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Biden is set to sign an order prioritizing environmental justice

The Democratic administration wants to ensure that poverty, race and ethnic status do not lead to worse exposure to pollution and environmental harm.

WEKU

England's most dangerous beaches to swim - check if sewage pollutes your favourite spot

The Mirror's new interactive map lets you type in your postcode to find beaches near you where pollution levels have reached the point where swimming could become dangerous

Daily Mirror

PFAS chemicals: Everlasting pollution

They can be found on raincoats, non-stick pans and plastic packaging. In the last 50 years, PFAS – short for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances – have made their way into many of our everyday objects. Dubbed "forever chemicals", they're extremely persistent and can stay in the air, water and soil…

France 24

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Commentary: Local communities are on the frontlines for climate justice

While climate change affects us all, its impact on communities of color is particularly severe due to decades of environmental injustice and systemic racism. From higher instances of toxic air pollution to food deserts to the lack of affordable housing, communities of color bear the brunt of climate-related impacts with…

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Fighting light pollution, West Texas effort preserves one of the largest dark sky reserves

FORT DAVIS, Texas — To sit under the vast expanse of stars is to imagine swimming across shining, stellar rivers, creeks and tributaries. But to sit here also is to feel that lump in your throat and skip in your heart, realizing everything you know is far smaller than the…

Tribune News Service

Years of breathing traffic pollution increases death rates, study finds

International review establishes strong connections between polluted air and mortality

The Guardian - UK

Lake View traffic congestion, air pollution concerns raised at ‘Redefine the Drive’ community meeting

Lake View community members turn out for a discussion on upgrading the busy roadway and offer input on a plan that is still in its early stages, with construction years out.

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Settlement reached in Maryland lawsuit against EPA, Pennsylvania over inadequate Chesapeake Bay cleanup

Maryland and other plaintiffs have reached a proposed settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in their 2020 lawsuits arguing the agency did not adequately enforce the Chesapeake Bay cleanup plan in Pennsylvania.

Tribune News Service

How a California Dairy Methane Project Threatens Residents’ Air and Water

Low-income communities of color bear the pollution burden of California’s incentive-based dairy gas climate plan.

Capital & Main

Europe’s top five carmakers more than double profits since 2019

Figures come despite claims firms cannot afford to comply with planned EU pollution rules

The Guardian - UK

4 proposals to reduce Colorado’s ozone pollution and improve air quality, explained

DENVER — If there’s one thing that can be agreed upon when it comes to protecting Colorado’s environment, it’s that the state must act to clean its air. But there are widespread ideas on how to do that.

The Denver Post

Newry Canal concerns raised over three month wait to remove sunken boat

"Again the council has failed the environment and natural habitat of the canal, it needs to act fast."

Belfast Live

New South Wales Environmental Protection Authority to probe Menindee fish kills as pollution incident

The New South Wales Environmental Protection Authority has announced it will investigate last month's Menindee fish kills as a pollution incident.

ABC News

Air pollution in the North 'likely' to ease

Air pollution in the North will ease from Friday to Monday due to rain, while over 2.4 million people in Thailand have been diagnosed with health problems associated with smog, according to the Public Health Ministry.

Bangkok Post

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The Conversation

For fossil-fuel reliant governments, climate action should start at home

Many assume that big publicly traded oil companies and private individuals are primarily responsible for climate change. And there is some truth to this assumption.

Wales Online

Investigators issue update on toxic waste leaking from quarry

Villagers have long raised their concerns about the site

Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles gets F grade for air quality once again in national report

LOS ANGELES — Despite tremendous progress in reducing air pollution over the last several decades, 98% of Californians live in communities with unhealthy levels of smog or fine particles, according to a new report released by the American Lung Association.

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EPA targets medical industry pollution

Ethylene oxide has long been linked to cancers of the breasts, lymph nodes, and lungs.

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Darling-Baaka River fish kill treated as ‘pollution incident’ as EPA investigates causes

A fish kill in NSW's Darling-Baaka River will be treated as a "pollution incident" as the Environmental Protection Agency investigates it.

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Darling-Baaka fish kill treated as 'pollution incident'

The mass deaths of millions of fish on NSW's Darling-Baaka River will be treated as a "pollution incident" as the state's environmental watchdog investigates.

The Guardian - AU

NSW to investigate Menindee mass fish kill as ‘pollution incident’

EPA to use statutory powers to investigate whether conditions in Darling-Baaka River breach state environment laws

Axios

Record 64 million Americans facing daily spikes in deadly particle pollution

People of color account for 54% of the nearly 120M Americans living among unhealthy pollution despite accounting for 41% of the population.

The Guardian - UK

‘A precision approach to activism’: distance runners join fight against Africa’s air pollution

Citizen scientists in Lagos, Cape Town and Accra are gathering air-quality data on runs to help curb a key cause of early death

The New Daily

New policy to hit accelerator on electric car arrivals

Automakers will be encouraged to bring more electric and low-emission vehicles to Australia after the government committed to placing a limit on car pollution.

The Guardian - UK

Vote with your feet on 4 May – it may be the only way you can

Brief letters: Voter ID | Noise pollution | Crossword coincidences | Champagne for one | Tory maths

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