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Nearly 100 countries call for ambitious global treaty to end plastic pollution at UN ocean summit

Countries have shown a united front for ambition after talks on a landmark plastic pollution treaty collapsed last year.

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Plastic Odyssey and Unesco sign deal to restore marine World Heritage sites

At the United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice, Unesco and the Plastic Odyssey expedition have announced a partnership aimed at restoring the world’s most endangered marine World Heritage sites, increasingly under threat from plastic pollution.

Radio France Internationale

Coating satellites with super-dark Vantablack paint could help fight light pollution crisis

Light streaks caused by passing satellites mar images taken by the world's most expensive telescopes. The problem is set to get worse.

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Macron says High Seas Treaty could take effect from January after surge in support at ocean summit

The High Seas Treaty, adopted in 2023, would allow countries to establish marine protected areas in international waters.

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Scotland’s top doctor warns of climate and pollution public health emergency

Climate change, biodiversity loss and air pollution are the great threats to human health this century, Scotland’s Chief Medical Officer has said

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Trump’s EPA to claim power-plant emissions ‘not significant’ – but study says otherwise

US power sector would be world’s sixth largest emitter of planet-heating greenhouse gas if it were a country, study finds

The Guardian - US

Public ownership of England’s water companies could cost close to zero, says thinktank

Exclusive: Common Wealth report argues debt, pollution and underinvestment justify process known as special administration

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World leaders arrive in France for UN summit on ocean threats

World leaders began gathering in Nice on the French Riviera on Sunday ahead of a United Nations summit to tackle a deepening crisis in the oceans driven by overfishing, climate change and pollution. Ahead of the opening, French President Emmanuel Macron told a blue finance forum in Monaco that the…

Radio France Internationale

Is the tide turning for wild swimmers? Lawmakers step in to block bonuses for English water bosses behind surging lake and river pollution

Weeks after Thames Water was fined £123 million for pollution and questionable payouts to investors, the UK government has banned bonuses for many of the nation's water company executives

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Bonuses banned for 10 English water bosses over sewage pollution

Sanctions, including for Thames Water CEO, announced as part of new government powers under Water Act

The Guardian - UK

How Trump’s ‘gold standard’ politicizes federal science

The first time Donald Trump was president, the head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency developed a regulation known as the “science transparency” rule. The administration liked to call it the “secret science” rule.

The Conversation

Paris wants to grant the River Seine legal personhood to better protect it from pollution

Meanwhile, people will be allowed to swim in the Seine's cleaner waters in a month’s time.

Euronews

How to design landscapes that enhance natural sounds and minimise noise pollution

Sounds are integral parts of any landscape. Think of the calls of grouse and curlew on the Pennine Moors. Wind sieving through reed beds in the Norfolk Broads. Church bells chiming out over the hustle and bustle of central London. Every locale across the Earth, beneath our oceans, lakes and…

The Conversation

‘Shadows of indifference’: EU faces heat over inaction on pollution from Italy’s biggest steel plant

The European Commission has been accused of misconduct over its handling of toxic pollution from Ilva, once Europe's largest steel plant.

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The Independent UK

New plastic that dissolves in seawater raises hopes for tackling ocean pollution

Japanese researchers say new material can dissolve completely in saltwater or moist soil without leaving behind harmful microplastics

The Independent UK

New Mexico appeals court rejects lawsuit against oil and gas regulators

A New Mexico appeals court has rejected a lawsuit alleging that the nation’s No. 2 oil state failed to meet constitutional provisions for protecting against oil and gas industry pollution

Evening Standard

Interim water review ‘not the finishing line’ to fix failures, campaigners warn

The independent commission said the water sector in England and Wales needs a ‘fundamental reset’ as it published the interim report on Tuesday.

International Business Times

Air Quality Expert Steve Fontaine Explains The Relationship Between Indoor Air Quality and Student Health and Academic Performance

According to Fontaine, Indoor air pollution is an invisible yet powerful barrier to student success. Schools must prioritize air quality to support both health and cognitive development.

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Clever Dude

9 States Where Vehicle Inspections Are Getting More Invasive

Did you know that not every state requires you to have your car inspected on a regular basis? Alaska, Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, South Carolina, and South Dakota don’t make residents get vehicle inspections. However, in states where inspections are necessary, the “powers that be” seem to be overstepping more…

Evening Standard

Chelsea neighbours vent anger over £100m tech tycoon's plans for 'vanity' mega-basement

Local residents have hit out at the plans, claiming they will bring ‘un-ending havoc and pollution’

Evening Standard

South-west London drivers could be fined £100 for leaving engines running under pollution crackdown

Richmond Council is considering introducing a Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) across the borough to tackle idling vehicles

Clever Dude

Is Buying a Used Car Better For The Environment Than Buying an EV?

In the quest for eco-friendly transportation, consumers often face a challenging decision: is it more environmentally responsible to continue driving a used gasoline-powered car or to invest in a new electric vehicle (EV)? While EVs are lauded for their zero tailpipe emissions, the production process, particularly battery manufacturing, carries a…

The Independent UK

Winds push smoke from Canadian wildfires south into US and worsen air quality

Air quality in some parts of the United States is worsening as smoke from dozens of wildfires in Canada travels south, pushed by winds high in the atmosphere

AAP

Fears for heritage site as gas plant expansion approved

The fallout from a decision to extend the life of a massive gas project continues with accusations of a political cover-up over a scientific report.

LiveScience

What goes up must come down: How megaconstellations like SpaceX's Starlink network pose a grave safety threat to us on Earth

Thousands of satellites with incredibly short lifetimes are being sent up into low Earth orbit. When they fall back down they're fireballs of pollution — and what doesn't burn up hits the ground.

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