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Eliminating This Common Pollutant Could Actually Lead to More Forest Fires

Inconvenient as it may be, smog, a common type of atmospheric pollution, cools the planet and lowers the risk of wildfires. But there are other solutions than learning to live with it.

Inverse

‘Termination shock’: cut in ship pollution sparked global heating spurt

Sudden cut in pollution in 2020 meant less shade from sun and was ‘substantial’ factor in record surface temperatures in 2023, study finds

The Guardian - UK

Louisiana chemical plant threatens to shut down if EPA emissions deadline isn't relaxed

Denka Performance Elastomer in Louisiana threatened to shut down if the Biden administration doesn't give it more time to reduce its emissions

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Warning over asthma 'triple threat' from thunderstorms, pollen and pollution

Thursday’s weather could act as trigger for those with asthma

Evening Standard

What are leaking underground storage tanks and how are they being cleaned up?

It's been decades since residents of a tiny Rhode Island neighborhood found themselves dealing with tap water tainted by gasoline leaking from tanks under service stations a few hundred yards from their homes

The Independent UK

Child's Exposure To Air Pollution In Womb Raises Mental Health Risks During Adolescence

The study investigated how air and noise pollution during pregnancy impact a child's mental health at different stages of development, such as early childhood and adolescence.

Medical Daily

Paris and its suburbs exposed to excessive air-noise pollution, research shows

More than three quarters of the population of the central Île-de-France region are "highly" exposed to both noise pollution and atmospheric pollution, according to new maps carried out by two observatories.

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Rivers reopen after 'catastrophic' sewage leak

It has been deemed Queensland's worst ever sewage leak but the government has deemed two Gold Coast rivers to be safe for fishing just six weeks later.

AAP

Toilet humour: campaign to flush out loo-blockers

Fatbergs are on the rise, prompting a campaign to remind people not to flush items down the toilet that could cause blockages in Sydney's sewer system.

AAP

Support for rollout of low-emission zones in Scotland growing, poll suggests

THE number of Scots who support the rollout of low-emission zones (LEZs) has grown since last year, a poll suggests ...

The National (Scotland)

Environment Agency chief admits regulator buries freedom of information requests

Speaking at the UK River Summit, Philip Duffy said officials do not want to reveal the true ‘embarrassing’ environmental picture

The Guardian - UK

Carbon capture project rejected over groundwater fears

Potential impacts on groundwater resources has led to the rejection of Glencore's carbon capture storage project in the Great Artesian Basin.

AAP

Norfolk Southern agrees to $310m settlement over 2023 East Palestine derailment

Settlement for disaster that resulted in plumes of toxic chemicals in Ohio town includes funds for cleanup costs

The Guardian - US

South Africa: Gold mine pollution is poisoning Soweto’s water and soil – study finds food gardens are at risk

For 140 years, gold mines in Johannesburg, South Africa have been leaking wastewater contaminated with heavy metals. The acid mine drainage from Johannesburg’s estimated 278 abandoned mines and 200 mine dumps includes uranium (a radioactive metal), toxic arsenic, copper, cobalt, nickel, lead and zinc. Acid mine drainage can pollute land…

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We dropped over 8,000 pieces of litter into a fake river to fight plastic pollution

Nobody really knows how much plastic is in the world’s rivers or where it accumulates.

The Independent UK

Plastic in birds’ stomachs may release toxic chemicals, study suggests

About 44% of seabird species are known to eat plastic and some are particularly badly affected, causing malnutrition and new diseases.

The Conversation

Abandoned lead mines are leaving a toxic legacy on Wales’s farmland, wildlife and rivers

Ten days into starting my PhD to research trace metal pollution, I found myself at a beautiful small private farm in rural Wales. A clear stream flowed past lush pastures and copses of trees, while sheep and horses grazed nearby. Even the nearby abandoned mine site, the reason for my…

The Guardian - UK

Severn Trent increases payout to shareholders despite its 60,000 sewage spills last year

Final dividend hiked by 9% as MPs write to Ofwat boss urging him to deny water firms’ requests in price review process

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Island states win historic climate case in world oceans court

Countries must protect oceans by reducing fossil fuel emissions, world court rules as island states fight for survival.

The Guardian - UK

States have legal duty to cut greenhouse emissions, says top maritime court

Wealthy states must cut emissions faster than their developing peers, court says, in major step for climate justice

Evening Standard

Chris Whitty warns against paddling in rivers this summer

Sewage overflows during wet seasons are just ‘half the problem, not the full problem’, says the chief medical officer

The Independent UK

UN maritime tribunal says countries are legally required to reduce greenhouse gas pollution

A U.N. tribunal on maritime law has found that countries are legally required to reduce greenhouse gas pollution

The Guardian - UK

Reducing sewage in rivers and seas is public health priority, says Chris Whitty

England’s chief medical officer says 19th-century wastewater system ended cholera outbreaks and calls for similar focus now

The Guardian - UK

Microplastics found in every human testicle in study

Scientists say discovery may be linked to decades-long decline in sperm counts in men around the world

The Guardian - UK

Fish deaths in England’s rivers rise tenfold in four years

More than 216,000 fish died in 2022-2023, when England recorded a 54% increase in sewage spills

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