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Air pollution linked to rise in antibiotic resistance that imperils human health

Global study suggests connection has strengthened over time across every country and continent

The Guardian - UK

In the absence of solutions, tackling the causes of antibiotic resistance is key

The emergence of a possible link between air pollution and antibiotic resistance shows why action to clean up air is so badly needed

The Guardian - UK

Tackling air pollution ‘could ease pressure on mental health services’

Researchers studied more than 5,000 patients with various types of dementia over a nine-year period.

The Independent UK

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Air quality improves following Liddell's closure: study

The closure is equivalent to taking 110,000 cars off the road.

Newcastle Herald

OPINION - Ulez countdown: Toxic air is London’s big public health risk | The Leader podcast

Can clean air zone cut pollution-linked deaths as doctors hope?

Evening Standard

Tunisia activists appeal jail terms over pollution protests

Dozens residents from Aguereb given prison sentences for demonstrating against a massive rubbish dump in a national park.

Al Jazeera

The EPA's ambitious plan to cut auto emissions to slow climate change runs into skepticism

The U.S. government’s most ambitious plan ever to slash planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from passenger vehicles faces skepticism about how realistic it is and whether it goes far enough

The Independent UK

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‘We became activists by necessity’: The fight to close the UK’s largest opencast mine

The Ffos-y-Fran coalmine was supposed to close last September. So why is it still operating? And how long will the local community have to put up with the noise, pollution and health impacts?

The Guardian - UK

Ulez just the start and similar scheme needed for buildings, experts warn

Lowering pollution produced by houses, offices and factories is just as crucial as tackling vehicle emissions

The Guardian - UK

Holidaymakers told ‘do not swim’ at popular British beach over health fears

Red flags have been planted into a popular Norfolk beach to deter holidaymakers away from the sea

The Independent UK

TNPCB to hold public hearing on Adani Kattupalli Port expansion on September 5

The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) will hold a public hearing on the expansion of Adani group’s Kattupalli Port in Tiruvallur district on September 5.

The Hindu

Mayors of Oslo, Montreal and Milan back Sadiq Khan on London Ulez plan

City leaders say UK capital’s scheme to improve air quality is inspiring and explain their own measures

The Guardian - UK

Is Heathrow in Ulez? All you need to know before driving to the airport

The London Mayor has stuck to his decision to expand Ulez to limit air pollution

Evening Standard

Rain and pollution wash out open-water training session on River Seine

A training session on the Seine river scheduled for Friday – ahead of an international open-water swimming event due to be held at the weekend – has been cancelled due to river pollution caused by torrential rain.

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The Guardian - UK

Doctors urge politicians to stand firm on schemes to tackle air pollution

Exclusive: hundreds of consultants, GPs and others write to Keir Starmer and Sadiq Khan over Labour’s position on Ulez

WEKU

State grants for pollution, illegal dump cleanup available for Kentucky counties

One will award grant funding to clean illegal open dumps, and another will help fund litter cleanup along public roads.

The Guardian - AU

Emissions from dust pollution from Cadia goldmine ‘not adequately regulated’, expert says

Dr Ian Wright, who advises the NSW EPA, says failure of licence conditions to explicitly state discharge limits for heavy metals in air pollution is inadequate

The Independent UK

Minnesota Supreme Court rules against disputed mine, says state pollution officials hid EPA warnings

The Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled that the state's Pollution Control Agency was wrong to issue permits for a long-contested copper-nickel mine

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Texas Observer

How the ‘1-Mile Rule’ Protects Big Polluters from Citizen Complaints

The policy has been denounced in lawsuits and petitions, but the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality denies that the 1-mile rule exists.

The Conversation

The British Miracle Meat: how banning repugnant choices obscures the real issue of poverty

A provocative Channel 4 satirical programme, The British Miracle Meat, has led to hundreds of complaints to media regulator Ofcom. The mockumentary depicts ordinary Britons facing the cost of living crisis selling thin slices of their tissue to an innovative factory that uses it to grow lab meat.

The Guardian - UK

Britain’s world championship triathletes cannot train in Irish Sea due to pollution

Great Britain’s team forced to practice in pool ahead of competition in Spain amid high sewage levels off coast of Lancashire

The Hindu

Incidence of lung cancer on the rise in Karnataka, say oncologists

Oncologists in Mysuru express concern over rising burden of lung cancer in India. Est. incidence in Karnataka in 2021 was 5,744, with 3,614 cases in males and 2,130 in females. Lung cancer is leading cause of cancer deaths in State, accounting for 10.47%. In India, it accounts for 5.9% of…

The Conversation

I’ve spent 50 years studying one seabird colony fight its way back from near extinction – now it faces new threats

Over the past few decades, Skomer Island off the south coast of Wales has witnessed a remarkable resurgence in its guillemot population. Before 1930, Skomer was home to over 100,000 common guillemots. But by the end of the second world war, this number had plummeted by about 95% and continued…

The Independent UK

Sewage puts a quarter of people off swimming in the sea

It comes after environment secretary Therese Coffey told MPs earlier this month that it was cheaper for water companies to pay a fine than to deal with problem

The Texas Tribune

The “1-mile rule”: Texas’ unwritten, arbitrary policy protects big polluters from citizen complaints

It’s not found anywhere in state law or the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality’s rules, but for years the agency has denied citizens the ability to challenge air pollution permits because they live more than a mile away.

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