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Unknown risk in plastic rubbish lining Australian coast

Three-quarters of the waste littering Australia's coastline is now plastic with authorities yet to fully assess the risk posed by the pollution.

AAP

Asean to tackle haze crisis

The secretary-general of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) has pledged to support efforts to combat transboundary haze pollution in the region.

Bangkok Post

Sewage dumped in Scotland's rivers 14,000 times in 2022 - nearly 40 times a day

Rocker-turned-pollution campaigner Feargal Sharkey said horrendous new figures laid bare the 'full scale of the horror and abuse' of our waterways.

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£3.5m of Tory donations linked to pollution and climate denial, says report

Millions given to party and MPs last year came from entities linked to fossil fuels, high-polluting industries and climate denial

The Guardian - UK

Welsh Water bills to rise 'significantly' to tackle pollution in rivers

Six of the most polluted rivers in the UK are in Wales

Wales Online

Chiang Mai air still the worst

Chiang Mai was again listed on Wednesday as the city with the worst air pollution in the world, according to pollution monitoring website IQAir.

Bangkok Post

Labor’s climate safeguard laws clear Senate

A new carbon pollution cap on big emitters will apply from July 1 after laws cleared the Senate. Changes to the safeguard mechanism, which was initially

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Florida sees fewer manatee starvation deaths as feeding ends

The effort to feed thousands of pounds of lettuce to starving manatees in Florida manatees has officially ended for the winter season, as deaths of the marine mammals appear to be slowing despite the long-term threat of pollution to their main food source, seagrass

The Independent UK

Pollution crackdown hits biggest emitters as laws pass

Changes to the safeguard mechanism putting a hard cap on pollution from big emitters have passed the parliament.

AAP

Exclusive: A6 contractor in court over river pollution allegations on government job

"NIEA have submitted prosecution files to the Public Prosecution Service for Enforcement Action"

Belfast Live

Call for action on Spittal Beach in Northumberland after it was deemed unsafe due to sewage

It was one of 83 UK beaches deemed unsafe due to pollution by a leading charity

Chronicle Live

Toxic air still choking North

Hazardous levels of PM2.5 were limited to northern provinces on Wednesday morning, with with the worst air pollution still in Chiang Rai's Mae Sai district, according to the Pollution Control Department.

Bangkok Post

PM wants Asean to help curb haze

The government is seeking cooperation with neighbouring countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to combat the transboundary haze pollution choking the region.

Bangkok Post

Asean eyed to help curb haze

The government is seeking cooperation with neighbouring countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to combat the transboundary haze pollution choking the region.

Bangkok Post

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Bangkok Post

Singapore's haze remedy

The haze situation in the northern region has been relentless of late. Areas of the upper North and Northeast have been cloaked in hazardous levels of smoke since last weekend, with the worst pollution being found in Chiang Rai's Mae Sai district.

The Independent UK

Philadelphia: Still no sign of chemicals from upriver spill

Philadelphia water officials say they continue to see no sign of contamination following a chemical spill into the Delaware River, and they're confident that drinking water will be unaffected as the pollution flows by

Newsroom.co.nz

Crackdown on diesel pollution could save billions

A heavy diesel truck costs society $1 in health and productivity losses due to air pollution for every kilometre it drives.

The Guardian - AU

The links between pollution and miscarriage: ‘This is the stuff nightmares are made of’

Journalist Isabelle Oderberg has spent years researching the links between pollution and early pregnancy loss. What she has learned keeps her up at night

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Reuters

China's industrial recovery and warm weather drive Q1 smog surge - ministry

A spike in air pollution in China in the first quarter of this year was driven by a post-COVID industrial recovery along with unusually warm weather, a government official said on Tuesday.

Chronicle Live

Sunderland living walls helping tackle pollution and constructed with over 50,000 plants unveiled

The walls span 6,000 sq ft and sprawl across the soon to open Farringdon Row multi-storey car park

Bangkok Post

North still cloaked in thick haze

Parts of the upper North and Northeast remained cloaked in hazardous levels of smoke haze on Tuesday, with with the worst pollution still in Chiang Rai's Mae Sai district.

ABC News

Greens vow to use new pollution trigger in safeguard mechanism to challenge future coal and gas projects

After begrudgingly agreeing to a deal to force the nation's biggest polluters to cut their emissions, the Greens vow to use the new trigger they have secured to challenge future gas and coal projects.

Belfast Live

Newry Canal oil spill source must be found, councillor says

"The waters will need to be tested and a clean up operation done immediately."

The Independent UK

US lawsuit seeks to protect habitat of endangered corals

An environmental organization is suing the U.S. government and accusing it of failing to protect 12 endangered coral species across the Caribbean and the Pacific Ocean that have been decimated by warming waters, pollution and overfishing

The Guardian - AU

It’s not perfect, but the Labor-Greens climate deal should limit emissions and fossil fuels. That matters

The agreement delivers important changes to the safeguard mechanism. But there is still a lot of work to do

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