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Plastic nanoparticles found inside edible vegetables for first time

Nanoplastics penetrate natural barriers in radish roots and accumulate in both fleshy part and leaves

The Independent UK

Even brief exposure to air pollution can push the placenta into an inflammatory state, lab study suggests

A study of human placentas suggests that urban air pollution may push the organ's resident immune cells into an inflammatory state.

LiveScience

Life in Zwijndrecht: A European PFAS hotspot trying to tackle PFAS | Euronews Tech Talks

Jeroen Van Reeth, a resident of the Belgian city contaminated by PFAS produced by the chemical company 3M, opened his home to Euronews Tech Talks to discuss what it means to live in a contaminated area.

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Effort to Curb Southern California Rail Yard Pollution Stalls Under Trump

The region’s rail yards continue to pose serious health hazards, prompting local advocates to push state leaders for action.

Capital & Main

Spotlight on Africa: Cameroon votes, Niger Delta oil pollution, South Africa - US ties

In this episode of Spotlight in Africa, we discuss the forthcoming presidential election in Cameroon, before turning our attention to Nigeria. We also explore ways to strengthen relations between South Africa and the United States, with a particular focus on improving conditions for seasonal migrant workers.

Radio France Internationale

Revealed: river pollution twice as bad inside national parks as outside them

Exclusive: Campaigners attack ‘outrageous’ situation, saying waters in protected areas of England and Wales should be cleanest

The Guardian - UK

Rising Nato military spending to cause huge spike in emissions, report warns

Pollution could be on par with annual emissions generated by Brazil as experts warn of climate effects of war

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Africa's deadly black mamba holds vital clues to urban pollution

Africa’s most feared snake has found a new role as an environmental guardian, with researchers having discovered that black mambas can serve as detectors of air pollution.

Radio France Internationale

‘I kept asking: “Why? What did I do?”’ How come so many young, fit, non-smoking women are getting lung cancer?

For decades, lung cancer has been viewed as a disease of older men who smoked. Now, cases among young women are on the rise and doctors are baffled. Could air pollution be behind it?

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s dying in front of our eyes’: how the UK’s largest lake became an ecological disaster

Signs tout a natural paradise, but pollution from over-farming has left Northern Ireland’s Lough Neagh choked by toxic algae

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: how the whisky industry fought off pollution controls

INTENSE behind-the-scenes lobbying by the multinational whisky industry forced the Scottish Government’s green watchdog to back down on plans to…

The National (Scotland)

‘You’re poisoning my child’: How Mamme No PFAS helped expose Italy’s PFAS pollution scandal

The former managers of chemical company Miteni received prison sentences after being found guilty of water pollution in northeast Italy. What does this mean for other PFAS cases in Europe?

Euronews

The EPA wants to end a requirement that large polluters report their greenhouse gas emissions

The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed doing away with a program that has required large, mostly industrial polluters to report their planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions to the government

The Independent UK

Rome mayor’s claim of swimmable Tiber in five years met with scepticism

Experts unconvinced by Roberto Gualtieri’s mooted timescale for river to be reopened for public bathing

The Guardian - UK

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Clean air must be made a global priority

Letter: Left unchecked, toxic air will keep shortening millions of lives and harming health, says Jane Burston

Euronews

Smoke from Canada's 2023 wildfires linked to more than 80,000 early deaths worldwide, study warns

Pollution from the five months of fires was responsible for 22,000 early deaths in Europe alone.

LiveScience

Canada's 2023 wildfires contributed to 87,000 early deaths worldwide, study estimates

The health impacts from Canada's worst wildfire stretched into Europe, Asia and Africa, a new study reveals.

The Guardian - UK

Smoke from Canada’s wildfires killed nine-year-old Carter Vigh – and 82,000 others around the world

Toxic particles spewed by 2023’s wildfires were even responsible for 22,000 early deaths in Europe, researchers say

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The Guardian - US

Jump in US greenhouse gas pollution pushed global emissions higher – report

‘Abrupt shift’ in policy since Trump took office will have major consequences for climate crisis, forecast says

The Independent UK

From slavery to pollution, National Park employees flagged material deemed 'disparaging' to US

Does Florida’s Everglades National Park represent a slight to development in America

The Independent UK

How air pollution can affect those with Alzheimer’s disease

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The Independent UK

Air pollution has been tied to Alzheimer’s disease. Here’s what you need to know

‘Air pollution doesn’t just increase the risk of dementia — it actually makes Alzheimer’s disease worse,’ Dr. Edward Lee says

The Conversation

Baby turtles vanish into the Indian Ocean for years: now a model shows where they might go

All sea turtle species are threatened worldwide. They migrate long distances in the oceans – often thousands of kilometres – and so fall under multiple countries’ laws and conservation targets. They also have a complex life cycle with changes in habitats and diet at different life stages. These things make…

The Conversation

New type of ‘sieve’ detects the smallest pieces of plastic in the environment more easily than ever before

Plastic pollution is everywhere: in rivers and oceans, in the air and the mountains, even in our blood and vital organs. Most of the public attention has focused on the dangers of microplastics. These are fragments smaller than 5 millimetres.

The Guardian - UK

Millions of Britons face higher risk of heart failure due to dirty air, study suggests

Exclusive: stroke risk is 7% higher and heart failure risk increases by 27% in areas with worst level of pollution, research shows

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