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Cape Verde’s recycling initiatives face off against global trash

The powerful Canary Current ferries trash from across the world to the island beaches of the West African country.

Al Jazeera

$US fracking boom could tip world to edge of climate disaster$

US fracking boom could tip world to edge of climate disaster

140bn metric tons of planet-heating gases could be unleashed if fossil fuel extraction plans get green light, analysis shows

The Guardian - US

Yorkshire’s title as the lobster capital of Europe under threat as thousands was up dead

Locals blame chemical leaks and pollution for sudden deaths

The Independent UK

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Why can’t smoggy Southern California improve air quality? Local regulators blame the federal government

LOS ANGELES — With smoggy Southern California poised to miss a critical clean air goal next year, local regulators are now threatening to sue the Environmental Protection Agency, saying the federal government has made their job “impossible.”

Los Angeles Times

Exxon doubles down on ‘advanced recycling’ claims that yield few results

The petroleum company is under investigation for misleading the public while exacerbating the global plastic pollution crisis

The Guardian - US

Amid azaan row, Karnataka issues guidelines on loudspeakers

Those wishing to use loudspeakers are to get permission within 15 days

The Hindu

‘People laugh but think twice’: Belgian cartoonist takes on plastic pollution

Pieter De Poortere is putting his best-known character, Dickie, to work to help galvanise opposition to a giant plastics plant in Antwerp

The Guardian - UK

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SWTD modernising its fleet to rein in pollution and improve revenue

Fleet of steel ferries to be replaced with seven catamaran ferries with fibre-reinforced plastic body

The Hindu

Global Plastic Watch: Satellite Eyes Pinpoint Waste From Space to Reduce Ocean Pollution

A cutting-edge new tool developed by Minderoo Foundation has identified thousands of waste sites across 25 countries for the first time using advanced satellite data technology and machine learning to measure piles of plastic waste from space. Global Plastic Watch ( globalplasticwatch.org ) is a tool which combines earth observation…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Aircraft noise becomes a key federal election issue for some frustrated Brisbane residents

Flight path and aircraft noise is emerging as a key federal election issue in inner-Brisbane electorates, with residents in dozens of suburbs complaining of excessive noise pollution from Brisbane Airport's new runway.

ABC News

New DOJ office to fight pollution

New Justice Dept. office will take on polluters in hard-hit communities

Salon

How do we get cars out of cities?

While cars are sometimes necessary for people’s mobility and social inclusion needs, car-centric cities disadvantage those who are already marginalised. Kimberly Nicholas explores 12 ways to scrap the automobile

The Independent UK

Working to tackle drug traffickers: Coast Guard D-G Pathania

We have the capability to reassign ships and aircraft for fresh tasks, he says

The Hindu

Irish winter home staple could be off the shelves from September in line with smoky fuel ban

"Because of they way they burn, are below the 10 micrograms of pollution that is put out into the atmosphere?"

Irish Mirror

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The Guardian - UK

Pollutionwatch: the sad end of the Met Office’s atmospheric survey plane

Moasa aircraft will no longer measure pollutants over UK after funding was stopped

The Conversation

A climate scientist on India and Pakistan's horror heatwave, and the surprising consequences of better air quality

The record-shattering heatwave that engulfed most of India and Pakistan through March and April brought temperatures exceeding 45℃ in many areas, leading to critical electricity and water shortages.

Al Jazeera

Bougainville starts process to reopen controversial Panguna mine

Officials say the facility will provide crucial income despite causing war and pollution the last time it was open.

Salon

UN recognizes plastic pollution crisis

Insidious microplastics are in our blood and in the food we eat. Are we too late to stop the plastic apocalypse?

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The Philadelphia Inquirer

Only about 5% of plastic waste gets recycled in US, new report says

PHILADELPHIA — Only 5% to 6% of the 46 million tons of plastic waste generated annually in the U.S. gets recycled, a big dip from the last estimate of nearly 9% just a few years ago, according to a new study by two environmental groups focused on creating awareness around…

The Conversation

Allowing E15 fuel year-round won't increase sales very much, but it's a symbolic victory for corn ethanol advocates

As part of efforts to dampen high gasoline prices, the Biden administration is temporarily allowing gas stations to sell a special fuel blend called E15, containing 15% ethanol, year-round. Under the Clean Air Act, E15 cannot be sold in summer because it evaporates more readily in warm weather and can…

Asharq Al-Awsat

EU Citizens May Sue Countries for Health-Damaging Dirty Air, Top Court Adviser Says

Citizens in European Union countries may be able to sue their governments for financial compensation if illegal levels of air pollution damage their health, an adviser to Europe's top court said on Thursday. The adviser's opinion follows a string of rulings at the Luxembourg-based Court of Justice of the EU…

Reuters

EU citizens may sue countries for health-damaging dirty air, top court adviser says

The Hindu

Supreme Court is loud and clear on noise pollution

Its verdicts on loudspeakers were aimed to protect citizens from becoming ‘forced audience’ to noise

Belfast Live

New air pollution site reveals the toxins outside your front door

The man behind it is hoping to show people how big our air pollution problem is

The Hindu

Smog towers not final solution to pollution, says Central Pollution Control Board official

Prashant Gargava, Member Secretary, CPCB says ultimate solution to pollution will be controlling it at source

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