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EPA finalizes water rule that repeals Trump-era changes

President Joe Biden’s administration has finalized regulations that protect hundreds of thousands of small streams, wetlands and other waterways, repealing a Trump-era rule that federal courts had thrown out and that environmentalists said left waterways vulnerable to pollution

The Independent UK

Who has to pay Clean Air Zone charge to drive in Newcastle from January and July 2023

Drivers of private cars will not be charged the daily fee to drive in Newcastle City Centre, but tolls will apply to taxis, vans, buses and HGVs

Chronicle Live

No More Burning Or Dumping, Plastic Pollution Can Be Controlled Via Its 'DNA': Research

Plastic Pollution crisis has been identified as an environmental problem similar in scope and complexity as global challenges like climate change. Read on for details:

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Nigeria has a coastal litter problem: it's time to clean up

Bottles. Plastic bags. Surgical facemasks. These are just some of the 29,029 items we found along the 180km Araromi coastline Nigeria in nine months while studying marine litter. The litter weighed in at a hefty 465.54kg.

The Conversation

Horrifying pollution at Scots beauty spot beach '29 times worse than UK average'

Images taken this month of a cove near Ardtreck Point Lighthouse reveal shocking levels of waste including bottles, crates and bags along with wood and rope.

Daily Record

Little Village residents alarmed by latest Hilco plan, SAFE-T Act cash bail provision ruled unconstitutional and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

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Little Village residents worried about latest Hilco plan near Target warehouse

The developer is selling the benefits of a truck parking area but community members say traffic and diesel pollution are already unbearable.

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EPA gives Sims a passing grade on air; expert critic says testing is flawed

A UIC chemist calls the analysis from air monitoring around Sims Metal Management problematic, providing “no useful information for many important pollutants.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Microplastics can cross placenta into unborn babies, study shows

Scientists warn it is impossible to stop children ingesting the tiny plastic particles as well as even smaller nanoplastics

The Independent UK

Newcastle Clean Air Zone: What you need to know about new pollution tolls starting today

The Clean Air Zone finally starts today, putting charges on some high-polluting vehicles driving into Newcastle

Chronicle Live

UK wine drinkers help remove 10m plastic bottles from polluted sea

A radical project to clear the world's oceans of 'plastic islands' is beginning to have an impact — through the simple act of enjoying a nice mid-priced white, red or rosé

Wales Online

PM2.5 expected to worsen

The level of PM2.5 fine dust pollution may intensify beyond what is considered safe in some parts of the country early next year due to the lower temperatures, says the Pollution Control Department (PCD).

Bangkok Post

Mercury poisoning in fish: New study reveals a promising way to avoid it

The secret to avoiding mercury poisoning could be in a part of the fish you'd never eat.

Inverse

The neglected West Lothian estate that has become a haven for reckless fly tippers

Police and environmental watchdogs join council in investigation into well planned illegal dumping operation on an industrial estate in the new town.

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Wales Online

The pollution hotspots in south Wales that exceed World Health Organisation levels

Research has shown the pollutants found can pose a risk to people's health

ABC News

Waffle pod grant makes mockery of NSW government single-use plastic ban, say Greens

Questions are being raised about a $640,000 grant to make polystyrene waffle pods after the same material was banned under the Plastic Reduction and Circular Economy Act 2021.

Inverse

Your air purifier may be doing more harm than good

In recent years, there has been an ever-widening range of air-cleaning devices on the market, especially once it became clear that COVID was an airborne disease.

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New pollution rule for heavy-duty trucks

Cleaner trucks will mean better air and health for overburdened communities

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Daily Record

Illegal fly-tipping costs council nearly £50,000 to clean up

The dumping of illegal waste is now being investigated by police

The National (Scotland)

Local council demands action over toxic 'bright green' loch

A LOCAL council has unanimously called for action to improve the water quality of a toxic loch which turned bright green last month.

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Forest carbon credits aim to offset pollution

Forest carbon credits are promises that companies, individuals and governments can buy to counteract their emissions by paying to plant or protect trees

Texas Observer

Dredging Plans for Massive Superfund Site on Hold

The Army Corps has withdrawn its approval for an expansion of the Matagorda Ship Channel that could disturb a mercury-laden waste site.

ABC News

No greenhouse gas limits for Victoria's coal-fired power plants as Supreme Court rejects challenge

A Victorian court rejects arguments by environmental groups that the state's EPA should have imposed greenhouse gas limits on coal plants in the Latrobe Valley.

The Texas Tribune

Federal report identifies cause of 2019 Port Neches chemical plant explosion

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board found that TPC Group LLC failed to identify problem areas where dangerous chemicals might cause explosions and didn’t implement a safety recommendation that could have prevented the blast.

Tribune News Service

EPA strengthens smog-forming emissions rules for heavy trucks

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency implemented new, more stringent limits on smog-producing emissions from heavy-duty trucks Tuesday.

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