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Mother of London girl who died from air pollution says she would be ‘overjoyed’ by CBE

Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, from Lewisham, has been named in the New Year Honours list for services to public health

Evening Standard

The EPA finalizes a water-protection rule that repeals Trump-era changes

The Biden administration finalized regulations that protect small streams, wetlands and other waterways, repealing a Trump-era rule that environmentalists said left waterways vulnerable to pollution.

WEKU

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

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AQI at 399 — GRAP stage III invoked in Delhi-NCR, non-essential construction work banned

NEW DELHI: The stage III of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) comes into force in Delhi and the National Capital Region.

The Times of India

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:

Dynamite News

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.

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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.

Chicago Sun-Times

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.

Chicago Sun-Times

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

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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).

Inverse

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.

Edinburgh Live

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.

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

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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.

Salon

New pollution rule for heavy-duty trucks

Cleaner trucks will mean better air and health for overburdened communities

The Times of India

Air pollution sources will be identified on real-time basis in Delhi now: Arvind Kejriwal

NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal — while reviewing the progress of the 'Real-time Source Apportionment Project' — announced on Friday that real-time identification of sources of air pollution in the city has begun.

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

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