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Panel flags lack of progress in reversing Meghalaya coal mining damage

High Court-appointed panel flags lack of progress in restoring environment damaged by rat-hole coal mining in Meghalaya.

The Hindu

Hassled by industrial pollution, Gandepalli villagers call for boycott of elections

Locals in Gandepalli, Vijayawada boycott elections due to water and air pollution caused by Sentini BioProducts Private Limited.

The Hindu

Three national highway stretches passing through Pudukottai district to become greener

Three national highway stretches passing through Pudukottai district are poised to become greener under the Green Tamil Nadu Mission in a bid to reduce the impact of air pollution

The Hindu

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UN expert attacks ‘exploitative’ world economy in fight to save planet

Outgoing special rapporteur David Boyd says ‘there’s something wrong with our brains that we can’t understand how grave this is’

The Guardian - US

Country diary: Wildlife needs quiet, not the roar of motorbikes

Three Shires Head, Derbyshire: The peace of our walk was destroyed by bikers – something nature here has to contend with every day, at great cost

The Guardian - UK

Chinese Mill Blamed For Turning Serbia Village Red With Pollution

In the eight years since Chinese company HBIS bought a steel mill near the eastern Serbian city of Smederevo, locals say they have been plagued by heavy air pollution and thick red dust.

International Business Times

Unhealthy Levels Of Nitrogen Dioxide In Households With Gas Or Propane Stoves: Study

People living in households with gas or propane stoves breathe in unhealthy levels of nitrogen dioxide, with the increased levels linked to around 50,000 cases of pediatric asthma, the study revealed.

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Don't miss the 50% off sale on this smart air purifier that takes air-quality readings, syncs with Apple Health & more

Just in time for allergy season, the newly released WELOV by AiDot’s air purifier connects to a free app that provides a real-time reading of your air quality so you’re always in the know.

Mic

Gas stoves increase nitrogen dioxide exposure above WHO standards – study

Science Advances report also finds people of color and low-income residents in US disproportionately affected

The Guardian - US

Northumbrian Water told to publish raw sewage discharge data it tried to hide

Appeal tribunal orders firm to share details on hundreds of thousands of tonnes of outflows into North Sea

The Guardian - UK

Belgian insurer urges politicians to strengthen low emission zones

Mutualités Libres among 140 health and environment experts calling for more clean air measures

The Guardian - UK

The power of corporate interests in food

"Corporations selling forever chemicals, fossil fuels and ultra-processed foods have a much greater role"

Salon

Paris inaugurates massive water storage basin to clean up River Seine for Olympics

French officials inaugurated on Thursday a huge water storage basin meant to help clean up the River Seine, set to be the venue for marathon swimming at the Paris Games and the swimming leg of the Olympic and Paralympic triathlons.

France 24

Big River Watch: public to monitor UK and Irish rivers for pollution

Rivers Trust is asking citizen scientists to record observations of local waterways on free app

The Guardian - UK

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New US climate rules for pollution cuts ‘probably terminal’ for coal-fired plants

Experts say only ‘handful of plants’ operating with the dirtiest fuel will likely survive, and only Trump and lawsuits could save them

The Guardian - UK

Methane emissions from gas flaring being hidden from satellite monitors

Use of enclosed combustors leaves regulators heavily reliant on oil and gas companies’ own flaring data

The Hindu

Plastic treaty talks conclude in Ottawa with little progress

Global Plastics Treaty negotiations in Ottawa deemed disappointing by environmental groups due to lack of progress in eliminating plastic pollution.

Radio France Internationale

French charity boycotts Olympic torch relay over Coca-Cola sponsorship

A French environmental charity says it has turned down the chance to take part in next Thursday's Olympic torch relay in Marseille over Coca-Cola's sponsorship of the event.

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The Guardian - US

Revealed: Tyson Foods dumps millions of pounds of toxic pollutants into US rivers and lakes

Nitrogen, phosphorus, chloride, oil and cyanide among the 371m lb of pollutants released by just 41 plants in five years

The Guardian - UK

UK water sports alliance calls on government to end ‘death-knell’ pollution

British Rowing, British Triathlon and Swim England are among the sports demanding the government go ‘further and faster’ in tackling water pollution

The Guardian - UK

Mining firm BHP offers $25.7bn settlement for Brazil dam disaster

Australian company and its partner Vale unleashed largest spill of mining waste in history

The Guardian - UK

The world has a chance to end plastic pollution – the petrochemical giants mustn’t spoil it

The UN global plastic treaty could be as important as the 2015 Paris accords, says Steve Fletcher, professor of ocean policy and economy at the University of Portsmouth

The Hindu

T.N. to form exclusive wing for sand quarry operations

Tamil Nadu government to establish separate department for sand quarry operations amid allegations of illegal mining and irregularities.

The Hindu

Women given training on making life jackets from plastic rice sacks and water bottles

A group of women from in and around Kuttanad underwent skill development training on making life jackets from plastic rice sacks and plastic bottles recently.

Latin Times

California's Latino-heavy cities have the highest air pollution levels in the U.S.

The conclusions stem from the annual air quality report by the American Lung Association

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