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Global Plastic Watch: Satellite Eyes Pinpoint Waste From Space to Reduce Ocean Pollution

A cutting-edge new tool developed by Minderoo Foundation has identified thousands of waste sites across 25 countries for the first time using advanced satellite data technology and machine learning to measure piles of plastic waste from space. Global Plastic Watch ( globalplasticwatch.org ) is a tool which combines earth observation…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Aircraft noise becomes a key federal election issue for some frustrated Brisbane residents

Flight path and aircraft noise is emerging as a key federal election issue in inner-Brisbane electorates, with residents in dozens of suburbs complaining of excessive noise pollution from Brisbane Airport's new runway.

ABC News

New DOJ office to fight pollution

New Justice Dept. office will take on polluters in hard-hit communities

Salon

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How do we get cars out of cities?

While cars are sometimes necessary for people’s mobility and social inclusion needs, car-centric cities disadvantage those who are already marginalised. Kimberly Nicholas explores 12 ways to scrap the automobile

The Independent UK

Working to tackle drug traffickers: Coast Guard D-G Pathania

We have the capability to reassign ships and aircraft for fresh tasks, he says

The Hindu

Irish winter home staple could be off the shelves from September in line with smoky fuel ban

"Because of they way they burn, are below the 10 micrograms of pollution that is put out into the atmosphere?"

Irish Mirror

Pollutionwatch: the sad end of the Met Office’s atmospheric survey plane

Moasa aircraft will no longer measure pollutants over UK after funding was stopped

The Guardian - UK

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A climate scientist on India and Pakistan's horror heatwave, and the surprising consequences of better air quality

The record-shattering heatwave that engulfed most of India and Pakistan through March and April brought temperatures exceeding 45℃ in many areas, leading to critical electricity and water shortages.

The Conversation

Bougainville starts process to reopen controversial Panguna mine

Officials say the facility will provide crucial income despite causing war and pollution the last time it was open.

Al Jazeera

UN recognizes plastic pollution crisis

Insidious microplastics are in our blood and in the food we eat. Are we too late to stop the plastic apocalypse?

Salon

Only about 5% of plastic waste gets recycled in US, new report says

PHILADELPHIA — Only 5% to 6% of the 46 million tons of plastic waste generated annually in the U.S. gets recycled, a big dip from the last estimate of nearly 9% just a few years ago, according to a new study by two environmental groups focused on creating awareness around…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Allowing E15 fuel year-round won't increase sales very much, but it's a symbolic victory for corn ethanol advocates

As part of efforts to dampen high gasoline prices, the Biden administration is temporarily allowing gas stations to sell a special fuel blend called E15, containing 15% ethanol, year-round. Under the Clean Air Act, E15 cannot be sold in summer because it evaporates more readily in warm weather and can…

The Conversation

EU Citizens May Sue Countries for Health-Damaging Dirty Air, Top Court Adviser Says

Citizens in European Union countries may be able to sue their governments for financial compensation if illegal levels of air pollution damage their health, an adviser to Europe's top court said on Thursday. The adviser's opinion follows a string of rulings at the Luxembourg-based Court of Justice of the EU…

Asharq Al-Awsat

EU citizens may sue countries for health-damaging dirty air, top court adviser says

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The Hindu

Supreme Court is loud and clear on noise pollution

Its verdicts on loudspeakers were aimed to protect citizens from becoming ‘forced audience’ to noise

Belfast Live

New air pollution site reveals the toxins outside your front door

The man behind it is hoping to show people how big our air pollution problem is

The Hindu

Smog towers not final solution to pollution, says Central Pollution Control Board official

Prashant Gargava, Member Secretary, CPCB says ultimate solution to pollution will be controlling it at source

Bristol Post

Air pollution in areas home to some of Bristol's biggest attractions

The area around Clifton Suspension Bridge has some of the highest levels of air pollution in the country

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Salon

CA investigates plastics campaign

The state's attorney general argues fossil fuel companies have long known recycling is a "myth"

Radio France Internationale

French satellite constellation tracks criminal 'dark ships' at sea

Brittany-based company Unseenlabs has launched its seventh satellite to monitor so-called "dark ships" – which prefer to go under the radar – from space, boosting the fight against illegal fishing, drug trafficking and marine pollution.

The Guardian - UK

‘We’re being left with nothing’: Ireland’s turf wars expose rural grievances

A ban on selling smoky fuels was meant to cut carbon emissions, tackle air pollution and conserve ancient bogs. Instead, it has fuelled a tense narrative of urban elites versus rural poor

The Hindu

Walks along waterbodies to find pollution sources to begin: Minister

State seeks public support for ‘Thelineerozhukum Navakeralam

Al Jazeera

How Europe’s biomass appetite is harming the US south

To meet their climate goals, EU countries are relying on a controversial ‘renewable’ energy source.

Daily Mirror

More than 120,000 new-build homes in England put on hold due to law on wetlands

The Home Builders Federation estimates that up to 120,000 new homes have been delayed because of the rules in 74 local authority areas, with 42,000 new homes delayed in greater Norwich alone

The Guardian - UK

Wetlands protection law delays building of new homes in England

Up to 120,000 new homes halted in areas including Eden Valley and Norfolk Broads due to ‘nutrient neutrality’ rules

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