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GOP, Manchin fume over gas stove ban

A study that found that over 12% of childhood asthma can be attributable to gas stove pollution nationwide

Salon

Australia must not rely on emissions offsets if it is serious about climate crisis, Ian Chubb says

Head of carbon credit system review says absolute emissions cuts must be priority as Albanese government weighs up limits on use of credits

The Guardian - AU

Lost sleep and jangled nerves: The rising onslaught of noise harms mind and body

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Mike Thomson’s friends refuse to stay over at his house anymore.

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UAE to ban single-use plastic shopping bags starting in 2024

The United Arab Emirates announced a ban on single-use plastic shopping bags to take effect next year, the latest initiative aimed at reducing pollution in the oil-rich nation

The Independent UK

EPA to award $100M to boost environmental justice programs

The Environmental Protection Agency is awarding $100 million in competitive grants for projects that advance environmental justice in communities disproportionately affected by industrial pollution and other hazards

The Independent UK

Truegain boss Robert Pullinger fails to derail criminal charges over PFAS pollution

Criminal charges over former Truegain boss Robert Pullinger are expected to go to a full trial later this year.

Newcastle Herald

Four years, Rs 6,900 crore, and a ‘marginal’ improvement in India’s air pollution: New study

After four years and spending nearly Rs 6,900 crore, there’s been a “marginal” improvement in India’s top 10 most polluted cities – but pollution continues to breach “safe limits”.

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Delhi most polluted city in India in 2022: Report

NEW DELHI: According to an analysis of Central Pollution Control Board data, Delhi was the most polluted city in India in 2022 with PM 2.5 levels more than double the safe limit and the third highest average PM10 concentration.

The Times of India

Travel warning as tourists in Spain could be slapped with £176 driving fine

The country's new Low Emission Zones rules aim to tackle air pollution.

Daily Record

Landmark decision on mega poultry farm could mean ‘life or death’ of River Wye

Welsh government considers whether to block plan after experts say manure from intensive units is turning Wye into ‘pea soup’

The Guardian - UK

Big emitters get help to manage emissions

New compensation will go to big emitters under a revamped scheme designed to support heavy industry to cut pollution more quickly while remaining profitable.

AAP

Britain's Conservative Government Sticks It to Consumers With Plastic Fork Ban

The country's new ban increases costs for businesses while doing nothing to address the problem of global plastic pollution.

Reason

England will ban single-use plastic plates and cutlery for environmental reasons

Environment Secretary Therese Coffey says the new ban will stop pollution from "billions of pieces of plastic." Advocates applaud the move but say it doesn't go far enough on its own.

WEKU

Pollution in River Yamuna: NGT constitutes High-Level Committee for Delhi, to be headed by LG

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday constituted a High-Level Committee (HLC) of concerned authorities in Delhi where pollution of Yamuna is higher (about 75 per cent), compared to other river basins States. Read on for details:

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Irish Mirror

Using gas cookers with poor ventilation can have detrimental effect on children with asthma

21% of Irish homes use a gas cooker

Bangkok Post

Harmful PM2.5 levels in 15 Bangkok districts

Fifteen districts of Bangkok were found with harmful levels of PM2.5 dust, above the government's safe threshold of 50 microgrammes per cubic metre (µg/m³), on Monday morning, the Pollution Control Department reported.

ABC News

Scientists alarmed at discovery of sick frogs in Royal National Park near coal mine pollution

Scientists raise concerns about the health of frogs in the Royal National Park, after sick amphibians were found near the site of coal mine pollution.

The Independent UK

Single-use plastic plates and cutlery to be banned in England, government reveals

Move will ‘stop pollution of billions of pieces of plastic’, says environment secretary Therese Coffey

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Bristol Post

The 28 locations across Bristol where air pollution is illegal

15 of them are outside the Clean Air Zone

Los Angeles Times

EPA proposes new standards for most dangerous type of air pollution

Declaring that current standards are no longer sufficient to protect public health, the Environmental Protection Agency has proposed strengthening federal rules for one of the world’s most dangerous and pervasive types of air pollution — fine particulate matter.

The Times of India

GRAP stage III invoked in Delhi-NCR, non-essential construction work banned

NEW DELHI: Amid a sudden spike in air pollution due to foggy weather, the Centre's air quality panel on Friday directed implementation of curbs under stage III of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) in Delhi-NCR. The curbs include ban on non-essential construction and demolition work.

The Independent UK

EPA moves to toughen standards for deadly soot pollution

The Biden administration is proposing lower limits for a deadly air pollutant, saying tougher standards for soot from tailpipes, smokestacks and wildfires could prevent thousands of premature deaths a year

The Times of India

On Ropar MLA's directions, PPCB issues notice against branded companies for not recycling waste plastic envelopes

ROPAR: On the instruction of Ropar MLA Advocate Dinesh Chadha, the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has issued a notice against branded companies for not recycling the waste plastic envelopes.

Salon

The rising onslaught of noise

Noise pollution is getting harder and harder to escape in urban areas

The Guardian - UK

H-bombs or chicken bones: the race to define the start of the Anthropocene

Humanity is now a ‘geological superpower’ and declaring a new epoch is critical to tackling its impact, scientists say

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