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Sunburn: Why Asia’s biggest electronic dance music festival still doesn’t have a venue

Tickets are already on sale and the festival is supposed to be just over two months away, but organisers for Sunburn 2024 are facing stiff opposition from locals in Goa who fear it will bring drugs, noise pollution and environmental damage. Shahana Yasmin reports

The Independent UK

The air in your home could be making you sick – here’s how to improve it

How often do you think about the air pollution in your home?

The Independent UK

70 Years Later, Godzilla Continues To Give A Clear And Urgent Warning To Humanity

The 2024 Nobel Peace Prize reminds us of Nihon Hidankyo, the Japan Confederation of A- and H-bomb Sufferers Organizations — and Godzilla.

Inverse

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Ghana grapples with crisis caused by world's throwaway fashion

This week's podcast focuses on textile waste from fast fashion. As cheap clothes from China, Asia and Europe increasingly end up in West Africa, pollution is rising – particularly in Ghana. RFI spoke to Greenpeace Africa investigators to understand the scale of the issue and how to combat it.

Radio France Internationale

Pollutionwatch: Study reveals indoor pollution’s impact on people with COPD

Researchers find pollution in inside spaces – mainly from gas cooking – had greatest effect on those with the disease

The Guardian - UK

Supreme Court Refuses to Stay Biden EPA Power Plant Rule

Some were surprised by the Supreme Court's action, but they should not have been.

Reason

‘The waters become corrupt, the air infected’: here’s how Ancient Greeks and Romans grappled with environmental damage

Today the perilous state of the environment is often in the news. Many stories describe how Earth is being damaged by human beings and discuss ways to prevent this.

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Bees are the latest victims of plastic pollution. Why that raises serious concerns about our food supply

Without pollinators like bees, the human race and its ecosystems would not survive

The Independent UK

Supreme Court Upholds Biden's Coal Plant Pollution Regulation

Supreme Court upholds Biden's coal-fired power plant pollution regulation, a crucial step in addressing climate change.

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Supreme Court allows a rule limiting pollution from coal-fired power plants to remain in effect

The Supreme Court has allowed a federal rule aimed at limiting planet-warming pollution from coal-fired power plants to remain in place as legal challenges play out

The Independent UK

Microplastic pollution is everywhere, even in the exhaled breath of dolphins – new research

Bottlenose dolphins in Sarasota Bay in Florida and Barataria Bay in Louisiana are exhaling microplastic fibers, according to our new research published in the journal PLOS One.

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Supreme Court questions EPA water pollution permit powers - Roll Call

The Supreme Court appeared ready Wednesday to restrict the EPA’s ability to set broad water quality standards for sewage and other systems.

Space

Pollution from rocket launches and burning satellites could cause the next environmental emergency

The growing number of rocket launches and satellites burning up in Earth's atmosphere could trigger the world's next big environmental emergency.

Dynamite News

Delhi Pollution: Grape-1 restrictions imposed know what will be banned

The first phase of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) has been implemented in Delhi. This step was taken to control pollution after the air quality reached the poor category. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Conversation

Ghana needs to stop households from using firewood: what must be done

Cooking on firewood and coal increases air pollution and ill health. Some of the dangers include stunted growth in children and undernutrition in children and adults. Babies who’ve been exposed to charcoal and firewood smoke while in the womb can have reduced birth weight.

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The Conversation

Godzilla at 70: The monster’s warning to humanity is still urgent

The 2024 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, the Japan Confederation of A- and H-bomb Sufferers Organizations. Many of these witnesses have spent their lives warning of the dangers of nuclear war – but initially, much of the world didn’t want to hear it.

Dynamite News

Delhi: Govt imposes blanket ban on firecrackers, see AQI & more

In view of the increasing pollution in winter, a ban has been imposed on the production, storage, sale and use of firecrackers from today till January 1, 2025. Read further on Dynamite News:

Evening Standard

Thames clean-up under way as London’s £4.5bn super sewer opens with filthy spills already being stopped

The first valves at four of a total of 21 sites, which operate like giant gates, have opened along the seven metre-wide tunnel

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Florida Residents Assess Damage After Hurricane Milton Hits Coast

Learn about the aftermath of Hurricane Milton in Florida, including power outages, pollution spill, and ongoing recovery efforts.

The Conversation

San Francisco is suing the EPA over how specific water pollution permits should be

The U.S. Supreme Court will test how flexible the EPA and states can be in regulating water pollution under the Clean Water Act when it hears oral argument in City and County of San Francisco v. Environmental Protection Agency on Oct. 16, 2024. This case asks the court to decide…

Evening Standard

Dyson Purifier Big+Quiet Formaldehyde review: Combat indoor air pollution with Alpine freshness

Worried about the air quality in your home? Fire up Dyson’s big gun for a blast of fresh air

International Business Times

Northern Lights Set To Illuminate US Skies Amid Geomagnetic Storm

The best time to see the aurora will be between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m., and viewers should seek out areas with little to no light pollution, such as rural locations or elevated spots.

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