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Clean Air Day 2022: What is it and how can you take part?

Global Action Plan’s Clean Air calculator can help gauge personal pollution footprints and suggest solutions to reduce our contribution to pollution.

Evening Standard

5 Ayurvedic home remedies to enhance skin structure

“Healthy skin does not happen out of the blue; it is a representation of overall well-being.” When you touch your skin, does it feel rough or bumpy? It might be because of your uneven skin structure. External factors such as pollution and skincare products, as well as internal factors such…

The Times of India

Cruise liners try to rewrite climate rules despite vows

The trade group representing the cruise ship industry unsuccessfully pushed international authorities to water down new environmental regulations despite members’ commitments to addressing climate change, ocean air pollution experts have warned

The Independent UK

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Why is eco-conscious California spending millions to support natural gas?

A Los Angeles-area air board faces questions over grant spending amid some of the worst air pollution in the US

The Guardian - US

Dulling the ocean racket to save fish stocks

Shipping and sonar bombard the ocean with noise and disrupt fish communication and behaviour. Countries need to work together to restore the quiet of the deep.

360info

PCD seeks retrial in Klong Dan water project case

The Pollution Control Department (PCD) has filed a new petition with the Administrative Court seeking a retrial in the Klong Dan wastewater treatment plant case, said its director-general Attapol Charoenchansa.

Bangkok Post

Long-standing systems for sustainable farming could feed people and the planet — if industry is willing to step back

Global food systems are at a breaking point. Not only are they responsible for roughly a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions, they are also the top contributors to water pollution and biodiversity collapse.

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NJ’s tough new environmental justice law rule says half the state lives in ‘overburdened’ neighborhoods — some surprising

New Jersey proposed a new environmental justice rule Monday that officials believe will be the toughest in the nation by carving out nearly half the state’s population as living in “overburdened communities” and limiting the types of polluting businesses that can be built there.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

'Defeats the purpose': why critics fear air quality bill is behind the times

Human health is being put at risk with air pollution limits which lag behind international standards, critics say.

Newcastle Herald

Editorial: California needs to slash carbon pollution. Its pie-in-the-sky plan falls short

California is increasingly suffering the effects of a spiraling climate crisis, from record-breaking and destructive wildfires and unhealthy, smoke-choked air to deadly heat waves and power outages. It is clearer than ever that to reduce our future suffering we must take bold and sweeping action soon to cut fossil fuel…

Los Angeles Times

Raw sewage pours into the sea at two West Country beaches

'Do not swim' warnings are in place

Bristol Post

Severe Covid cases more likely in places with high air pollution, study finds

Findings are in line with other recent studies linking long-term NO2 exposure with higher Covid-19 incidence

The Independent UK

Is human pollution causing clouds to form near the edge of space?

Noctilucent clouds, which glow after sunset, are the highest known clouds in Earth’s atmosphere

The Guardian - UK

Anbumani demands free bus rides for all

PMK president releases ‘Chennai Clean Air Action Plan’ for pollution control

The Hindu

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75% of river monitoring stations report heavy metal pollution: Centre for Science and Environment

Heavy toxic metals such as lead, iron, nickel, cadmium, arsenic, chromium and copper were present at alarming levels, according to the NGO

Radio France Internationale

Documentary on Delhi’s fragile ecosystem swoops in to collect Cannes award

India's capital, New Delhi, is home to 20 million people and is one of the most polluted cities on the planet. Director Shaunak Sen is not afraid to highlight the drastic effect of air pollution on his beloved city and in particular on its fauna, from scavenging rats and dogs…

The Guardian - UK

Severe COVID cases ‘more likely in highly polluted areas’

Air pollutant nitrogen dioxide may contribute to intensive care admissions, German study finds

Newslaundry

What happened to Modi’s national ‘clean air’ project? Not much in three years

Three years since its launch, the national clean air programme – aimed at reducing particulate matter levels in 102 cities – is way behind its targets with two years left for the deadline.

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The Guardian - UK

Car tyres produce vastly more particle pollution than exhausts, tests show

Toxic particles from tyre wear almost 2,000 times worse than from exhausts as weight of cars increases

The Guardian - UK

Satellite imagery shows air pollution rise in tropical ‘megacities’

A new study uses satellites to measure pollution in African and Asian cities where there is little on-the-ground data collection

The Independent UK

Noise pollution near schools harms pupils’ concentration and memory – study

The study reveals pupils’ working memory is affected by traffic noise inside and outside the classroom.

The Hindu

Fool-proof mechanism to avoid manipulation in PUC certification soon

Many dealers fudging numbers in pollution emissions, say Transport Department officials

The Hindu

NGT imposes ₹52 crore penalty on Adani power plant for environmental pollution in coastal Karnataka

MoEFCC also directed to get fresh studies on carrying capacity and environment impact done before permitting further expansion

The Times of India

E-buses turn out non-profitable in Meerut, dept mulls ways to attract more passengers

MEERUT: In a bid to bring down pollution levels, the Uttar Pradesh government launched zero-emission electric buses across the state wherein, the transport corporation of Meerut received a total of six e-buses in January this year which became functional from end of February onwards. By April, the city had 30…

The Independent UK

US agrees to update critical habitat for Florida manatees

U.S. wildlife officials have agreed to revise the critical habitat designation for Florida manatees, which have been dying in record numbers because water pollution is killing a main food source

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