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NSW EPA launches investigation into Cadia goldmine after blood tests show metal contamination

Newcrest Cadia Holdings has until Tuesday to respond to the draft pollution notice

The Guardian - AU

Aussies urged to triple bus, train, bike and hike trips

Australians will need to walk, cycle and catch more trains to significantly cut emissions by 2030 and cannot do it with electric cars alone, a report warns.

AAP

Andhra Pradesh Minister calls for integrated approach to achieve ‘LiFE Mission’ goals

Minister for Energy and Environment Peddireddi Ramachandra Reddy has welcomed the Centre’s initiative ‘Mission LiFE’ (Lifestyle for Environment), an India-led global mass movement to nudge individual and community action to protect and preserve the environment. Responding to a detailed explanation about the mission by Special Chief Secretary (Energy) K. Vijayanand…

The Hindu

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Nearly 2 million in Illinois live near warehouses shrouded by truck pollution

With more than 2,400 warehouses across the state, surrounding neighborhoods face heightened pollution risks, a study shows, blaming online shopping and redlining’s legacy.

Chicago Sun-Times

Sadiq Khan: ‘I lost my mojo. I wasn’t so sparky. Without a doubt, I was suffering with PTSD’

Standing up against Trump and fighting against air pollution has made Sadiq Khan a target for the far right. He talks death threats, the toll on his mental health – and why he wants six terms as London mayor. Plus exclusive extract from his new book

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: warning to ministers over privatised water kept secret since 2002

Author calls for disclosure of his report that ‘shows why private equity dominance in England has proved so disastrous’

The Guardian - UK

Colorado’s Big Push on Electric Vehicles Gets Boost From Federal Funds, But It’s Got a Long Way to Go

Though the state is set to spend plenty in effort to meet the goals of its emissions reduction plan, more permanent solutions seem far off.

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Dyson Zone in-depth review: do the strange-looking air purifying headphones live up to the hype?

Designed to wage war against both noise and air pollution, is Dyson’s latest wearable a revolution in personal tech?

Evening Standard

How does air pollution affect health? Reducing dementia risk should be part of clean air strategies

Emerging research indicates exposure to high levels of air pollution at critical points in people’s lives is detrimental to brain health

Evening Standard

Prescribe distance criteria between educational institutions and industries, T.N. government told

The National Green Tribunal’s southern zone bench has directed the T.N. government to constitute a committee in this regard and has asked it to ensure necessary instructions within six months; the order cam while disposing of a case filed by a private school complaining about pollution caused by two foundries…

The Hindu

Call for dementia risk to be included in UK air pollution policies

Report urges actions to reduce exposure to pollution and for brain health to be in net zero strategies

The Guardian - UK

Watch: Albanese heads to Japan, Air pollution link, Kidnapped Australian released

Watch: A 95-year-old woman is fighting for life in hospital after she was tasered by police in an aged care facility in the NSW Snowy Mountains. Prime

The New Daily

BP refinery hit with $40 million fine, agrees to spend $200 million on pollution control

Owner of Whiting, Indiana, operation settled with federal officials over allegations it released excessive amounts of harmful chemicals into the air.

Chicago Sun-Times

Developing country voices will be excluded at UN plastic talks, say NGOs

Limits on numbers at Paris summit mean some of those ‘most needing to be heard’ will not be in attendance

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Water companies criticised for passing £10bn sewage bill on to customers

Clean water activists say industry’s promise to reduce pollution should not be taken on trust

Reuters

US, UK, others seek to target illicit oil shipping transfers at sea

The U.S., UK, Denmark and other countries have called for more action, including increased surveillance, over the booming practice of unregulated oil transfers at sea, as fears grow over potential pollution, according to a paper submitted to the U.N.

The Guardian - US

Pentagon’s ‘forever chemicals’ cleanup budget falls ‘dramatically’ short

Ballooning cost of cleaning up toxic PFAS contamination at military sites places service members and civilians at risk

Salon

Hope for the plastic pollution crisis

A new UN report says that the plastic pollution crisis, while dire, is solvable

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Budget 2023: Climate fund slashed by $800m

While nearly $2 billion of new climate-related spending was announced in Budget 2023, funding for future policies was cut by $800 million.

The Guardian - UK

English water companies offer apology and £10bn investment for sewage spills

Under-fire bosses announce ‘unprecedented plan’ to reduce last year’s 300,000 incidents of sewage pollution

The Independent UK

BP subsidiary agrees to record $40M penalty and pollution-cutting steps at Lake Michigan refinery

Federal officials say a BP subsidiary will pay a $40 million penalty and install technology to control the release of benzene and other contaminants at its Whiting oil refinery in northern Indiana

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan urged to refuse planning permission for MSG Sphere

Politicians at City Hall say the proposed MSG Sphere in Stratford would cause unacceptable levels of light pollution

WEKU

How a European law might get companies around the world to cut climate pollution

The European Union will tax certain imports based on the amount of carbon dioxide companies emit making them. Experts say the move could lead other major economies to do the same.

The Guardian - AU

Council in Melbourne declares health emergency, claiming truck pollution is linked to high rates of illness

Maribyrnong city council says lack of enforcement of road train curfew has undermined its ability to protect residents

The New Daily

UN report urges 80 per cent plastic pollution reduction

A UN body has released policy options ahead of global treaty talks at eliminating plastic waste.

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