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Mother of girl who died of air pollution welcomes Ulez expansion - but has cost concerns

Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah’s daughter Ella, nine, died in 2013 after an asthma attack

Evening Standard

Repeal of water pollution rules won’t solve England’s housing crisis, say developers

Housebuilders welcome move but fear amending levelling up bill will cause months of delays

The Guardian - UK

Mother of girl who died of air pollution welcomes Ulez but has cost concerns

Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah has been campaigning for cleaner air in UK cities.

The Independent UK

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Fish kill at Lingambudhi lake in Mysuru

Fish kill incident at Lingambudhi Lake reported on Aug 29. Officials from Forest, Pollution Control & Fisheries Depts collected samples for analysis. Preliminary assessment suggests rainfall led to inflow of pollutants & organic content, depleting oxygen levels. Samples sent to Fisheries College in Mangaluru. Stakeholders suggest sewage treatment plant to…

The Hindu

‘It has come in too quickly’: sense of injustice in Uxbridge on day one of Ulez

Aggrieved residents in west London say ordinary motorists – rather than big airlines – are paying price of clean air scheme

The Guardian - UK

Scrapping housebuilder water pollution rules in England to cost taxpayer £140m

Under Lords amendment, developers will no longer have to offset nutrient pollution from new homes’ sewage

The Guardian - UK

Michael Gove to tear up English water pollution rules despite sewage scandal

MICHAEL Gove is set to tear up environmental regulations protecting English rivers in the name of boosting housebuilding.

The National (Scotland)

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Susan Hall: Let’s clean up London’s air without taxing the poorest

‘Families, small businesses and charities will be burdened with a £12.50 charge for going about their daily lives’, writes Conservative Mayor candidate Susan Hall

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak took helicopter to housebuilding visit where he defended government’s ‘green credentials’ – as it happened

PM flew to Norwich for the event where it was announced the government scrapping of nutrient neutrality rules

The Guardian - UK

It’s Ulez day, and to those who would thwart it I say: people are dying, this will save lives

It’s time to remember why this move is practical, popular and essential, says Jenny Jones, a Green party peer and former deputy mayor of London

The Guardian - UK

Funding insufficient to tackle air pollution, world's biggest health threat, study shows

Air pollution is more dangerous to the health of the average person on planet Earth than smoking or alcohol, but not enough funding is set aside to tackle it, an American study showed Tuesday.

Radio France Internationale

London’s plan to charge drivers of polluting cars sparks protests and stirs political passions

London’s traffic cameras are under attack

The Independent UK

Some leaders refuse to ‘measure what matters’ when it comes to climate crisis

People in frontline communities flooded by more intense storms, choked by industrial pollution and scorched by wildfires always come out on the short end.

Chicago Sun-Times

Michael Gove claims ‘Brexit freedoms’ mean pollution rules can be watered down

Housing secretary sparks environmentalist fury by ripping up so-called ‘nutrient neutrality’ rules

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

England’s rivers at risk as Michael Gove rips up rules on new housing

Exclusive: Announcement set to anger environmentalists, but builders say nutrient neutrality laws are exacerbating housing crisis

The Hindu

TNPCB forms five-member panel to probe allegations of pollution around NLCIL thermal plants in Neyveli

TNPCB has formed a 5-member committee to probe pollution risks around NLCIL. The report found high levels of mercury, selenium, and flouride in drinking water from 20 locations. Visible deposition of pollutants of coal dust and fly ash caused respiratory issues, kidney disease, hair fall, and skin problems. Water samples…

GamesRadar

How Under the Waves is bringing a touching personal story to life with an environmental message

Interview | Under the Waves devs chat to us about their narrative adventure inspired by oil pollution

The Guardian - UK

No 10’s Ulez stance reverses ‘decades of clean air progress’, says Sadiq Khan

Rishi Sunak’s lack of support for expanded scheme risks stunting Londoners’ lungs, says mayor in run-up to Tuesday’s launch

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The Conversation

Wildfire smoke is an increasing threat to Canadians' health

Air quality in Canada has improved over the past several decades, and Canada’s air is among the cleanest in the world. But that progress is threatened by smoke from wildfires, which are becoming more frequent and more intense with climate change.

The Independent UK

Ulez expansion: Sadiq Khan accuses Government of ‘weaponising air pollution’

From Tuesday, the Ulez will be expanded to include the whole of the capital.

The Guardian - UK

Cities worldwide watch London to see if Ulez can get up to speed

Beside the obvious environmental benefits, one of the key questions for those following the expansion of the scheme is whether it adds up financially

The Guardian - UK

‘This is a public health crisis’: how the expansion of Ulez is affecting the daily lives of Londoners

Some welcome the low emissions zone, others question it … and many despise it. But almost everyone agrees something has to be done about air pollution in London

Tom’s Guide

7 best plants to reduce indoor air pollution

Want to improve your air quality at home? These plants can help

Space

Watch new NASA sensor measure US air pollution from space in real time (video)

The first images from NASA's new space-borne air pollution sensor reveal how levels of toxic pollutants change within a day across the United States.

The Guardian - AU

Death of 1,000 crayfish in Blue Mountains under investigation by EPA

Environment Protection Authority believes a pollution incident caused the event and are working with city council to identify the toxicant

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