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As we mark the World Ocean Day 2023 this week, we should take a moment to consider the work that still needs to be done. From marine pollution and climate change to unsustainable practices and declining populations of endangered species, the challenges we face are immense. In the Arafura and…

Bangkok Post

More than 60 million Americans exposed to hazardous levels of wildfire smoke, a new record

Numerous cities set record high air quality index readings amid an extraordinary event still underway.

Axios

How safe is the air? Here's how to check and what the numbers mean

The government is keeping tabs on air quality with a color-coded index as smoke from Canadian wildfires drifts south

The Independent UK

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New York’s essential workers bear the brunt of poor air quality from wildfires

Delivery app workers – excluded from most worker protections – slog through dangerous conditions to keep paying their bills

The Guardian - US

HC displeased with let down in drive against plastics in the Nilgiris; orders immediate crack down on shops, tourists

The Madras High Court expressed displeasure over the let down in the drive against plastics in the Nilgiris district especially during the summer tourist season and directed the district administration to crack down on shops selling one-time use plastic water bottles as well as tourists carrying such bottles to the…

The Hindu

Air pollution in US from wildfire smoke is worst in recent recorded history

Exclusive: rapid analysis of extreme event by Stanford University shows worst day of exposure to such pollution since 2006

The Guardian - US

Advice for Brits with New York holidays booked as city covered in 'apocalyptic' smog

Canada wildfires have caused a New York smog as residents are being urged to stay indoors - we look at your rights if you have flights and holidays to New York City booked

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Wildfires in Canada, US: How to stay safe if you are affected

Smoke from Canadian wildfires poured into the US East Coast and Midwest triggering air quality alerts.

Al Jazeera

How to check air quality on Google Maps

Got concerns about how dirty the local air is? Here's how to check air quality with Google Maps.

Tom’s Guide

World warming at record 0.2C per decade, top scientists warn

Record-high greenhouse gas emissions and diminishing air pollution have caused an unparalleled acceleration in global warming, 50 top scientists warned Thursday in a sweeping climate science update.

France 24

England raw sewage taskforce has only met once in last year, FoI request reveals

Storm overflows group has been promoted by ministers as evidence they are taking issue seriously

The Guardian - UK

New York hits pollution record and hundreds of flights delayed amid Canada wildfire smoke

Millions of people in North America have been advised to wear masks outdoors due to poor air quality levels sparked by intense wildfires in Canada

Evening Standard

Chicago area air quality improving, but wildfire effects may linger a few days

In Illinois, air quality was classified as moderate, including in Chicago, by the state EPA. Still, residents with health conditions are advised to stay indoors.

Chicago Sun-Times

How to protect pets from wildfire smoke amid air quality alert

Wildfire smoke may pose an even greater risk to our beloved pets

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The Guardian - US

Tens of millions under air quality alerts in US as Canada fire smoke drifts south

Eastern US states including New York, Massachusetts and Connecticut issue alerts as hundreds of wildfires burn in Canada

The Hindu

Study finds disturbing evidence of marine plastic pollution off Kerala coast

Researchers have found unsettling evidence of plastic dumps in the ocean beyond 40-metre depth off the Kerala coast that are posing a grave threat to marine life forms.

The Guardian - UK

I swam down Ghana’s Volta River for 40 days to show the true cost of cheap clothes

Secondhand clothing waste from Europe is choking the waterways of the west African country. It must not go on, says Ghanaian entrepreneur Yvette Yaa Konadu Tetteh

Axios

Mayor urges vulnerable New Yorkers to wear masks as smoke from Canada's fires chokes city

Air quality across the northeastern U.S. and Canada has plummeted to unhealthy levels.

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Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan: Other cities’ air is at stake if Ulez doesn’t expand

The mayor also warned that an “anti-scientific mindset, one hostile to facts and reason, has been allowed to seep into our political culture”

Evening Standard

Sunak urged to call out Tories ‘dismissing the science’ of air pollution

The Prime Minister was told by a group of leading scientists that members of his party are endorsing ‘doubt merchants’ in relation to the medical impacts of poor air quality

The Hindu

Green Champion Awards 2022 presented for contributions in environmental conservation

The Independent UK

Study shows just how much toxic air office plants can remove in a single work day

‘This is the first time plants were tested for their ability to remove petrol-related compounds’

The Guardian - UK

Sunak urged to distance himself from Tories who dismiss air pollution risks

Leading scientists write to PM amid campaign against expansion of clean air zone in London

The Independent UK

DNA sucked into air filters can reveal what plants and animals are nearby

Scientists have found that air quality monitoring stations pick up lots of DNA that can reveal what plants and animals have been in the area

The Guardian - UK

Airborne DNA accidentally collected by air-quality filters reveals state of species

Monitoring stations that already test for pollution could have dual purpose of mapping declines in biodiversity, reveals new study

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