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Free carbon credits could threaten Australia’s emission reduction targets, Labor’s advisers warn

RepuTex says safeguard mechanism could hand free credits to big industrial polluters and lock in fossil fuel production

The Guardian - AU

MP flags off plogathon, plantation drive in Kalaburagi

Stress on public participation in creating healthy cities, while fighting pollution

The Hindu

Plea for action on Nottingham road where you can 'taste the pollution'

Some have called for Canal Street to be reopened to ease congestion

Nottingham Post

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This household appliance could be filling your home with invisible health hazards

One of the main air pollutants commonly associated with using gas stoves is nitrogen dioxide.

Inverse

Air pollution can damage teens' hearts within two hours, study finds

Fine particulate air pollution increased cardiac arrhythmias in teens.

Inverse

Lisa Jarvis: A scary new link between air pollution and lung cancer

A new study has upended the way researchers think about how air pollution causes lung cancer. The work cracks open a whole new way of thinking about certain cancers and how to treat and even prevent them. It also suggests environmental agencies may have good reason to impose much stricter…

Tribune News Service

Indiana refinery to pay $2.75 million in air pollution case

BP, the giant oil company, agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by environmental groups that accused the Whiting refinery of repeatedly violating the U.S. Clean Air Act.

Chicago Sun-Times

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BP reaches $2.75M deal over Indiana refinery pollution

Oil titan BP has agreed to pay $2.75 million to settle a lawsuit over air pollution from its largest refinery

The Independent UK

Website aims to make pollution permit information more accessible in Houston

Texas’ environmental regulators make it tricky for residents to track, or speak out against, industrial projects proposed near their homes. Advocates in Houston built a high-tech workaround.

The Texas Tribune

A rapid shift to electric vehicles can save 24,000 lives and leave us $148 billion better off

Australia has a feasible rapid pathway to decarbonise its transport sector. The benefits of electric vehicles are hard to dismiss.

The New Daily

NGO retracts ‘waste colonialism’ report blaming Asian countries for plastic pollution

Ocean Conservancy apologises for ‘false narrative’ of 2015 study that put blame for bulk of world’s plastic waste on five Asian states

The Guardian - UK

Beachgoers told to avoid swimming after sewage and pollution alerts issued

There are currently 28 pollution warnings in place throughout the UK.

Manchester Evening News

A rapid shift to electric vehicles can save 24,000 lives and leave us $148bn better off over the next 2 decades

Reducing air pollution from road transport will save thousands of lives and improve the health of millions of Australians. One of the quickest ways to do this is to accelerate the current slow transition to electric vehicles.

The Conversation

Are beach showers polluting the ocean?

According to a recent study, the facilities are a “point source” of sunscreen contamination and threaten coral reef

Salon

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The trash island built by fishermen

The fishing industry is dumping trash in the ocean — and the microplastics trickle up to our bodies

The Guardian - UK

Southern Water alters pollution alert tool to curb automatic red alerts

Map used to flag red all raw sewage releases into bathing waters – but firm now says it factors in ‘impact’

The Guardian - UK

Healthy teenagers at risk of irregular heartbeats from air pollution, says study

Concern as heart arrhythmias appear to be triggered even when air pollution within quality limits

The Guardian - AU

Hundreds of yoga teachers call out lululemon over coal-powered factories

Climate campaigners say pollution from multibillion-dollar clothing company’s production is inconsistent with its ethical branding

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‘We are not going away’: the volunteers fighting back against England’s polluted rivers

Determined fishers are testing their stretches of river for pollution as citizen scientists take on the water companies

The Hindu

TNPCB’s nod mandatory for STPs in below 20,000 sq mt construction projects

‘The directive is meant for their effective monitoring’

Liverpool Echo

United Utilities blame caravan site and factory waste for sewage in Mersey River

Around 100 beaches in England were hit by raw sewage discharges last month, sparking national outrage

Daily Mirror

UK beaches issued dreaded 'Do not swim' order after major pollution and sea sewage risk

Water tests taken by the Environment Agency at three beaches in East Yorkshire revealed pollution levels are far too high for bathers to safely swim in the sea

The Conversation

Is your gas stove bad for your health?

Cooks love their gadgets, from countertop slow cookers to instant-read thermometers. Now, there’s increasing interest in magnetic induction cooktops – surfaces that cook much faster than conventional stoves, without igniting a flame or heating an electric coil.

The Guardian - AU

Coalmine wastewater spill south of Sydney turns creek in Royal national park to black sludge

NSW EPA investigating third coal pollution incident this year involving Peabody Energy’s Metropolitan mine

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Pollution and lung cancer are linked, a new study reveals

New research breakthrough explains why so many non smokers get sick with the disease.

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