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A smoky haze hangs over India's northern plains and its capital, New Delhi, every year as winter sets in, raising fears for the health of many millions of people as authorities order fixes that do little to clear the air.

Reuters

Toxic air: MPs start battle to persuade Government to adopt ‘Ella’s Law’

MPs have launched a Commons campaign to persuade the Government to back “Ella’s Law” to tackle toxic air in London and other parts of Britain.

Evening Standard

Warning issued to folks with lung or heart disease following second air pollution spike

"During periods of High Pollution the symptoms of people with lung or heart disease may worsen"

Belfast Live

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The Guardian view on rivers: delaying pollution controls will only lead to harm

Editorial: Allowing farmers to continue dumping slurry is short-sighted. If ministers want nature to recover, they must regulate

The Guardian - UK

Cost of Living: Residents warned on fuel use as NI town hits highest level of air pollution

The local authority issued advice to those in the area to only use ‘smokeless’ fuels

Belfast Live

Exactly how environment-friendly are Delhi’s e-rickshaws?

In August 2010, as Delhi was getting a makeover in preparation for the 19th Commonwealth Games, Sheila Dikshit bedecked the city’s thoroughfares in the red and green colours of the then fashionable e-rickshaw, which she described as a “needed effort” towards making Delhi a “pollution-free zone”. Four years later Dikshit’s…

Newslaundry

Now's the time for Ella's law to stop children choking on killer air and toxic fumes

Air pollution kills more than four million a year across the globe and around 99% of the world’s population live in areas failing to meet WHO guidelines for air pollution

Daily Mirror

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Durban coastline: sewage polluted beaches pose threat to holiday makers and the environment

Large numbers of businesses in eThekwini on South Africa’s eastern seaboard – which includes the port city of Durban – rely heavily on tourism. It’s a popular holiday destination, only six hours by road from Johannesburg. Millions of people living inland head to the warm coastline over the country’s extended…

The Conversation

Delhi Air Quality Remains 'Very Poor' At 337 AQI

The air quality in the national capital remained in the 'very poor category' with AQI recorded at 337.

Dynamite News

SNP MP backs life-saving lung cancer research after shock loss of his brother

SNP MP Brendan O’Hara has spoken publicly for the first time about the tragic loss of his brother in a bid to challenge the “stigma” around…

The National (Scotland)

From flickering fireflies to lowly dung beetles, insects are vanishing

Amid deforestation, pesticide use, artificial light pollution and climate change, insects are struggling — along with the crops, flowers and other animals that rely on them to survive.

ABC News

Blinded by the light: how skyglow pollution is separating us from the stars

Light infrastructure has expanded alongside population growth but it’s not only star gazing in jeopardy – cultures, wildlife, science and human health are all threatened

The Guardian - AU

Sewage pollution in Scottish waters named among top eco concerns in poll

EXCLUSIVE: A Survation poll shared with the Record highlights Scots' concerns after raw human waste was dumped in rivers and seas 10,000 times last year.

Daily Record

Water is a source of Scottish pride - don't let that source get polluted

Scots are rightly concerned about the recurring problem of sewage and chemical pollution in our water.

Daily Record

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Docs to Pritzker: Truck diesel pollution is killing Illinoisans

Doctors ask the governor to commit to targets for replacing diesel engine vehicles with electric models.

The Conversation

London air pollution: expanding the ULEZ is good but it won't work by itself

On November 25 2022 Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London, announced plans to expand the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) to cover the whole of Greater London. According to Khan, this will “ensure 5 million more Londoners can breathe cleaner air”.

Reuters

Nearly 10% of marine life threatened with extinction -Red List

The effects of human activity from climate change to pollution are "devastating" marine life, with nearly a tenth of underwater plants and animals assessed so far threatened with extinction, the latest Red List of Threatened Species showed on Friday.

The Guardian - UK

Government to weaken water pollution goals in ‘attack on nature’

Exclusive: Despite demands from water campaigners, there will be no overall target for river health

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The Conversation

70 years on from London's Great Smog, we still need cleaner air to protect health

London’s Great Smog of December 1952 was the largest in a series of “pea soupers” which brought normal activity to a halt across the capital. The smog lasted from December 5 to December 9 and led to a large spike in hospital admissions and as many as 12,000 deaths.

The Independent UK

Sri Lanka shuts schools as extreme weather brings pollution

Schools across Sri Lanka are closed as health and environment officials say the air quality in most parts of the island nation is unhealthy partly due to extreme weather conditions

Reuters

Sri Lanka shuts schools as cyclonic storm raises pollution, India braces for landfall

Schools were closed across Sri Lanka on Friday due to high air pollution levels as a cyclonic storm passed by its coast, raising strong winds and rain, with forecasts that it will make landfall on India's southeastern coast around midnight.

Bristol Post

Bristol Clean Air Zone could be scrapped says mayor Marvin Rees - if pollution levels fall

The Clean Air Zone launched last week in a bid to cut air pollution levels in central parts of Bristol

The Guardian - AU

How does the 15-month jail term for environmental protester Violet Coco compare to other sentences?

Activist’s jailing for a peaceful protest has shocked many, as less than 6% of people charged with environmental pollution and property damage offences are sent to prison

Texas Observer

A Subdivision for Stargazers: Limpia Crossing Residents Look Aloft

In this tiny subdivision in the Davis Mountains near McDonald Observatory, dark skies are a precious resource.

Tribune News Service

Toxic chemicals found in virtually every SC river tested. Action needed, critics say

Virtually every river, creek and lake tested recently by South Carolina regulators was found to contain “forever chemicals,’’ materials once used by industry that today are being linked to a variety of toxic effects on people.

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