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Drivers to Bristol Airport 'feel mugged' by Clean Air Zone's Portway 'trap'

The council asked for signs on the M5 but it has not happened

Bristol Post

London Underground polluted with particles small enough to enter the human bloodstream -- new research

The London Underground is key to the functioning of England’s capital city. Roughly 2 million people use it each day. But it is polluted with small particulate matter from heavy metals, including iron oxide, that may be damaging to human health.

The Conversation

The artist ‘most likely to change the world’? Tomás Saraceno on making art from dust, webs and pollution

Inside Tasmania’s Mona, the Argentinian artist is using spiders, soil and a floating backpack to encourage awareness of nature and sustainability in ‘the Capitalocene’

The Guardian - AU

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The lenses of fishes' eyes record their lifetime exposure to toxic mercury, new research finds

Mercury pollution is a global threat to human health, especially to unborn babies and young children. Exposure to methylmercury, a type that forms when mercury washes into lakes and streams, can harm children’s brain development and cause symptoms including speech impairment and muscle weakness in adults who consume seafood as…

The Conversation

Mumbai overtakes Delhi as city with the filthiest air in India

Pollution in India’s second city Mumbai was worse this week than even the notoriously smoggy capital, Delhi, as experts warned that hazardous air pollution was likely to affect more parts of the country in future.

Radio France Internationale

India’s deadly smog problem is bringing misery to New Delhi residents

India’s capital is enduring the harsh effects of heavy pollution, which brings near cataclysmic scenes of smog to blanket the city

The Independent UK

Coming in 2023: Climate Liberalism: Perspectives on Liberty, Property and Pollution

An edited volume considering whether Classical Liberal ideas may help address climate change and other large-scale pollution problems.

Reason

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Michael Hiltzik: Oil and gas drillers mobilize to kill a key California environmental rule

The oil and gas industry, which has been accustomed to getting its own way from California regulators for decades, suffered a rare defeat this year.

Los Angeles Times

Amazon's plastic waste increased in 2021

Amazon says it generated 214 million pounds of plastic waste in 2021. An advocacy group says it was 3 times that

Salon

Weather tracker: cyclone drags pollution towards Sri Lanka

Particulate matter, which is hazardous to lungs, has been pulled in from India by Cyclone Mandous

The Guardian - UK

Houston's chemical contamination

"The people there are tired of being studied. We need to take action.”

Salon

Ministers accused of ‘betraying tens of thousands of children’ in London and UK with 2040 toxic air target

UK targets are weaker than the EU’s despite ministers vowing not to water down environmental standards after Brexit

Evening Standard

Noise pollution: A not-so-silent killer?

The constant rumble of traffic and people brings cities to life. But is it also making us sick? The ill-effects of noise pollution are now well documented, with cities declaring open war on the not-so-silent killer. The Down to Earth team takes a closer look.

France 24

London’s Tube network ‘riddled with toxic metallic particles’ small enough to enter human blood

University of Cambridge researchers conducted a new type of pollution analysis using magnetism to inspect dust samples from the London Underground

The Independent UK

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Pollutionwatch: how initiative could improve air quality in UK schools

As UK air pollution bill begins its passage through the Commons, one project hopes British schools will host pollution monitors

The Independent UK

$698M deal to end Monsanto PCB pollution lawsuit in Oregon

Oregon's attorney general says Bayer has agreed to pay $698 million to end a lawsuit over PCB pollution associated with products made by Monsanto, the agriculture giant it now owns

Evening Standard

Iron particles in Tube air ‘can enter bloodstream’, new research reveals

Pollution monitors ‘may not detect full extent of ultra-fine dust’

The Independent UK

Metallic particles small enough to enter human bloodstream found on Tube

University of Cambridge researchers conducted a new type of pollution analysis using magnetism to inspect dust samples from the London Underground.

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Daily Mirror

Tube 'riddled with toxic air particles linked to cancer that could endanger passengers'

Fragments of metal thrown into the air by braking trains can enter passengers' bloodstream after being inhaled, and they pose a danger due to poor ventilation throughout the Underground system

The Conversation

Air purifiers: indoor pollution kills but many devices are ineffective and some may even cause harm

Air pollution kills around 7 million people each year. Most of these deaths occur in developing countries, where solid fuel is often burned in poorly ventilated spaces. However, between 26,000 and 38,000 of those deaths occur in the UK.

ABC News

Swimming in Sydney Harbour at Pyrmont will soon be possible for the public

Swimmers will soon be able to dive in at Pirrama Park in Pyrmont after the installation of new technology providing water quality information every 15 minutes.

Tribune News Service

Minnesota tries new technologies to remove 'forever chemicals' from water

The bright blue shipping container stood out in the snow-covered landscape of Tablyn Park in Lake Elmo, Minnesota. Inside, contractors calibrated a machine that state officials hope could help solve a decades-long pollution problem in the east metro area.

Reuters

Air pollution blights India's capital

A smoky haze hangs over India's northern plains and its capital, New Delhi, every year as winter sets in, raising fears for the health of many millions of people as authorities order fixes that do little to clear the air.

Evening Standard

Toxic air: MPs start battle to persuade Government to adopt ‘Ella’s Law’

MPs have launched a Commons campaign to persuade the Government to back “Ella’s Law” to tackle toxic air in London and other parts of Britain.

Belfast Live

Warning issued to folks with lung or heart disease following second air pollution spike

"During periods of High Pollution the symptoms of people with lung or heart disease may worsen"

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