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East Palestine contaminants spill again

The truck, which overturned in Ohio's Columbiana County, was carrying over 40,000 pounds of contaminated soil

Salon

Environmental groups sue EPA over water pollution standards

A coalition of environmental groups claims the EPA has failed for decades to update limits on the discharge of some dangerous chemicals into waterways. Most of the worst polluters are in Texas.

The Texas Tribune

Environmental groups accuse EPA of failing to update water pollution standards for oil refineries and other industries

CHICAGO — Frustrated that U.S. oil refineries are still allowed to dump massive amounts of toxic chemicals and heavy metals into lakes and rivers, environmental groups are urging a federal court to order more stringent regulation of some of the nation’s biggest polluters.

Chicago Tribune

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Ohio train derailment highlights waste disposal predicament

Officials in southeastern Michigan were angry when a landfill and deep-injection wells near Detroit received contaminated soils and liquids from a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio

The Independent UK

Best Free Earth Day Lessons & Activities

These free Earth Day lessons and activities will help teachers explore this crucial subject with K-12 students in an engaging, age-appropriate way

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Boss of UK’s most polluting water firm made £1.4m from shares before retiring

United Utilities revelation prompts calls for water firms to be taxed to extent they cannot pay huge sums to CEOs

The Guardian - UK

North still choking on smog

Smog continues to cloak the upper northern region with PM2.5 dust at red-coded levels, and the worst pollution in Mae Hong Son province.

Bangkok Post

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Sandstorms, dangerous pollution return to Beijing

Thick sandstorms will hit Beijing and several provinces through Wednesday, and Chinese forecasters have advised citizens of respiratory dangers and very low visibility while travelling, state media reported.

Reuters

MAT Asphalt wins up to $141M in city contracts after settling pollution complaints

MAT was awarded the contracts last week to provide city road crews with asphalt.

Chicago Sun-Times

Climate emergency is the biggest health crisis of our time – bigger than Covid

As toll on public health and global economy rises, radical action is needed on greenhouse gas emissions

The Guardian - UK

Chiang Mai people sue PM for failing to tackle smog

About 1,700 people in Chiang Mai on Monday brought a lawsuit in the Administrative Court against the prime minister and two state agencies for failing to tackle the annual dense smog over the region, which they say is shortening their lives by about five years.

Bangkok Post

Hazy on the details

The meeting last week among the leaders of Thailand, Myanmar, and Laos to address the issue of haze and air pollution is a welcome development. However, it is unlikely the virtual meeting, which the prime minister hosted at Government House, will lead to any immediate or effective solutions.

Bangkok Post

LG Saxena sets June 30 deadline to clean Yamuna, says want to provide good environment to Delhi

Delhi's Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena, on Sunday set June 30 as the deadline to clean the river Yamuna in National Capital, and said he will have no objection if any minister wants to take credit for their work. Read further on Dynamite News:

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How indigenous lands in the Amazon help prevent deadly diseases

Protected indigenous reservations in the Amazon rainforest absorb thousands of tonnes of airborne pollution each year, preventing respiratory and cardiovascular diseases and saving millions of dollars in healthcare costs, according to a study published this week.

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Scotland set to ban wet wipes containing plastic in major victory for environmental campaign

The Scottish Government has vowed to work with colleagues in Westminster to make Scotland the next part of the UK to get rid of the pollution problem.

Tribune News Service

Are thousands of Americans being poisoned by PFAS in their tap water?

MINNEAPOLIS — EPA Administrator Michael Regan last month made one of his agency's strongest statements to date about the danger of "forever chemicals." New restrictions on those pollutants in drinking water would "prevent thousands of deaths and prevent tens of thousands of serious PFAS-related illnesses," Regan said.

Bangkok Post

18 river sources unfit for Songkran

The Department of Pollution Control (PCD) has warned people not to use water from 18 sources during the Songkran holidays because of unsafe bacterial contamination. The unsafe water sources include river sections that pass through Bangkok and Nonthaburi's Bang Kruai district.

Bangkok Post

Alliance sought to combat haze

Thailand, Myanmar and Laos are seeking to join forces to combat the transboundary haze pollution choking the region.

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Republicans question EPA ‘good neighbor’ rule

WASHINGTON — The EPA’s recently finalized rule intended to help downwind states reach air quality standards has drawn the ire of Republican leaders who have questioned whether the agency has adequately considered its effects on industry and electric generation.

The Guardian - UK

Dangerous exhaust particles ‘evading vehicle cleanup systems’

Study finds no sign of improvement in efforts to reduce smallest particles being emitted on busy London road

Bangkok Post

Thick smog chokes North, upper Northeast

Levels of particulate matter 2.5 micrometres or less in diameter (PM2.5) have reached the "unhealthy" red zone throughout the North and the upper Northeast, with the highest level exceeding the safe threshold of 50 microgrammes per cubic metre (µg/m³) by over eight times, as people in Chiang Mai have been…

The Independent UK

EPA proposes limiting chemical plant pollution

The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday proposed new rules for monitoring and limiting harmful emissions from chemical plants

Radio France Internationale

Stink as Paris metro operator suspected of lying about pollution levels

Prosecutors in Paris have opened a criminal investigation into allegations that pollution in the capital's metro system has been deliberately under-reported and is putting travellers' lives at risk.

Los Angeles Times

Acres of LA County sewage sludge threaten to contaminate Tulare Lake floodwaters

KETTLEMAN CITY, Calif. — Here at the western edge of the Tulare Lake Basin dwells a smelly industrial site the size of 150 football fields. Roughly eight times a day, its operations are replenished with a truckload of human waste from the residents of Los Angeles County.

Evening Standard

Dementia linked to air pollution exposure in new analysis

Exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) has been linked to an increased risk.

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