriifer has been bought 5,000 times today already, and it's a steal this Cyber Monday with 25% off.

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Wood-burning stoves could face partial ban in Labour’s updated environment plan

Exclusive: Pollution targets set out alongside nature recovery projects to allay concerns over housebuilding

The Guardian - UK

Two-thirds of Delhi does not have reliable air quality data

As winter deepens, New Delhi is once again losing the fight for breath. Every winter, Delhi continues to choke under hazardous air — and this year is no exception. On November 18, the Central Pollution Control Board’s (CPCB’s) 24-hour bulletin recorded a city-wide Air Quality Index (AQI) of 374, placing Delhi…

Newslaundry

Many ships found breaching pollution limits despite tighter controls

Researchers using aircraft to sample exhaust plumes say infringements persist – even in stricter zones

The Guardian - UK

Trump Administration Drops Biden's Clean-Air Rules, Experts Warn of Deadly, Dirty Air

The Trump administration is scrapping Biden's clean-air rules that kept deadly soot in check, putting millions at risk of dirtier air, serious health problems, and more pollution in vulnerable communities.

International Business Times UK

Trump EPA moves to abandon rule that sets tough standards for deadly soot pollution

The Trump administration is seeking to abandon a rule that sets tough standards for deadly soot pollution, arguing that the Biden administration did not have authority to set the tighter standard on pollution from tailpipes, smokestacks and other industrial sources

The Independent UK

Man, 39, arrested over UK’s ‘biggest ever’ fly-tipped mountain of waste in Oxfordshire

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer ‘appalled’ by the act that risked pollution of nearby River Cherwell

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Man arrested in connection with fly-tipping waste mountain in Oxfordshire

The huge waste dump is approximately 150 metres long and 10 metres wide

The Guardian - US

‘It’s hell for us here’: Mumbai families suffer as datacentres keep the city hooked on coal

As Mumbai sees increased energy demand from new datacenters, particularly from Amazon, the filthiest neighbourhood in one of India’s largest cities must keep its major coal plants

The Independent UK

Photos show the daily struggle to breathe in New Delhi's dense winter smog

For nearly two months, thick layers of toxic smog have enveloped New Delhi, where residents say all they want is their right to breathe clean air.

The Guardian - UK

At least 15 English sewage plants use plastic beads spilled at Camber Sands

Exclusive: Experts urge water companies to update plants to avoid another catastrophe, as analysis reveals scale of use

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Evening Standard

Government encouraged to give order to clean up ‘obscene’ illegal rubbish dump

An MP said the danger has intensified as heavy rain is carrying part of the 12-metre high waste dump towards the River Cherwell.

The Guardian - UK

What are bio-beads used for and how did they get spilled on to Camber Sands beach?

Plastic pellets attract algae and smell like food so can be eaten by birds, fish and dolphins, which can prove fatal

The Guardian - UK

Plastic beads spreading on Sussex coast after ‘catastrophic’ spill, meeting told

Local people describe devastating impact of millions of toxic beads from Southern Water site near Camber Sands

The Guardian - UK

Not so Golden Brown: DJ plays 24 hours of No 2s in Lake District sewage protest

Radio host uses chart songs that didn’t quite make top spot to highlight issue of Windermere pollution

The Independent UK

Delhi’s air pollution is so bad even top court is asking lawyers to work from home: ‘Why are you all here?’

‘Even masks are not enough,’ says Justice PS Narasimha as he urges lawyers to use virtual hearing facilities amid toxic pollution

The Guardian - UK

‘Eat out to help out’ scheme added to air pollution in London, study finds

Commercial cooking shown to be cause of unusual peaks when policy was operating during pandemic in autumn 2020

The Guardian - UK

‘I can’t breathe in this city’: inaction over Delhi’s suffocating pollution sparks rare protest

The failure by state governments to do anything about pollution means it has often been met with apathy. But at a rare protest anger and frustration were rife

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