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The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts

The Guardian - UK

How to get rid of musty basement smells — and what’s causing them

A basement is a breeding ground for musty smells caused by damp, mildew, and in some cases, mold. Here's expert tips on how to tackle smells and keep them away for good.

Tom’s Guide

Dangerous satellite air pollution exists in a legal loophole

Air pollution from re-entering satellites is a potential environmental disaster that evades Earth-based laws, experts say.

Space

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Pollutionwatch: Dangers of adding rubbish to home fires

Tests show adding just 10% of waste to a wood burner indoors can double its particle pollution

The Guardian - UK

EPA’s drinking water limits for PFAS are under threat – and that’s nothing new

Though utilities’ mission is to provide clean water, their trade groups for decades have often fiercely opposed initiatives to improve quality

The Guardian - US

Why plastic bottles now have their caps attached

You may have bought a drink recently and noticed something odd: the once removable cap is now tethered to the bottle by a small strip of plastic.

The Conversation

Brazilians Choke As Fire Smoke Blankets 80% Of Country

With as much as 80 percent of Brazil under a blanket of smoke from historic wild fires, face masks last used during the coronavirus pandemic are coming out again.

International Business Times

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Acne rates in UK adolescents and young adults among highest in the world

UK ranks eighth among countries with highest prevalence, as number of young people experiencing it rises worldwide

The Guardian - UK

In storms like Hurricane Helene, flooded industrial sites and toxic chemical releases are a silent and growing threat

Hundreds of industrial facilities with toxic pollutants were in Hurricane Helene’s path as the powerful storm flooded communities across the Southeast in late September 2024.

The Conversation

Feud erupts between Florida officials over proposed trash incineration plant

Lawmakers in Miami-Dade and Broward counties at odds regarding using former airport site to build ‘toxic’ facility

The Guardian - US

OPINION - Thames Water has failed London, it's time to let it go bust — or nationalise it

The longer a scandal rolls on, the harder it is to keep in perspective. It now seems almost normal that we live in a country that pours raw sewage into waterways on a daily basis. When we first heard water companies were releasing filth into rivers and the sea —…

Evening Standard

Russell Findlay wins Scottish Conservative leadership election – as it happened

Russell Findlay, a former crime reporter, has been appointed as the next leader of the Scottish Conservatives after the most fractious period in the party’s history

The Guardian - UK

‘Rivers you think are pristine are not’: how drug pollution flooded the UK’s waterways – and put human health at risk

High levels of antibiotics and other drugs have been found in water in the country’s most treasured and protected landscapes, raising concerns over antimicrobial resistance

The Guardian - UK

Oil pollution in North Sea is ‘grossly underestimated’, suggests new report

Growing up in Aberdeen, Scotland, the shadow of the Piper Alpha disaster loomed large over our community. The tragic explosion of the oil rig platform in 1988 claimed the lives of 167 people. Back then, I was blissfully unaware of the ecological ramifications of that disaster. But the spill of…

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Medical Daily

Exposure To Air Pollution During Pregnancy And Childhood Have Lasting Effects On Brain: Study

Exposure to fine particles (PM2.5) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) during pregnancy and childhood can lead to significant changes in the microstructure of the brain's white matter, the study revealed.

The Conversation

Grattan on Friday: Experts want Albanese to lead on indoor air quality as part of pandemic planning

Last month, a delegation led by Brendan Crabb, head of the Burnet Institute, a prestigious medical research body, met Anthony Albanese in the prime minister’s parliament house office.

The Independent UK

Fluoride in drinking water poses enough risk to merit new EPA action, judge says

A federal judge in California says fluoride in drinking water poses a risk to the intellectual development of children, and U.S. environmental regulators need to address it

The Independent UK

EPA data make it hard to know the extent of the contamination from last year's Ohio derailment

The way the Environmental Protection Agency has reported its test results since the disastrous East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment last year makes it hard for residents to know the full extent of the contamination they have been exposed to that they worry could increase their risk of cancer

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The Conversation

Climate change is a pollution problem, and countries know how to deal with pollution threats – think DDT and acid rain

Climate change can seem like an insurmountable challenge. However, if you look closely at its causes, you’ll realize that history is filled with similar health and environmental threats that humanity has overcome.

The Guardian - UK

Six water firms in England ‘overcharged customers by up to £1.5bn’

Firms underreported true scale of sewage pollution for 10 years, which allowed them to set higher bills, tribunal told

Al Jazeera

Nigerian school funded with plastic waste proceeds on the brink of collapse

A school scheme to educate poor children and clean up pollution in Lagos brought hope. Now its future is at risk.

International Business Times

'Convergence' Growing On Global Plastics Treaty: UN Environment Chief

The UN environment chief said Sunday she was beginning to see convergence on the world's first binding treaty on plastic pollution despite differences on production caps and a tax-like plastic fee.

The Independent UK

California governor signs law banning all plastic shopping bags at grocery stores

“Paper or plastic” will no longer be a choice at grocery store checkout lines in California under a new law signed Sunday by Gov. Gavin Newsom

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Kyiv Residents Advised To Stay Indoors Due To Air Pollution

Authorities in Kyiv warn residents to stay indoors due to severe air pollution from fires, urging health precautions.

The Independent UK

Residents in Kyiv told to stay indoors as air pollution blankets the Ukrainian capital

Authorities in Ukraine have advised residents in the capital Kyiv to stay indoors as air pollution, partly caused by fires in the region, blanketed the city

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