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Cigarette filters do nothing for smokers’ health and just create plastic pollution – they should be banned

Cigarette filters were widely introduced in the 1950s, ostensibly to make smoking less harmful. With growing public concern about lung cancer and other smoking-related diseases, the tobacco industry responded not by making cigarettes safer, but by making them seem safer. Filters were the perfect innovation – not for health, but…

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Climate-driven Wildfires Reversing Pollution Progress In N. America: Study

Global air pollution is worsening, with the United States and Canada experiencing the sharpest increases due to record-breaking, climate-supercharged wildfires that are undoing decades of progress, a study said Thursday.

International Business Times

Texas power plants and chemical companies benefit as Trump eases pollution rules, experts say

A two-year delay on new mercury rules benefits coal-fired power plants, while chemical plants got an exemption from stricter air pollution standards.

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Other lives: Water quality campaigner who promoted natural ways of cleaning up polluted rivers

The Guardian - UK

‘People have forgotten common courtesy’: what do people think of playing music out loud on public transport?

Some applaud TfL’s efforts to stop ‘headphone dodgers’, while others say people should ‘suck it up and get over it’

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s a disaster’: drought measure to suck water from River Wharfe met with anger

Campaigners accuse Yorkshire Water of negligence and say plan to top up reservoirs will kill the river’s fish

The Guardian - UK

Dark sky tourism offers time with darkness and celestial wonders

On a cold winter night in a rural area, I looked through a scope to see the rings of Saturn for the first time. Connecting grade school science book descriptions with a real life view amazed me.

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Best high potency supplements: energy, gut health, clarity, immunity and more

Supplements that work as hard as you do.

Evening Standard

What is happening with Australia’s emissions? Electricity is improving. Transport is not

According to latest government figures, heat-trapping pollution dropped by 1.4% in the year to March

The Guardian - AU

Why India, US, petrostates blocked global plastics treaty at Geneva talks

On August 5, 2025, over 1,400 persons representing 183 countries arrived in Geneva, Switzerland to chalk out a consensus for a global treaty to tackle plastic pollution. The hope was that by August 14, an effective inter-governmental treaty would be signed that can significantly reduce the amount of plastics ending up in oceans and…

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Australia has banned 3 ‘forever chemicals’ – but Europe wants to ban all 14,000 as a precaution

Last month, Australia’s ban on the import, use and manufacture of three types of “forever chemical” came into effect. These chemicals – PFOA, PFOS and PFHxS – have long lifespans and resist breaking down. They’re considered harmful due to their ability to build up inside living organisms and their toxicity.…

The Conversation

‘Warning sign’ as toxic tyres prove to be a threat to wildlife

TOXIC chemicals released from car tyres as they wear down are threatening ocean life after washing into rivers and the sea, a new study has found.

The National (Scotland)

Air pollution from oil and gas causes 90,000 premature US deaths each year, says new study

Study analyzed health impacts of fossil fuels from exploration to end use, and found communities of color bear brunt of harm

The Guardian - US

Q&A on the Trump EPA’s effort to curtail regulation of greenhouse gas emissions - Roll Call

A look at the Trump EPA's attempt to rescind the "endangerment finding," which allows the agency to regulate greenhouse gas emissions.

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The Guardian - UK

From dirty water to wildlife protections, the environmental cost of Brexit only gets higher

Britain’s promises of a post-Brexit green revolution have unravelled, with protections for wildlife, water and air weaker now than at any point in recent decades

The Guardian - UK

Scientists call for action to address air pollution from space launches

Satellite mega-constellation missions behind threefold increase in emissions of climate-altering soot and CO2

The Guardian - UK

Light pollution causes urban birds to stay awake longer each day, study finds

Researchers ‘shocked’ to discover some species settling down for sleep 50 minutes later than rural counterparts

Evening Standard

Planners refuse permission for poultry unit close to ‘precious’ chalk stream

Campaigners welcomed the move not to allow new unit housing up to 32,000 egg-laying hens near Berkshire’s River Kennet.

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The Independent UK

At the US Open, tennis stars shine under dark sky-friendly outdoor lights

When the court lights flicker on at the U.S. Open, tennis stars shine under illumination designed to cut light pollution

Reason

Natural Property Rights: A VC Preview

Rights of use: nuisance and servitudes.

The Guardian - US

A coal-fired plant in Michigan was to close. But Trump forced it to keep running at $1m a day

A town had big plans for the facility site, until the Trump administration ordered it to stay open, a move it extended this week

The Guardian - UK

All Will Rise, the game empowering players to tackle real-world problems

With its rousing card game about activism, indie studio Speculative Agency hopes to inspire players to engage with issues such as pollution and the climate crisis

The Guardian - UK

Wildfire smoke far more dangerous to health than thought, say scientists

Deaths from short-term exposure to fine particulates spewed by forest fires underestimated by 93%

The Independent UK

Warning issued after tests reveal ‘really concerning’ pollution in Windermere

The citizen science testing, which took place from June 2022 to November 2024, aimed to address concerns about water quality

Evening Standard

Citizen science water tests reveal ‘really concerning’ pollution in Windermere

Campaigners are calling for decisive action to improve water quality in England’s largest lake.

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