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Sept 1, 2025: Delhi breathing easy, but life expectancy cut short ‘by 8 years’

On Monday, Newslaundry visited Dilli Haat, which attracts tourists from across India and abroad. The AQI at the nearest air quality monitoring station in Lodhi Road was pegged at 85, or ‘satisfactory’. But the monsoon may have a role to play.

Newslaundry

A report tied Iowa’s water pollution to agriculture. Then the money to promote it mysteriously disappeared

Roughly $400,000 in the $1m budget was for public awareness – but those funds were recently ‘zeroed out’

The Guardian - US

UK’s largest lake faces environmental crisis as rescue plans stall

Toxic algae cases in Northern Ireland’s Lough Neagh have tripled since last year, as local fishers’ incomes plummet

The Guardian - UK

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British Olympian swims the largest lakes in England, Wales, and Scotland in under 24 hours in campaign against water pollution

Hector Pardoe put a unique twist on the famous three peaks hiking challenge to raise awareness of water pollution

Advnture

One of the most harmful single-use plastics serves no essential purpose

Cigarette butts are the single most littered item on the planet, with an estimated 4.5 trillion discarded each year

The Independent UK

Florida's once-pristine springs threatened by pollution, development and climate change

Florida boasts at least 1,000 freshwater springs, more than any other U.S. state

The Independent UK

Too loud to sleep: Which EU country is most affected by noise pollution?

Noise pollution threatens the health of millions of Europeans. Sleep disturbance, cardiovascular diseases, and mental disorders are the main effects.

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Pig and poultry farming harms environment on huge scale, report warns

Waste from pig and poultry farming is around 10.4 million cubic metres annually

The Independent UK

Some 55 million gallons of sewage are threatening Hawaii’s coral reefs

The reefs are vital ecosystems that support other marine life in the area, including green sea turtles and tropical fish

The Independent UK

Vietnam’s planned petrol scooter ban for Hanoi raises fears for livelihoods

The government’s plans to bar petrol motorbikes from city centre next year have been widely greeted with scepticism.

Al Jazeera

South London incinerator under fire after exceeding air pollution limits nearly 1,000 times in 16-month period

The Beddington Energy Recovery Facility generates energy from residual waste that cannot be composted or recycled

Evening Standard

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…

The Conversation

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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The Guardian - UK

Alan Keys obituary

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 Conversation

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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Evening Standard

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The Guardian - AU

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

Newslaundry

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…

The Conversation

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 National (Scotland)

‘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 Guardian - US

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

Roll Call

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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