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Lead water pipes created a health disaster in Flint, but replacing them with cheaper plastic − as some cities are doing − carries hidden costs

Flint, Michigan, made headlines in 2015 when tests revealed dangerously high lead levels in its drinking water. The city had switched its water supply to the Flint River a year earlier, and corrosive water had damaged aging lead pipes, exposing thousands of people to lead contamination.

The Conversation

PFAS ‘forever’ chemical laws need an overhaul – recent court rulings highlight the loopholes

As awareness of toxic, synthetic chemical pollution from per- and polyfluorinated substances (PFAS) increases, more legal settlements in billion dollar amounts are being made between chemical companies and public water suppliers, both in the US and Europe.

The Conversation

Plastic Free July: How to do your bit in the garden

Small changes can make a difference.

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From planting seagrass to spotting seals: how to help look after the UK’s coastline

Whether you want to volunteer or just get up close to marine life, here are some of the best places to visit for a fresh view of your shores

The Guardian - UK

Common cleaning product releases trillions of microplastics each month, study warns

Actual amount could be much higher, researchers warn

The Independent UK

Most plastics are made from fossil fuels and end up in the ocean, but marine microbes can’t degrade them – new research

Marine plastic pollution is a massive environmental issue, with a plastic smog of an estimated 170 trillion particles afloat in the world’s oceans. This highlights how urgently we need to develop strategies to mitigate this environmental crisis.

The Conversation

Revealed: the ‘catastrophic scale’ of sewage spills in England and Wales

Water companies have logged five sewage spills a day, every day, for a decade, analysis by the Observer shows

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Microplastic discovery in penises raises erectile dysfunction questions

The contaminants have also recently been found in testes and semen, amid concerns about falling male fertility

The Guardian - UK

Almost 2,000 children die every day from air pollution, report finds

Global study reveals dirty air is second only to malnutrition as cause of death among under-fives

The Guardian - UK

EPA chief vows to take on Republican-led states over pollution rules rollback

Michael Regan defends civil rights record and denies abandoning communities who face brunt of toxic pollution

The Guardian - US

'Concerning' lack of transparency over toxic pollution

A fossil fuel company neglected to tell residents that a nearby gas plant was emitting elevated levels of cancer-causing chemicals for more than a year.

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Children near Amsterdam airport use inhalers more, study finds

Results show increase in symptoms such as wheeziness in presence of high aviation-related ultrafine particles

The Guardian - UK

Citing toxins in garlic, group says EPA should have warned about chemicals near Ohio derailment

A watchdog group says the Environmental Protection Agency should conduct additional soil studies around the site of a toxic train derailment in Ohio after independent testing found high levels of chemicals in locally grown garlic

The Independent UK

Ozone protection efforts are working

Successful bans on chemicals that eat away the ozone layer demonstrate pollution and climate change is a choice

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Evening Standard

Thames Water among six water firms sued for up to £1.5bn by billpayers over sewage discharges

Lawsuit could see payout against Thames Water of £159.1m if successful

The Guardian - UK

Can Labour clean up England’s dangerously dirty water?

Party has vowed to end sewage scandal if it wins power, but experts say it will have to act quickly and ambitiously

The Guardian - UK

Protect Windermere from sewage, campaigners urge UK party leaders

Open letter signed by naturalist Chris Packham and comedian Paul Whitehouse says pollution is degrading lake

Evening Standard

Microplastics found in every semen sample in study

Scientists say impact of microplastics on fertility must be investigated

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Microplastics found in every human semen sample tested in study

Chinese scientists say further research on potential harm to reproduction from contamination is ‘imperative’

Evening Standard

Warning: Don't go wild swimming right after rain

Several illnesses have been linked with wild swimming during and after heavy rainfall

Evening Standard

Ventilating classrooms could save tens of thousands of London children from air pollution harm

Hospital admissions for children with asthma tend to peak during September

The National (Scotland)

New low emission zones will help save lives in Scotland, say Greens

NEW low emission zones (LEZs) in three major Scottish cities will save lives, the co-leader of the Scottish Greens has said.

The Guardian - US

New US rules aim to crack down on toxic air pollution by steelmakers

Rules target contaminants such as mercury, benzene and lead released by coke ovens used by facilities to burn coal

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Biden Administration's Actions Spark Debate Over Coal Industry

Debate over the future of coal in the US intensifies as Biden administration's measures aim to balance environmental concerns with economic interests.

The Guardian - UK

Cleaner air in West Midlands could prevent 2,000 deaths a year, study finds

Meeting WHO guidelines would avoid many cases of diseases and save the NHS millions, research shows

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