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Heat waves + air pollution can be a deadly combination: The health risk together is worse than either alone

On the morning news, you see the weather forecast is for high heat, and there is an “excessive heat watch” for later in the week. You were hoping the weather would cool down, but yet another heat wave is threatening human health and increasing the chance of wildfires. On top…

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Water companies to face ‘strictest targets’ on sewage pollution under new plan

Defra said it is launching the ‘largest infrastructure programme in water company history to crack down on sewage spills and end pollution’.

The Independent UK

Best air quality monitors for home to identify indoor pollutants

Banish the poor air quality blues with precision understanding and control

Evening Standard

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Shellfish ‘forgotten victims’ of sewage polluting UK waters say Lib Dems

Waters containing shellfish were dumped in nearly 29,000 times last year, with the longest event lasting 5,000 hours.

The Independent UK

Swimmers warned of pollution from sewage in water at 50 UK beaches

Surfers Against Sewage said eight counties’ waterways are at risk

Evening Standard

Australian study links planned savanna burns to Darwin's worsening air pollution

Planned burns at savannas across the Top End are polluting the air in Darwin, say a group of Australian researchers, raising concerns for people with asthma or lung disease.

ABC News

Even low levels of air pollution can damage health, study finds

US researchers looked at Canada to see how people in cleanest areas were still experiencing ill health

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Scientists Invent Nano Sponges To Scrub Pollutants From Water

The new material can filter organic pollutants which are usually soluble in water, non-degradable and even carcinogenic.

Zenger

Laying down the law on air pollution

Air pollution is an international problem. Domestic and international laws could work together to combat it.

360info

Science can clear the air for pollution policymakers

Together, satellite data, atmospheric-chemistry modelling and ground-based monitoring could help mitigate the South Asian air-pollution crisis.

360info

Tackling air pollution at a global scale

Air pollution has no respect for borders. Regional agreements can only go so far. The world needs a global agreement.

360info

'Green' programs encourage Minnesota farmers to fight water pollution

A few years ago, Chisago County, Minnesota, farmer Max Gustafson needed a way to stop his cattle from wandering into a nearby wetland and polluting it in the process.

Tribune News Service

Air pollution linked to dementia and cognitive decline in new UK government report

It was also found that more direct damage to the brain can be caused by air pollution.

Daily Record

Europe and UK heatwave updates: Air pollution surges as temperatures soar to 40C — as it happened

Air pollution is spiking across Britain, France, and southern Europe amid record-breaking temperatures and scorching wildfires. Catch up on the latest updates from overnight.

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Slovakia scrambles to stem polluted water that turned Slana River orange

Polluted water flowing from an iron ore mine in eastern Slovakia has turned the Slana River orange, killing fish and wildlife on a long stretch before it reaches Hungary in what is fast developing into an ecological disaster.

Daily Mirror

Mystery as hundreds of fish found dead in lake sparking water pollution concerns

Locals in Glasgow raised the alarm after spotting hundreds of dead fish at Hogganfield Loch sparking a probe by the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency

Space

Earth Day 2026: Facts, history and ways to celebrate our planet

From its 1970 origins to a global movement, Earth Day 2026 highlights the power we all have to protect our planet.

France 24

Chemical pollution: Surfing in toxic waters

Scientists have issued a stark warning: chemical pollution has officially exceeded the limits safe for humans and the planet. The ocean, which has become a dumping ground for a cocktail of toxic pollutants, is bearing the brunt of this pollution. We take a closer look in this edition of Down…

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The Guardian - US

PFAS pollution led to contamination of US drinking water wells, study finds

PFAS chemicals detected in 20% of private wells and 60% of public wells sampled in 16 eastern states

The Conversation

An international treaty to curb plastic pollution risks being watered down — New Zealand needs to take a stand

Following years of discussions, support for a global treaty to stem the tide of plastic pollution is now widespread, with 75% of UN member states backing the idea.

The Independent UK

Air and water pollution linked to changes in human sex ratio at birth, study finds

Researchers do not find a cause-effect relationship between sex ratio at birth and pollutants

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Air quality in the US since the passage of the Clean Air Act

On average, air quality has improved in the United States in the past several decades. Still, 82 million Americans lived in counties with pollution levels above the national standards in 2019.

Newslaundry

Pollution versus politics in the uneasy town of #Thoothukudi

Even as governments, courts, lawyers, political parties and residents’ associations are grappling over the levels of pollution caused by Vedanta’s Sterlite Copper plant in Thoothukudi (Tuticorin), a coastal town of southern Tamil Nadu, 13 lives have been lost in police firings in the last two days here in a bid…

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