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US releases ‘strongest ever’ car pollution rules in push for EV transition

The new environmental regulations fall short of more ambitious goals previously set by the Biden administration.

Al Jazeera

Biden Admin Unveils Strict Auto Standards To Speed Electric Shift

President Joe Biden's administration announced Wednesday revised pollution standards for cars and trucks meant to accelerate the US auto industry's shift to electric to mitigate climate change.

International Business Times

Dutch Court Rules Against Aviation Sector Over Noise Pollution

Dutch court rules in favor of residents near Schiphol Airport, emphasizing the need to address noise pollution concerns over aviation interests.

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Taxpayer-funded petrochemical plants are polluting communities, report finds

A fleet of new plastics plants in the U.S. often release illegal levels of air pollution, even while receiving big tax breaks from state and local governments, the report found.

WEKU

Hazardous smog chokes 50 provinces

Fifty provinces were blanketed with hazardous levels of PM2.5 dust on Tuesday morning and 13 of them, mainly in the North, with seriously harmful levels of pollution.

Bangkok Post

Every new school being built in England is in unsafe air pollution area, study says

Analysis finds almost nine in 10 planned new school sites exceed three WHO targets – and all breach at least one of them

The Guardian - UK

Report on water bodies in Hyderabad presents grim picture: HC

Telangana High Court expresses concern over pollution in Hyderabad lakes, directs officials to take immediate remedial measures.

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US Kleenex plant contaminated drinking water with PFAS, lawsuit says

Lawsuit also alleges ‘forever chemicals’ used at Connecticut plant put residents’ health at risk and destroyed property value

The Guardian - US

‘People are anaesthetised to seeing rubbish everywhere’: the book unearthing waste in our seas

East Yorkshire artist Mandy Barker has found a way to make us look again at pollution – cataloguing fibres from fast fashion in the style of a Victorian book about British algae

The Guardian - UK

Only seven countries meet WHO air quality standard, research finds

Almost all countries failing to meet mark for PM2.5, tiny particles expelled by vehicles and industry that can cause health problems

The Guardian - US

Racist legacy of a New Orleans highway

The “Claiborne Corridor” tore through the heart of one of the nation’s oldest Black neighborhoods

Salon

EU’s deposit refund scheme a ‘false solution’ for plastic pollution

The European Union in early March announced its goal of establishing deposit refund schemes for plastic bottles and aluminium cans across the bloc by 2029. While EU authorities boast of high recycling rates in member states that have already adopted the practice, environmental groups denounce it as a “false solution”…

France 24

Gulf Coast Petrochemical Buildout Draws Billions in Tax Breaks For Polluters

A new report by the Environmental Integrity Project compiled data on every U.S. plastics plant built, expanded or proposed since 2012, revealing massive growth in Texas.

Texas Observer

NGO organises cleanliness drive along Charmadi Ghat to clear tonnes of trash thrown by devotees on Padayaatra

Hasiru Tapasvi cleans up Charmadi Ghat after Maha Shivaratri Padayaatra to prevent plastic pollution in water bodies.

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Climate initiatives that reduce motor vehicle emissions can boost children's health, save money

Limiting carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from motor vehicles, as well as investing in electric cars and public transport, would reduce air pollution and improve children's health. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

Lack of trained personnel, corruption marring fight against ecological degradation, says expert

Experts address environmental crisis at AESEE 2024 conference, urging action over talk to combat pollution and corruption.

The Guardian - UK

Ecodesign in healthcare: from MRI to ultrasound, the picture is changing

The link between human and environmental health is clearer than ever, and the need for action has never been more urgent. Here’s how technological innovation can bring about change

The Texas Tribune

Gulf Coast petrochemical growth draws billions in tax breaks despite pollution violations

A new report by the Environmental Integrity Project compiled data on every U.S. plastics plant built, expanded or proposed since 2012, revealing massive growth in Texas.

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International Business Times

Thai Tourist Hotspot Chiang Mai Tops World's Most Polluted Cities

Thai tourist hotspot Chiang Mai was blanketed by hazy smog Friday, as residents and visitors to the usually picturesque northern city were left wheezing in the toxic air.

The Texas Tribune

New EPA rule to slash cancer-causing emissions from sterilization facilities

Laredo residents who live near a sterilization plant say the new federal limits on the pollutant will improve air quality and reduce their city’s high cancer risk.

The Guardian - UK

Avoid mould and ride a bike: 20 expert tips on how to look after your lungs for life

With air quality an increasing worry, the health of our lungs has never been more important. Here, experts share how to take care of yours

Evening Standard

Londoner launches app to help commuters avoid most polluted and noisiest parts of Tube

A young London innovator has launched a free smartphone app to help passengers avoid the most polluted and noisiest parts of the Tube.

The Texas Tribune

Neglected and exposed: Toxic air lingers in a Texas Latino community, revealing failures in state’s air monitoring system

Public data from a network of state air monitors around the Houston Ship Channel is hard to interpret and is often inadequate, leaving Latino-majority neighborhoods like Cloverleaf unaware of whether the air they breathe is safe.

International Business Times

Methane Emissions From Energy Sector Rose In 2023: IEA

Planet-heating methane released by the fossil fuel industry rose to near record highs in 2023 despite technology available to curb this pollution at virtually no cost, the International Energy Agency said Wednesday.

Dynamite News

Climate policies that minimise motor vehicle emissions can benefit children's health, save money

A recent study suggests that efforts to limit carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from motor vehicles, along with investments in electric vehicles and public transit, would reduce air pollution and have a significant impact on children's health. Read further on Dynamite News:

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