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The Latest Breaking News on Pollution

Wealthy residents of Chicago may live 30 years longer than poorer ones. Can a new mayor help close the gap?

Brandon Johnson promised to tackle the city’s legacy of environmental racism, with communities of color facing disproportionate climate risks

The Guardian - US

Ships in some UK port cities create more air pollution than cars

Milford Haven, Southampton and Immingham top the list for emissions of gases and particulates

The Guardian - UK

Thousands gather across UK to demand clean rivers, beaches and lakes

Protesters call for an end to sewage discharges into all bathing and high-priority nature sites by 2030

The Independent UK

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‘Clean water is a basic right’: protesters against sewage in seas and rivers gather across the UK

Surfers and families vent their frustration with water companies after more news of poisoned drinking water and polluted lakes

The Guardian - UK

Sewage alerts across UK mapped after ‘millions’ of litres dumped into Lake Windermere beauty spot

Raw sewage was pumped into the Unesco world heritage site for nearly 10 hours in February

The Independent UK

Targeting India’s most harmful power plants could slash mortality

Study finds about a quarter of health burden comes from power stations that generate just 3% of country’s electricity

The Guardian - UK

Wastewater reveals divide in alcohol consumption

Alcohol consumption is trending downward, but a study has revealed a disparity between city and regional drinking habits.

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This air purifier looks like a plant pot, but it eliminates pollutants in a clever way

Is it an air purifier? is it a plant pot? It's both...

Officials told to initiate immediately mitigating measures in rain-hit Hubballi-Dharwad

Dharwad Deputy Commissioner takes action to address rain-related issues in twin cities, directs officials to clean drains and impose fines.

The Hindu

District-level panel formed to monitor biomining of dumpsites in Thrissur

The Hindu

What is C40 Cities? Sadiq Khan and Pope Francis to discuss climate crisis at the Vatican

Mr Khan will address world leaders at the ‘Climate Crisis to Climate Resilience’ meeting at the Pontifical Academy of Sciences on Thursday

Evening Standard

Why has Ganga river gotten dirtier despite spending ₹20,000 crore: Congress asks PM Modi

Congress questions PM Modi on failures in Varanasi: abandoned villages, dirty Ganga despite Rs 20,000 crore spent.

The Hindu

Sadiq Khan to meet Pope Francis this week and hail benefits of Ulez

London Mayor is attending a climate change summit event at the Vatican on Thursday

Evening Standard

Coal mine's licence not fit for purpose, court told

Residents who fear what a NSW coal mine might be doing to their health have gone to court, arguing its environmental licence is not fit for purpose.

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Who is most to blame for climate change?

The U.S. is the world's top polluter, which incentivizes us to lead on climate change

The Guardian - UK

England gets 27 new bathing sites – but no guarantee they’ll be safe for swimming

Water campaigner Feargal Sharkey says newly designated sites will join ‘ignoble, floundering list of failure’

The Hindu

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.

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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 Guardian - US

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 - UK

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

International Business Times

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.

Medical Daily

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.

Mic

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.

The Guardian - US

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

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