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Fresh concerns for wildlife after reports of second oil spill in River Wandle in two months

Fresh concerns have been raised about the health of a London waterway after footage shared online appeared to show another oil spill in the River Wandle.

Evening Standard

Statue unveiled of girl whose air pollution death inspired Sadiq Khan's Ulez clean air zone

Statue funded by public donations stands same height as nine-year-old Ella

Evening Standard

More than half of London's councils increase fly-tipping fines to £1,000

Government data reveals that London accounts for two in five fly-tipping incidents across England

Evening Standard

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Australia sees nearly 40% decline in plastic pollution along major city coastlines

Country has pledged to phase out unnecessary plastics by 2025 and recycle or reuse all its plastic waste by 2040

The Independent UK

New House Republican proposal seeks to exempt many toxic Pfas from review

Two lawmakers introduced a resolution to repeal a 2024 Biden rule that closed a ‘low volume exemption’ loophole

The Guardian - US

‘Cathedral of crap’: is this the world’s most beautiful sewage treatment plant?

Its inspiration was Sydney Opera House and its paper-thin louvre windows are reminiscent of a luxury ocean-liner. More importantly, the people of Arklow in Ireland can finally go swimming without fear of floaters

The Guardian - UK

Are rising lower respiratory infection hospital admissions linked to dirty air?

As LRIs put pressure on health services, a Spanish-led study examines what role exposure to air pollution may play

The Guardian - UK

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Beaches much cleaner as litterbugs get the message

Australian beaches and shorelines are littered with less plastic debris in a sign waste reduction messaging has been cutting through.

AAP

Unanswered questions as EPA confirms debris balls on Sydney beaches likely came from sewage plants

NSW environment watchdog investigation finds debris that washed up on Sydney beaches in 2024 ‘consistent with a land-based sewage source’

The Guardian - AU

California Supervisor Slams Mexico Over Imminent Dump Of Sewage Water: 'It's Time For Federal Action'

San Diego County Supervisor Jim Desmond said Mexico will "dump" 400 million gallons of sewage water into the Tijuana River next Monday

Latin Times

Doctors urge government to fight poverty after rise in patients with Victorian diseases

Survey finds vast majority of doctors are concerned at impact of health inequalities on their patients

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on online safety: don’t let Trump dictate the terms of debate

Editorial: The White House and tech oligarchs are using free speech arguments as cover to suffocate any European attempt to regulate digital space

The Guardian - UK

Cong slams AAP over CAG report on prevention of vehicular air pollution in Delhi

Delhi Congress president Devender Yadav has slammed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) after Chief Minister Rekha Gupta tabled the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report on the performance of the previous government in the prevention and mitigation of vehicular air pollution in the national capital in the Assembly. Read further…

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South Africans flush toilets with drinkable water: study in Cape Town looked at using seawater instead

As the planet gets hotter and freshwater sources dry up, cities and towns will not be able to continue the global norm of using millions of litres of clean, drinkable water to flush toilets. South Africa’s Water Research Commission recently commissioned a study into using seawater to flush toilets in…

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‘Delhi air quality data unreliable’: CAG report confirms Newslaundry probe

Nearly three months after Newslaundry’s investigation revealed that almost every air pollution monitoring station in Delhi is either blocked by trees and buildings or too close to busy roads, leading to faulty data, a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India has confirmed our findings.

Evening Standard

Researchers to analyse wastewater for diseases at UK-first centre

It is hoped the system could one day be rolled out nationwide.

Evening Standard

Leading Camden employers in pledge to tackle air pollution in the borough

Camden has some of the worst pollution hotspots in London - its air contains 24% higher levels of pollutants than the UK average.

The Conversation

Under a Coalition government, the fate of Australia’s central climate policy hangs in the balance

The future of Australia’s key climate policy is uncertain after Opposition Leader Peter Dutton said a Coalition government would review the measure, known as the “safeguard mechanism”, which is designed to limit emissions from Australia’s largest industrial polluters.

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Controversial west London low-traffic scheme pushed through on back of 'sham' survey

Hammersmith and Fulham council's low-traffic scheme faces backlash after survey found to breach industry rules

The Guardian - US

Fossil fuel companies get direct email line to Trump for exemption requests

EPA sets up email address where ‘regulated community’ can request exemption to evade air pollution rules

The Guardian - US

US could see return of acid rain due to Trump’s rollbacks, says scientist who discovered it

Gene Likens, who first identified acidic rainwater in 1960s, said the Trump administration’s ‘rollbacks are alarming’

The Guardian - UK

Nearly 4m hours of raw sewage dumped in England’s waters last year

Duration of spills by water companies up on previous year, in data described by environment secretary as ‘disgraceful’

Evening Standard

Swimmers bathing among cigarette stubs, warns MP in call for plastic butts ban

A plastic cigarette filters ban ‘will make a great deal of difference’ for swimmers in The Solent, Dame Caroline Dinenage said.

The Independent UK

Sewage sludge can find a second life on farm fields. Here's how it's made

What goes down your toilet and drain can end up on farm fields across the United States

The Independent UK

Residue from human waste has long wound up as farm fertilizer. Some neighbors hate it

Opposition to the use of sewage sludge as fertilizer is growing across the country

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