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Missouri pollution is so bad it hurts other states. Power plants ordered to cut emissions

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released an order Wednesday which instructs Missouri, along with 22 other states, to reduce its air pollution levels.

Tribune News Service

Hoping for a breath of fresh air

Environmental activists and experts are urging the next government to support the Clean Air Bill before parliament to address PM2.5 problems and reduce health impacts from air pollution.

Bangkok Post

Sadiq Khan: ‘Silent majority are with me on Ulez expansion’

As the Mayor claimed that most Londoners supported his Ulez plan, New York mayor Michael Bloomberg appeared to signal his own support for the proposal

Evening Standard

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Experts warn neighbours could be fined £5,000 for ignoring garden complaint

Neighbours who are not willing to cooperate could actually be in breach of the law.

Daily Record

Pacific nations push for global backing of fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty

Signatory countries urge world leaders to phase out coal, oil and gas production in line with goal of limiting global heating to 1.5C

The Guardian - AU

Health impacts from gas stoves in Australian kitchens under microscope in new study

The same American research team that revealed gas stoves can emit methane, even when they're not turned on, has arrived in Australia to test pollutants inside kitchens.

ABC News

Spain cracks down on 'noisy' tourists and clubs with fines of up to £26,000

The new rules are so strict they include a ban on the scraping of furniture on bar and restaurant terraces, talking too loudly in your home and even music on beaches

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Government handed out £300million in free 'pollution permits' to UK airlines

The UK’s Emissions Trading Scheme is meant to reduce carbon emissions by forcing big polluters to buy permits for each tonne of carbon they emit, and has seen Ryanair, easyJet and British Airways receive millions of pounds worth of free permits

Daily Mirror

National Environment Board bans burning across North

The National Environment Board (NEB) on Wednesday backed stronger measures to deal with air pollution from fine particle matter smaller than 2.5 microns (PM2.5). It ordered all 17 provinces in the North to cease burning activities until the end of April.

Bangkok Post

EPA 'neighbor' rule cuts downwind pollution by power plants

A new “good neighbor” rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency will restrict smokestack emissions from power plants and other industrial sources that burden downwind areas with smog-causing pollution they can’t control

The Independent UK

One Government Minister's St Patrick's trip abroad causing more pollution than one Irish household in a year

A household in Ireland creates 11 tonnes of C02e per year on average, while a car produces 3 tonnes

Irish Mirror

A New Satellite Will Track Dangerous Chemicals in Unprecedented Detail

NASA and the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory will debut the TEMPO instrument to monitor air quality like never before.

Inverse

A New Study Suggests Sydney’s Air Pollution Is At Levels Deemed Unsafe By WHO My Skin Agrees

Maybe this is why my face and throat is always fkn itchy.

Pedestrian.tv

Chiang Mai frets, holding its breath

Chiang Mai tourism operators are anxious, hoping the province's unsafe levels of PM2.5 air particle pollution subsides later this month as the Songkran holiday draws near.

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US agency takes aim at ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water

Environmental Protection Agency proposes first federal limits on ‘forever chemicals’, saying the move will save lives.

The Guardian - UK

Air pollution hindering mating of fruit flies by reducing output of male scent

Study shows high ozone levels make males emit fewer pheromones to attract females, which may lead to population decline

The Independent UK

Fruit flies are struggling to recognise different sexes because of ozone pollution

Female flies were found to be less interested in males exposed to ozone and much slower to respond to their courtship behaviour

Axios

EPA moves to limit toxic “forever chemicals” in drinking water

There are currently no national drinking water standards for forever chemicals.

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The Guardian - AU

Air pollution in NSW causes 603 premature deaths and costs $4.8bn a year, study finds

Long-term research into Sydney air quality suggests most people in region are exposed to air pollution at levels considered unsafe by the WHO

Bangkok Post

Parties go to war against dust scourge

Both the Democrats and the Pheu Thai Party have promised to tackle the air pollution problem, including passing the long-overdue Clean Air Act.

Bangkok Post

People in North advised to work from home

Employers in the North and other areas should allow their employees to work from home whenever possible because of the high levels of PM2.5, the government said.

Bangkok Post

Mobilise to fight PM2.5

PM2.5 dust pollution appears to be worse. Not only worse than during almost three years of the Covid-19 pandemic but in previous years as well.

Los Angeles Times

Toxic fumes on board airplanes? Airlines may finally have to do something about it

The airline industry would be forced to adopt new measures to protect passengers and crew members from toxic fumes on airplanes under a bill introduced in Congress this month.

Chicago Sun-Times

Groups sue to halt expansion of lakeside dump on Southeast Side

The area should be converted to parkland, say organizers who want dredged toxic sediment from the Calumet River sent elsewhere.

Bangkok Post

People in smoggy North advised to work from home

Employers in the smoggy North and other areas are being advised to allow their employees to work from home whenever possible because of the high levels of PM2.5 dust in the air.

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