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Sewage pumped into 31 London rivers for 7,000 hours last year

The Thames saw 769 toxic spills lasting a total of 3,286 hours — more than 136 days

Evening Standard

South West Water fined £2.15m for dumping sewage in sea and rivers

Judge says pollution ‘will no longer be tolerated’ after investigation found significant environmental harm

The Guardian - UK

Inside the new 'super sewer' that could save London from a return of the Great Stink

Mirror gets access to the Thames Tideway Tunnel, which officials say it will be the solution to the river’s pollution problem by intercepting nasty spills

Daily Mirror

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California to vote on ambitious locomotive emission rule

The California Air Resources Board plans to vote on a first-in-the-nation, ambitious rule limiting rail pollution

The Independent UK

New Zealand too reliant on tree planting to meet net zero emissions targets, experts warn

Climate commission draft guidance says country must take more action to directly cut pollution instead of relying on trees

The Guardian - AU

Water testing after Menindee fish kill shows a ‘chronically sick’ river

New results from the Darling-Baaka show system is ‘supercharged with nutrients’, expert says

The Guardian - AU

UK Health Security Agency investigates as villagers suffer 'seizures and stroke symptoms'

Locals living near a contaminated housing site believe people are falling ill because of the 'exposure to toxic waste'

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Air in every London borough breaches WHO guidelines on toxic nitrogen dioxide

Every single one of almost 2,000 diffusion tubes placed across London detected levels of nitrogen dioxide which breach WHO guidelines

Evening Standard

Four STPs to be built to treat sewage flowing into Osmansagar, Himayatsagar

The Telangana government has sanctioned ₹82.23 crore for construction of four sewerage treatment plants on a priority basis

The Hindu

Microplastics are in your laundry

Simple filters could help remove microfiber pollution from your laundry

Salon

1 in 3 Americans breathe unhealthy air

The American Lung Association finds that U.S. air quality is improving, but wildfires and more threaten progress

Salon

Coffey muddies the waters as Tories wash their hands of sewage scandal

Environment secretary urges Britons to embrace the filth as Labour seeks to flush out Conservative failures

The Guardian - UK

Guinea-Bissau, first non-European country to sign environmental democracy treaty

Guinea-Bissau has become the first country outside Europe to join an international agreement on environmental democracy that holds governments accountable for environmental and human rights.

Radio France Internationale

India: The Yamuna, a sacred river, in a state of 'ecological death'

In late March, Hindu worshippers in New Delhi, India bathed in the sacred Yamuna River for the festival of Chhath Puja. But the river was covered in toxic foam. While the Yamuna is among the most sacred rivers in India, it's also one of the most polluted in the world.

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The Independent UK

Government to introduce targets to cut sewage dumping in rivers

The announcement of new legislation on sewage discharges comes as Labour prepares to force a vote in Parliament on its own plans.

Texas Observer

Diane Wilson on Fighting Plastic Pollution, Losing Everything, and Gaining Her Soul

The longtime Gulf Coast activist just won the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize for her work holding Formosa Plastics accountable.

Salon

The hidden dangers of home cooking

Queue up the delivery apps. Perhaps cooking at home actually isn't the best approach?

The Guardian - UK

Europe’s biggest petrochemical plant in 30 years a ‘carbon bomb’, court to hear

Environment groups challenge decision to approve £3.5bn Ineos facility in Antwerp saying it will make climate crisis worse

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The Conversation

'Noisome stinking scum': how Londoners protested river pollution in the 1600s

The UK government and water companies have recently been heavily criticised for allowing raw sewage and other pollutants to spill into the nation’s waterways.

WEKU

Tracking health threats, one sewage sample at a time

Researchers in Virginia Beach, Va., show how they test wastewater for signs of COVID-19, and how they're preparing to look for other health threats.

The Guardian - UK

Europe ‘failing its children’ on air pollution, EEA says

Dirty air causes premature death of at least 1,200 children across Europe every year, says European Environment Agency

Bangkok Post

Chiang Mai tourism hit by smog

Severe haze pollution has not only posed a health hazard to residents in Chiang Mai, but also dealt a blow to its tourism.

The Guardian - AU

Mining dust and bird poo: how clean is the rainwater Australians drink?

People should not assume the water that falls on their roofs is safe to drink, experts say

Tribune News Service

Biden plans to slash planet-warming pollution from power plants

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is preparing to propose limits on greenhouse gas emissions from coal- and gas-fired power plants that are so stringent they could almost wipe out the U.S. electricity sector’s planet-warming pollution by 2040.

Dynamite News

Study: Exposure to air pollution during pregnancy increases likelihood of flu attack

Women are more vulnerable to severe respiratory infections caused by a variety of viruses during pregnancy, including influenza A virus (IAV), respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). Read further on Dynamite News:

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