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Fracking-Powered Crypto Mine in Pennsylvania Shuts Down Without Word to Regulators

State inspectors find site abandoned, raising concerns about pollution from unplugged wells across Appalachia.

Capital & Main

Travelling to my ancestral home in China unearthed tragedy tinged by the climate crisis – it inspired me to write Red Pockets

My book Red Pockets explores questions of inheritance: what we owe to ancestors and to future generations, and what we owe to the places that we inhabit.

The Conversation

The Coalition denies emissions will be higher if it wins the election. What do the facts say?

We break down the major parties’ climate claims, counter-claims and policies – and find out what the experts say

The Guardian - AU

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Plastic Odyssey on sea-faring mission to target plastic waste in Madagascar

The Plastic Odyssey left France two years ago with the objective of finding ways to reduce marine plastic pollution in the 30 countries most affected. The vessel is currently in the Indian Ocean, exploring islands including Réunion and Mauritius. It is due to arrive in Madagascar on Tuesday.

Radio France Internationale

Critical Mass London: Hundreds of protesting cyclists ride through Silvertown Tunnel in ‘mass trespass’

Campaigners say first new road crossing under Thames in 58 years will reduce safety and bring additional noise and pollution

Evening Standard

Elon Musk’s Nvidia-powered Colossus supercomputer faces pollution allegations from under‐reported power generators

xAI's Colossus supercomputer at Memphis, Tennessee, is accused of spewing excess pollution to get the power it needs to run all its GPUs.

Tom’s Hardware

Is this river alive? Robert Macfarlane on the lives, deaths and rights of our rivers

As pollution levels hit record highs and fresh water becomes ‘the new oil’, is it time to radically reimagine our relationship to the natural world?

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Microplastics have been in 'pristine streams' for half a century — what could that mean for human health?

New research shows that microplastics have been contaminating some freshwater streams decades earlier than previously recorded. What could that mean for human health?

LiveScience

London Marathon: Runners with heart or lung issues warned pollution will be higher than normal

Dry and sunny conditions are expected for the thousands taking part in the race

Evening Standard

First Thing: Pete Hegseth reportedly had unsecured office internet line to connect to Signal

The revelation is the latest in a string of security breaches involving the defense secretary. Plus, Elon Musk’s xAI accused of pollution over Memphis supercomputer

The Guardian - UK

Public affairs firms in Europe enable pollution by lobbying for big oil, says analysis

Exclusive: EU Transparency Register shows law firms also among lobbyists working for fossil fuel companies

The Guardian - UK

Tradition Stokes Pollution At Myanmar 'Slash And Burn' Festival

A charred Myanmar hillside is wreathed by flames, spewing ochre smoke that smothers out sunlight in an apocalyptic scene.

International Business Times

Elon Musk’s xAI accused of pollution over Memphis supercomputer

Hearing scheduled for Friday as residents receive anonymous leaflets that downplay pollution dangers

The Guardian - US

Polluting water bosses face up to two years in jail for illegal sewage spills

Senior executives will also be banned from accepting bonuses if firms fail to meet Environment Agency’s standards

The Independent UK

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"A unique opportunity to fuse sport, nature, and science" - record-breaker Ross Edgley to swim around Iceland

The British open water swimmer will collect water samples along the way to monitor pollution levels and biodiversity

The Guardian - US

Trump administration kills landmark pollution settlement in majority-Black county

Decision will affect mostly low-income Alabama residents as DoJ dismisses agreement over untreated sewage as DEI

The Independent UK

You might be breathing polluted air right now — nearly half of Americans are

Climate-driven wildfires and other emissions are putting the health of than 156 million Americans at risk

The Independent UK

California expands its electric school bus fleet as federal freeze paused efforts elsewhere

California is spending $500 million to put an additional 1,000 electric school buses on the road

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The Independent UK

‘I spent five days in hospital’: Surge in swimmers falling ill from polluted UK waters

Diseases such as dysentry and Weil’s disease have led to swimmers and surfers becoming seriously unwell

The Guardian - US

Nearly half of Americans breathing in unsafe levels of air pollutants – report

American Lung Association’s study says almost 156 million people live in areas with unhealthy levels of soot or smog

Newslaundry

Price caps on e-waste recycling will curb irresponsible disposal: Modi govt to Delhi HC

Can increased payouts to recyclers prevent irresponsible disposal of e-waste in the country? Yes, the Narendra Modi government has informed the Delhi High Court.

The Conversation

Stripping federal protection for clean water harms just about everyone, especially already vulnerable communities

Before Congress passed the Clean Water Act in 1972, U.S. factories and cities could pipe their pollution directly into waterways. Rivers, including the Potomac in Washington, smelled of raw sewage and contained toxic chemicals. Ohio’s Cuyahoga River was so contaminated, its oil slicks erupted in flames.

The Conversation

Digging into an environmental scandal on the Isle of Man

I first spoke to freshwater scientist Calum MacNeil in February 2022. He explained to me that The Isle of Man – a self-governing island in the Irish Sea between the UK and and Ireland – was being cast as world’s only “all-nation” Unesco biosphere reserve.

The Conversation

Toxic chemical pollution continues on Isle of Man as government defends Unesco conservation status

The Isle of Man government has said it is “fully committed to environmental protection and transparency” regarding its Unesco biosphere status – despite admitting that legacy landfill sites are discharging hazardous chemical contaminants into the sea.

The Conversation

Pollution scientist talks to freshwater ecologist who warned of Isle of Man toxic silt dumps

The production and use of toxic synthetic chemicals called polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were banned internationally more than 40 years ago. There is a great deal of evidence that they are carcinogens and hormone disrupters in mammals and can cause birth defects.

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