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Freshwater fish and forever chemicals

A new study reveals the stomach-churning consequences of chemical pollution

Salon

Gas stoves have a pollution problem

The science is overwhelmingly clear: Gas stoves are a source of air pollution located inside your home. They can emit climate pollution, as well as pollution linked to asthma and other health problems. They can release pollution when turned on, and even when they’re off. In some cases, the exposure…

Tribune News Service

Scotland did not breach air pollution limits in 2022, new figures show

NEW figures have been released which show Scotland did not breach legal air pollution limits in 2022 for the first time, excluding the impact of…

The National (Scotland)

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Scotland's most polluted streets named as road in Glasgow crowned dirtiest

New research found Scotland as a whole had met its air pollution targets for the first time except 2020 when the country was in lockdown.

Daily Record

Reclaiming the oceans

Coral reefs provide a habitat for marine life. Unfortunately, they are being damaged by climate change and pollution, and their numbers are declining. Many organisations attempt to restore corals by using artificial reefs such as used car tyres, PVC pipes and cement blocks. However, the appearance of these artificial reefs…

Bangkok Post

Mayors file legal complaint over plastic waste washed up on French coast

A hundred people gathered on a beach in Pornic on France's north western coast (Loire-Atlantique) on Saturday to denounce the pollution of plastic micro-beads washed up there and on other beaches in recent weeks. Several elected officials have filed a legal complaint against what they describe as an "environmental nightmare".

Radio France Internationale

Study: Light Pollution Increases Rapidly

Light pollution is growing rapidly and in some places the number of stars visible to the naked eye in the night sky is being reduced by more than half in less than 20 years, according to a study released in the journal “Science”. The researchers said the increase in light…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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UK weather: Brits braced for Arctic blast with 'polar vortex' and freezing fog

Freezing fog warnings remain on Sunday but warmer weather is on the horizon as the Arctic air gives way for the Atlantic wind before a return to the big freeze with polar vortex winds

Daily Mirror

Freezing fog warnings issued by Met Office as cold snap bites

The yellow weather warning is in place between midnight and 11 am today (January 22)

Wales Online

Weather warnings issued over freezing fog

The Met Office said the haze will be so thick that visibility drops as low as 50m in some parts of England.

The Independent UK

London weather: Capital warned of possible travel delays as ‘freezing fog’ hits UK

Mayor Sadiq Khan warned of ‘moderate to high’ pollution levels due to foggy conditions on Sunday

Evening Standard

App reveals most polluted London Underground routes to travel on

A young innovator has won a top award for developing software to map the tube routes with the cleanest air

The Guardian - UK

Cooking with gas ‘worse for health than living in polluted city’

Nitrogen dioxide irritates the lungs and can get into the bloodstream, increasing the risk of heart disease, cancer and Alzheimers’

The Independent UK

Number of visible stars drastically falling, warns study, as ‘skyglow’ affects night sky

Stargazing has become much more difficult over the past 10 years, warn scientists, as levels of urban lighting and pollution increase

Evening Standard

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Taxi boss hits out at 'bizarre' Newcastle Clean Air Zone charges and warns fares likely to increase

The boss of Blueline Taxis has alleged that the new anti-pollution tolls due to come into force at the end of this month are a “serious threat to public safety”

The Independent UK

Tyson, others, lose Oklahoma lawsuit over poultry pollution

The world's largest poultry producer is among nearly a dozen poultry companies that face a March 17th deadline to reach agreement with the state of Oklahoma on how to clean a polluted watershed

Inverse

Future humans may not be able to see the stars from Earth — study

Light pollution is getting rapidly worse, according to recent study.

Reuters

As 'skyglow' grows, study documents glaring global light pollution

Light pollution caused by the incessant nighttime glow of electric lights appears to be intensifying, according to research using observations from tens of thousands of people at various locations around the world.

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The Guardian - UK

Light pollution rapidly reducing number of stars visible to naked eye, study finds

Research suggests if trend continues, view of Orion’s belt will disappear due to glow from artificial lighting

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: 2022 brought more heat and pollution. We’re still careening toward climate disaster

You can’t say the 2022 climate data coming out is surprising. But it sure is alarming.

The Guardian - AU

Thailand’s tuk-tuks go green amid rising demand for electric models

Travel without the combustion-engine fumes and noise is increasingly popular in the country with some of the world’s worst air pollution

Chicago Sun-Times

City health official defends denial of Southeast Side metal shredder’s permit

A health department official says the city considered many issues, including air quality and health in the surrounding community, in nixing a scrap business along Calumet River.

The Conversation

Why gas stoves matter to the climate – and the gas industry: Keeping them means homes will use gas for heating too

Gas stoves are a leading source of hazardous indoor air pollution, but they emit only a tiny share of the greenhouse gases that warm the climate. Why, then, have they assumed such a heated role in climate politics?

Bangkok Post

Plastic arts

In 2019, young artist Pratchaya Charernsook became aware of microplastic pollution after news reports of researchers at the Marine National Park Operation Centre finding an average of 78 pieces of microplastics in the stomach of every mackerel they collected from Hat Chao Mai National Park.

The Guardian - UK

John Colley obituary

Other lives: Professor of public health medicine who helped to reveal the dangers of childhood exposure to atmospheric pollution

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