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Editorial: Los Angeles is the chrome capital, but chemical behind the shine is too dangerous to keep using

Southern California has the nation’s highest concentration of chrome platers, the metal shops that dip car bumpers, plumbing fixtures, airplane parts and other products in large industrial tanks to coat them with a shiny, mirror-like finish.

Los Angeles Times

Dublin waste management company among sites listed as priority pollution areas by the EPA

Of the 13 sites listed just one of them was in Dublin and it's located on the Naas Road

Dublin Live

Haze problem set to worsen in March

The Centre for Air Pollution Mitigation (CAPM) on Monday revealed that the haze pollution the country faces, especially in the northern region, will likely worsen next month, while Bangkok and its adjacent provinces will likely experience high levels of fine particulate matter (PM2.5).

Bangkok Post

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Waste shipments resume from Ohio toxic train derailment

Federal officials say contaminated waste from the site of a fiery train derailment in Ohio have started moving out

The Independent UK

Dam owner guilty in field turf pollution of Washington river

A company that operates a hydroelectric dam near Mount Rainier National Park and its chief operating officer have each pleaded guilty to a single criminal count in connection with a spill of field turf into the Puyallup River in 2020

The Independent UK

Alarm over toxic Ohio water — in Texas

Contaminated water used in East Palestine transported more than 1,300 miles to a Houston suburb for disposal

Salon

Paul Whitehouse hits out at 'liquid death' sewage dumps in UK rivers

Actor and keen angler Paul Whitehouse is fronting two hard-hitting documentaries, where he looks into why Britain's rivers are so polluted with sewage

Daily Mirror

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Tennessee residents complain Jack Daniels is polluting community with ‘whiskey fungus’

‘I’m extremely concerned. My wife has breathing problems. One of the neighbours got cancer,’ resident says

The Independent UK

Bristol group working to inspire young people in 'deprived and polluted' neighbourhoods

Lawrence Hill has the lowest number of cars per person in Bristol

Bristol Post

Air quality declines as case builds for clean air zone in Sefton

Increasing traffic from the port is threatening the health of many in the borough, a report stated

Liverpool Echo

Selfish or a godsend? Readers share their views on wood-burning stoves

Demand for wood stoves is soaring in energy crisis despite research showing their harmful effects

The Guardian - UK

Water company bosses told to 'swim in the mess you've made' after pollution warnings

The campaign launched this month, which at the time of writing had garnered 48,386 signatures, said: 'We challenge the CEOs of South West Water and Southern Water to swim in the mess they've made'

Daily Mirror

Toxic Smog: Iran Criticized for Winter ‘Air Pollution Catastrophe’

In Iran this winter, hospital emergency rooms have been full, schools regularly closed, and many people unable to work or even leave their homes due to toxic smog, which a leading United Nations expert is calling an "air pollution catastrophe". Dirty air is a chronic problem in Iran. Many of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘We need to change, whether we like it or not’: London’s Ulez expansion

Clean air zone will cover whole capital from 29 August, pitting health against household finances

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‘Big irony’ as winter sports sponsored by climate polluters, report finds

As global heating cuts snow cover, study reveals how many events, organisations and athletes have high-carbon backers

WEKU

Contaminated waste shipments from Ohio derailment will resume

The news follows the Environmental Protection Agency order to pause shipments from the site of the Feb. 3 derailment in East Palestine to allow additional oversight about where waste was shipped.

The Guardian - UK

Sheffield becomes latest city to implement clean air zone

Most-polluting commercial vehicles will pay up to £50 daily under new scheme

The Independent UK

Contaminated waste shipments from Ohio derailment to resume

Federal environmental authorities say shipment of contaminated waste from the site of a fiery train derailment will resume Monday to two Ohio sites

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EPA tells Norfolk Southern to temporarily stop shipping toxic train derailment waste

The agency heard concerns from residents and officials in Texas and Michigan, where some of the contaminated waste had already been shipped.

Salon

Ohio train derailed with toxic chemicals

Trains carry hazardous chemicals every day. They're also dangerously unregulated.

The Independent UK

EPA orders 'pause' of derailment contaminated waste removal

Federal environmental authorities have ordered a temporary halt in the shipment of contaminated waste from the site of a fiery train derailment in Ohio involving hazardous materials

Manchester Evening News

Investigation launched after 'more than 100 fish found dead' in polluted river

White foam has been pictured on the surface of the River Bollin in Macclesfield

The Guardian - UK

Ministers told to get a grip on scale of ‘forever chemicals’ pollution in UK

Tougher regulations needed now, says Green MP Caroline Lucas as Tory colleague calls for monitoring

Chicago Sun-Times

After pollution rules revised, two asphalt makers in lead for city work

MAT Asphalt, the target of community complaints, was the low bidder on two of five city contracts.

ABC News

Air pollution causes thousands of deaths in Australia each year. Residents and scientists are fighting back

At Robert Richards's house, dust is constantly covering the white weatherboards. Until recently, he had no idea he was living next to one of Australia's biggest silent killers.

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