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Q&A: Environmental justice leader says Proposition 30 would help struggling areas clear the air

RIALTO, Calif. — Ana Gonzalez grew up watching the Inland Empire transform from citrus groves and grapevines into warehouses and retail distribution centers. The booming region east of Los Angeles now comprises 4.65 million people — and 1 billion square feet of warehouse space.

Tribune News Service

Volunteers plant trees at Shriners hospital to create buffer from passenger, freight trains

Fifteen oak, bald cypress and catalpa trees will create a wall to protect from noise and air pollution, as well as offer green views that promote healing.

Chicago Sun-Times

Coca Cola sponsorship of COP27 climate summit 'greenwashing' says Irish MEP

"Coca Cola is the largest producer of plastic and plastic waste in the world" says Grace O'Sullivan

Irish Mirror

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Will take 4-5 years to properly resolve stubble burning issue: Punjab pollution control body

Paddy straw burning in Punjab and Haryana is a major reason behind the alarming spike in air pollution levels in the national capital in October and November

The Hindu

Rising Ozone Levels Harm Pollination

Air pollution is preventing insects from sniffing out the crops and wildflowers that depend on them, according to new research.

Zenger

People of colour far likelier to live in England’s very high air pollution areas

Study finds minority ethnic people make up nearly half of populations in areas with very high NO2 or PM2.5 levels

The Guardian - UK

Cars among main causes of oil in oceans

Cars and highways are among the top contributors to ocean oil pollution, study finds

Salon

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Climate change worsened Hurricane Ian's rainfall by 10%, scientists say

Climate change made Hurricane Ian’s most extreme rainfall about 10% worse than it would have been without two centuries of greenhouse gas pollution, according to a first-take analysis of the storm by two U.S. climate researchers. Their rapid analysis, which they shared on Twitter, looked only at rainfall, and not…

Tribune News Service

A public payphone in China began ringing and ringing. Who was calling?

It started in July. The callers live in Gourd Island, and they were hoping to share an important message that they say was being ignored by their local authorities.

WEKU

The Hebburn housewife who battled for decades against pollution from local cokeworks

A new book, Clean Air, recalls how a Tyneside housewife Jennie Shearan united the local community to fight against the pollution her neighbourhood was forced to endure

Chronicle Live

Water companies forced to cut £150m from customers’ bills

Thames, Southern and nine other firms penalised after missing targets on pollution

The Guardian - UK

Green watchdog accused of allowing ‘illegal operation’ polluting Scottish beach with sewage

SCOTLAND’S green watchdog has been accused of allowing the “illegal operation” of a Scottish Water site which has polluted an East Lothian…

The National (Scotland)

Plastic Odyssey sets off on round-the-world mission to fight marine pollution

Plastic Odyssey will leave the port of Marseille, in the south of France, on 1 October for a three-year expedition. Its main goal is to find ways to reduce marine pollution by plastics in the 30 countries most affected by this issue in Africa, South East Asia and South America.

Radio France Internationale

Is your gas stove bad for your health?

A professor shares some perspective on how gas stoves can contribute to indoor air pollution

Salon

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Leeds Live

Anger over 'unfair' Leeds taxi no-go areas which cause pollution and force drivers onto long detours

Calls have been made to relax the no go zones

Chicago Sun-Times

In Pilsen, community effort builds to close Chicago’s last big scrap-metal shredder

Mary Gonzales, 81, is leading the push to close the pollution-emitting operation owned by Sims Metal Management.

Zenger

Air Pollution Worsens The Financial Damage Of Climate Change

Air pollution increases the financial damage of climate change by up to two-thirds, according to new research from the USA. The study revealed that in some cases, smog raises the social cost of carbon by as much as 66 percent.

Zenger

Israel’s Pollution-free Yom Kippur Can Be A World Model

By not driving or buying on the Day of Atonement, the people of Israel transform and reclaim the urban environment.

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Texas Observer

Toxic Texas Revealed

The Lone Star State now ranks number one in industrial discharges into waterways, according to a new report issued by Environment America.

Axios

Beach cleanup goes high-tech

Plastic-munching drones and robots are starting to ply beaches and waterways.

Dynamite News

Delhi makes it compulsory for all construction sites of 5,000 sq mtrs to install anti-smog guns

As stubble burning season begins in north India and with pollution levels in the national capital increasing, the Delhi government has begun started implementing its Winter Action Plan. Read more on Dynamite News:

The Guardian - UK

Invisible Demons review – apocalypse now for pollution nightmare in Delhi

A despairing handwring of a film shows the effects of environmental crisis on India’s capital – with images as nightmarish as sci-fi

Reuters

Exclusive-U.S. seeks allies as split emerges over global plastics pollution treaty

The United States is seeking to form a coalition of countries to drive negotiations on a global plastic pollution treaty, weeks after a similar group involving several other G7 nations was launched, according to a document seen by Reuters.

The Hindu

Educate officials on environmental laws with help of NLSIU, HC tells KSPCB Chairperson

Court found that cases filed for violation of environmental laws are being quashed as officials are not following procedure as per law

The Conversation

Nigeria’s sacred Osun River supports millions of people - but pollution is making it unsafe

Pollution has become a worrying threat to Nigeria’s Osun River. The river supports millions of people who rely on the water for agriculture as well as industries. It is also an integral part of Nigeria’s treasured Osun-Osogbo sacred grove, a UNESCO world heritage site. Emmanuel O. Akindele unpacks what’s causing…

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