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High levels of ‘forever chemicals’ likely making alligators sick in Cape Fear River

Cape Fear River alligators’ blood showed much higher PFAS levels, and had twice as many compounds, as those in neighboring river

The Guardian - US

Popular Bristol wild swimming spot could be cleaned up after thousands sign petition

Labour councillors seemed to back calls to scrap a byelaw banning swimming in the river

Bristol Post

BMA stands ready to tackle smog

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is on high alert to adopt measures to stem air pollution as the level of PM2.5 fine dust in the capital is rising at an alarming pace.

Bangkok Post

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Real estate factors change

Our way of life often changes because of external factors that we are helpless to influence. Factors such as global warming, PM2.5 air pollution, the Russia-Ukraine conflict, rising energy costs, the economic downturn and other recent phenomena have forced people to approach their lives in different ways and alter their…

Bangkok Post

Capricorn Coast kids fight for marine conservation with inaugural Turtle Hour

A team of young conservationists need you to turn off your lights for just one hour to reduce the effects of light pollution on baby sea turtles.

ABC News

EPA sued over lack of plan to regulate water pollution from factory farms

Suit claims the agency has yet to respond to legal petition demanding tighter Clean Water Act enforcement for factory farms

The Guardian - US

Quashing decision could lead to pollution

Lawyers for a Victorian coal-fired power station have argued quashing the environmental regulator's decision to amend its licence could lead to more pollution.

AAP

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Lebanon Power Plant Sparks Cancer Fears

After losing four relatives to respiratory illness, Zeina Matar fled her hometown north of Lebanon's capital where she says a decaying power plant generates little electricity but very deadly pollution. Thick black smoke sometimes billows from its red-and-white chimneys, leaving a grey haze in the air above the Zouk Mikael…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Microphones dropped into ocean off Greenland to record melting icebergs

Artist Siobhán McDonald will turn recordings into an acoustic installation exploring humanity’s impact on the ocean

The Guardian - UK

French state fined further €20 million for inadequate action over air pollution

France's highest administrative court on Monday ordered the state to pay €20 million in fines for failing to improve air quality in major cities. The penalties came on top of another €10 million from the same court for the same reason in 2021.

Radio France Internationale

Smart meters and dynamic pricing can help consumers use electricity when it's less costly, saving money and reducing pollution

Americans want their electricity to be cheap, clean and reliable, but that trifecta is becoming more elusive, thanks to climate change. According to a 2021 report by the nonprofit research organization Climate Central, more than 80% of reported major outages across the U.S. from 2000 through 2021 were caused by…

The Conversation

Proliferating wildfires poison public health across the country

As wildfires continue to burn in parts of the United States, state public health officials and experts are increasingly concerned about residents’ chronic exposure to toxin-filled smoke.

Tribune News Service

Ports reveal unprecedented surge in harmful emissions; officials blame COVID-19 logjam

LOS ANGELES — When Janet Schaaf-Gunter peered through the window at San Pedro Bay last year, she saw so many cargo ships it looked as if Southern California was on the brink of an invasion.

Los Angeles Times

50 years ago, the Clean Water Act promised to fix America’s water. Did it succeed?

The legacy of the landmark legislation is under threat in many ways. There's still a long way to go to ensure safe water for all Americans.

Inverse

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The Guardian - UK

Countries push to undermine ban on commercial whaling

Charities say calls at international meeting to lift restrictions are distraction from climate crisis and plastic pollution

ABC News

EPA takes Ballarat developer Vista Estate to court over Yarrowee River pollution allegations

Residents allege sludge has been flowing into the Yarrowee River from a residential development site since January, with five remedial notices issued by the EPA.

AAP

Landmark Vic coal pollution case begins

Three energy companies and Victoria's Environmental Protection Authority are facing a trial over their alleged failure to limit pollution from power stations.

The Independent UK

Clean Water Act at 50: environmental gains, challenges unmet

Fifty years ago, Congress passed the Clean Water Act to protect U.S. waterways from abuses like the oily industrial pollution that caused Ohio's Cuyahoga River to catch on fire in 1969

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Radio France Internationale

Tara sails back to France after global voyage checking plankton and pollution

After a voyage of 70,000 kilometres around the globe, the schooner Tara arrived in Brittany on Saturday. The scientists who took part in the two-year mission gathered thousands of samples of marine micro-organisms in a bid to better understand ocean plankton and the impact of pollution.

Dynamite News

Research: Cutting Coal Offers Significant Health Benefits However Environmental Justice Issues Remain

According to a recent study that used data from Texas and nearby states, the most popular methods for cutting greenhouse gas emissions from electricity .Read more on Dynamite News:

The Conversation

The air we breathe: how I have been observing atmospheric change through art and science

Overlooking the Bass Strait on the remote and windy northwest tip of Lutruwita/Tasmania is the Kennaook/Cape Grim Baseline Air Pollution Station.

The Guardian - AU

Coogee beach among NSW swimming spots with ‘poor’ water quality amid La Niña deluge

Twice the number of sites have been exposed to concerning levels of pollution and sewage since 2019, government report finds

Radio France Internationale

France sued for inaction over nitrate pollution, fuel for killer seaweed

A Breton water rights group is suing the French state for not doing enough to lower the amount of nitrate pollution in the Channel, which contributes to the growth of toxic – and sometimes deadly – green algae.

Dynamite News

Health: Air Pollution Shifts The Scales In Favour Of Female Obesity

As more individuals consume bad diets and neglect to engage in regular exercise, obesity has become a significant global health concern in recent decades. Read more on Dynamite News:

The Guardian - UK

‘Hot air’: plans to crack down on UK water polluters dismissed as toothless

Exclusive: critics say stripped-down Environment Agency has not levied a fine in 12 years so no point to higher cap

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