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‘Race against time’ to clear plastic pellets from beaches after North Sea collision

Pellets ‘the size of lentils’ clumped together and washed up on the coasts of Norfolk and Lincolnshire

The Independent UK

Dark skies above world's best astronomy sites could be ruined by new energy project

A green energy plant expected to be built in Chile could increase night-time sky brightness at one of the world's most valuable astronomical sites by up to 35%

Space

London weather LIVE: Hottest day of year as temperature hits 20C on spring equinox

With temperatures set to rise further this afternoon, the UK’s spring equinox temperature record - 21.5C in 1972 - could potentially be broken

Evening Standard

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High air pollution warning issued for London as temperatures to surge to 21C in 'hottest day of the year'

Londoners have been urged to switch off their vehicle engines when idling or sitting in traffic

Evening Standard

Trump’s EPA aims to cut pollution rules projected to save nearly 200,000 lives: ‘People will be hurt’

Moves to roll back 31 pollution regulations risk public health and big annual healthcare savings, Guardian analysis shows

The Guardian - US

One in three people worldwide are breathing in household air pollution, researchers warn

About one in three people worldwide were exposed to household air pollution in a single year, according to new estimates.

Euronews

Trekkers in Japan face hike in charges to climb Mount Fuji amid concerns over pollution and crowding

Japan's tallest mountain is climbed by 200,000 people each year, most in the busy summer season

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America's port communities fear efforts to reduce pollution are at risk under Trump

America's ports have long struggled with dirty air that chokes nearby neighborhoods and jeopardizes the health of people living there

The Independent UK

It’s hard to breathe in Brussels - Radio Schuman

More than 900 people are dying prematurely because of air pollution. Every year it's more than two people per day, air quality expert Pierre Dornier tells Radio Schuman.

Euronews

Japan doubles fee to climb Mount Fuji after pollution and safety concerns

Japan’s Yamanashi prefecture has brought in the toll to protect the UNESCO-designated environment.

Euronews

Chewing gum is plastic pollution, not a litter problem

Thousands of tonnes of plastic pollution could be escaping into the environment every year … from our mouths. Most chewing gum on sale is made from a variety of oil-based synthetic rubbers – similar to the plastic material used in car tyres.

The Conversation

The Guardian view on microplastics: harmful pollution must be curbed

Editorial: New findings about particles damaging crops strengthens the case for an international plastics treaty

The Guardian - UK

River ‘dies’ after massive acidic waste spill at Chinese-owned copper mine

50 million litres of waste have flowed into the river, with ‘devastating’ consequences

The Independent UK

Trump environmental rollbacks would boost pollution and endanger lives, former EPA heads say

Three former Environmental Protection Agency leaders say rollbacks proposed by the Trump administration endanger the lives of millions of Americans and abandon the agency’s mission to protect the environment and human health

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Dumping Environmental Justice From the EPA Is a Good Step. Now Dump the EPA.

“Environmental justice” has no place at a regulatory agency. But the EPA was already a problem.

The Guardian - AU

The Crunch: shipping pollution, under the sea – and is the love song dying?

Seafloor mining and ‘shadow fleets’ are explored with striking interactives while data is used to tell a music story with an ‘aha!’ moment

The Guardian - US

Trump administration briefing: landmark climate ruling in jeopardy

Environmental Protection Agency to reconsider harmful effects of pollution; justice department demands shelter release names of migrants – key US politics stories from Wednesday at a glance

The Independent UK

Cargo ship captain arrested over North Sea collision is Russian, owner says

The cargo ship remains on fire, as its captain is currently in police custody

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The Guardian - US

Trump officials decimate climate protections and consider axeing key greenhouse gas finding

EPA takes aim at almost every major pollution rule in what environmentalists call act of ‘malice toward the planet’

Al Jazeera

Trump administration slashes dozens of US environmental protections

Trump ally Lee Zeldin says Environmental Protection Agency will eliminate 31 protections for air and water pollution.

The Independent UK

The Latest: Education Department guts its civil rights office

The Education Department’s civil rights branch is losing nearly half its staff in the Trump administration’s layoffs

The Conversation

America’s clean air rules boost health and the economy − here’s what EPA’s new deregulation plans ignore

The Trump administration announced on March 12, 2025, that it is “reconsidering” more than 30 air pollution regulations in a series of moves that could impact air quality across the United States.

The Independent UK

EPA head says he'll roll back dozens of environmental regulations, including rules on climate change

The head of the Environmental Protection Agency has announced a series of actions to roll back landmark environmental regulations, including rules on pollution from coal-fired power plants, climate change and electric vehicles

The Guardian - UK

Plastic pollution leaves seabirds with brain damage similar to Alzheimer’s, study shows

Blood tests on migratory chicks fed plastics by their parents show neurodegeneration, as well as cell rupture and stomach lining decay

The Conversation

How AI is making affordable air pollution sensors more accurate

Clean air is a fundamental right. However, every day, 100 children under the age of five tragically lose their lives in east Asia and the Pacific due to a silent killer – air pollution.

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