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US coal plant closure emphasises health benefits of cleaner air

Decrease in hospital visits for heart problems shows impact could be greater than previously thought

The Guardian - UK

How bees can monitor pollution for us – everything from toxic metals to antimicrobial resistance

Our cities are complex places of work, industry and residential activities. This often makes it hard to pin down the spread of different contaminants throughout them.

The Conversation

Study reveals how much carbon damage would cost corporations if they paid for their emissions

Economists calculate that the world's corporations produce so much climate change pollution, it could eat up about 44% of their profits if they had to pay damages for what they put out

The Independent UK

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Pennsylvania Battle Over Climate-Warming Crypto Mines Intensifies

Legislation aims to rein in an unregulated industry with ballooning environmental effects.

Capital & Main

The Future of Clean Energy Could Be Beamed Down from Space

The idea has been around for decades, but space-based solar power is closer to reality now than ever, and could alleviate some pollution.

Inverse

Seine River events scrapped again, renewing doubts over Paris Olympics plan

High levels of water pollution in the Seine River caused two swimming events to be cancelled over the weekend, after two others successfully went ahead on Thursday and Friday. A year ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics, organisers say there is no Plan B for swimming events set to be…

France 24

Absence of officials irks Kishan Reddy

Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy expressed displeasure over officials for not attending DISHA meeting in Hyderabad. He asked why they skipped it for flyover inauguration. Railway officials said GHMC not cooperating, resulting in delay. Mr. Reddy suggested Collector coordinate between them. He was angry over State allocating 75 cents of…

The Hindu

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Seine pollution cancels Paris Olympics test events again

Pollution levels in the Seine river forced the cancellation of Saturday's test event for the para-triathlon at the Paris Olympics.

Radio France Internationale

Man provides Delhi bizmen forged DPCC certificates, arrested

NEW DELHI: A 42-year-old man named Manish Poddar was arrested for allegedly duping people by providing them with fake Delhi Pollution Control Committee certificates, police said on Saturday.

The Times of India

Indonesia’s president has a cough, air pollution could be the culprit

President Joko Widodo’s reported month-long cough has prompted government to address pollution; critics are sceptical.

Al Jazeera

Nalla Cheruvu, a haven for weed growth

Nalla Cheruvu was listed among 20 lakes to be developed and beautified by GHMC five to six years ago.

The Hindu

Why is London called the ‘Big Smoke’?

Events after the Industrial Revolution left London in the dark and with a nickname that has stuck

Evening Standard

Scientists Figure Out Way To Turn Lampshades Into Indoor Air Purifiers

The lampshades are compatible with halogen and incandescent light bulbs and serve as an air purifier.

Zenger

90% of Great Lakes water samples have unsafe microplastic levels – report

But experts say damage can be reversed if US and Canada act quickly to stop new plastics from entering lake system

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US mother accuses GE and Bayer of causing son’s cancer

Crystal Czerno says GE knowingly contaminated nine-year-old son’s school playground with PCB waste while downplaying harm

The Guardian - UK

‘My daughter started to run a fever’: Britain’s swimmers on how sewage changed their summer

With pollution at high levels and growing worse, some keen swimmers have stopped going in the sea. Many have felt the impact on their mental health – not to mention the pain and discomfort of E coli

The Independent UK

New Mexico congressman in swing district seeks health care trust for oil field workers

A bill aimed at compensating oil field workers and immediate relatives for uninsured medical costs related to air-pollution and heat-related illness has been introduced by a first-term congressman from New Mexico

LiveScience

Mystery mass death of seals on remote, uninhabited Siberian island under investigation

Carcasses of seals, sea lions and birds were found on Tyuleniy Island in the Sea of Okhotsk by environmental groups who were there to clear up plastic pollution.

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Reason

Brickbat: I Scream, You Scream

New York City Council member Lincoln Restler has introduced a bill that would ban ice cream trucks from using fossil fuel generators to power their freezers and food equipment. Restler said moving to solar-powered generators and other alternative forms of energy will reduce air pollution and noise. Restler said he…

The Independent UK

Oil, aquatic trash and toxic algae threaten life in Venezuela's Lake Maracaibo

The fishermen of Lake Maracaibo say they face their worst nightmare everyday as fish stocks decline and pollution degrades the health of this great freshwater lake, one of the oldest — and largest — in the world

Chicago Sun-Times

Americans turn up the heat on EPA to cut greenhouse gases

President Joe Biden promised to reduce U.S. carbon pollution by half by 2030. We won’t reach that without even more ambitious rules than the EPA has proposed.

The Guardian - UK

Urgent action needed to reduce air pollution

Letter: Tim Dexter of Asthma + Lung UK says the health of future generations is at risk if the government doesn’t address this public health emergency

The Texas Tribune

Texas sues Shell over Houston-area chemical fire in May

The lawsuit seeks $1 million in damages, claiming the three-day blaze at Shell’s Deer Park facility caused air and water pollution that violated state law.

The Independent UK

Starmer clashes with Khan and ‘disappoints’ top donor by opposing Ulez

Labour leader tells cities there are ‘other ways’ of addressing air pollution

Salon

EPA approves highly toxic fuel additive

Current and former EPA scientists said that the threat level of a new Chevron fuel ingredient is unheard of

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