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Wild Swimming spots in the UK could soon be tested for pollution all year round

New proposals would ramp up testing in the winter months, giving swimmers a clearer picture of UK waters

Advnture

As Pakistan chokes on smog, is the government doing enough?

Authorities in the worst-hit Punjab province launch mobile clinics and shut schools amid record pollution levels.

Al Jazeera

United Utilities raises shareholder payout despite Windermere pollution

Company said it was ‘making progress’ on reducing pollution, after reports that it illegally pumped millions of litres of sewage into the lake.

The Independent UK

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Coal power stations to be banned in UK in bid to tackle pollution

NEW coal mines are to be banned in the UK following the closure of the last British coal power station, the Government has announced.

The National (Scotland)

Delhi smog visible from space as air quality ranked ‘severe’ for second day running

The Taj Mahal on Thursday disappeared in the grey hazy cover of thickening smog

The Independent UK

Urgent call for research into microplastic pollution from car tyres

Tyre particles have been found to be the leading contributor to microplastics.

Evening Standard

AP PHOTOS: Thick smog shrouds Asian cities

Thick smog shrouded New Delhi and other cities around South and Southeast Asia as air pollution levels soared Thursday.

The Independent UK

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Hobart and Canberra ranked among top 10 global cities with lowest air pollution, analysis finds

Sydney the worst-ranked Australian city at 150th in Auto Trader analysis, receiving a poorer score than London

The Guardian - AU

Delhi becomes world’s most polluted city as AQI levels reach 1,000

Scale reading for fine particulate matter crosses the 1,000 mark in Delhi for the first time this year

The Independent UK

Africa is battling plastic pollution and waste crisis, activists say

Africa continues to grapple with plastic pollution, a waste crisis, and limited investment, activists report, as discussions unfold at the UN climate meetings in Azerbaijan. To shed light on these overlapping challenges, RFI interviewed campaigners and negotiators from across the continent.

Radio France Internationale

Toxic Smog Smothering India's Capital Smashes WHO Limit

Residents of India's capital New Delhi choked in a blanketing toxic smog Wednesday as worsening air pollution surged past 50 times the World Health Organization's recommended daily maximum.

International Business Times

IGI Airport: Eight flights diverted due to low visibility

Eight flights were diverted at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in the National Capital on Wednesday due to low visibility. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Delhi continues to choke as AQI drops down to 361

Dense layer of smog engulfed the National Capital Delhi with the Air quality. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Delhi suffers low visibility and breathlessness; AQI drops down to 361

Dense layer of smog engulfed the national capital Delhi with the Air quality dropping down to 361 categorized as 'Very Poor' at 8 a.m., as per the Central Pollution Control Board. Read further on Dynamite News:

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The Independent UK

Amid Earth's heat records, scientists report another bump upward in annual carbon emissions

Even as Earth sets new heat records, humanity this year is pumping 330 million tons (300 million metric tons) more carbon dioxide into the air by burning fossil fuels than it did last year

The Independent UK

Fossil fuel emissions reach new high in 2024, annual assessment warns

No clear signs yet of the urgently-needed peak in pollution to curb global warming, scientists say.

Fortune

Biorecycling CEO displays a jacket made from pollution but says people still don’t believe it's real or even possible

LanzaTech’s Jennifer Holmgren is calling for backup in her war against the “Ministry of No.”

The Conversation

NZ’s food manufacturers are embracing the idea of a circular economy but are slow to implement it

Around the world, the growth of industry and consumption has escalated environmental damage through increased emissions, waste and pollution from landfills.

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The Guardian - US

Big oil firms knew of dire effects of fossil fuels as early as 1950s, memos show

Newly unearthed documents contain warning from head of Air Pollution Foundation, founded in 1953 by oil interests

The Conversation

Four out of five people in Africa use wood for cooking: a transition to clean fuels would cut emissions and save lives, a model for Nigeria shows

Four in every five people in Africa cook using wood, charcoal and other polluting fuels in open fires or inefficient stoves. This releases harmful pollutants and leads to respiratory illnesses and heart disease, particularly among children.

The Independent UK

Growing pollution in Pakistan's Punjab province has sickened 1.8M people in a month, officials say

Officials say worsening air pollution in the past month has sickened an estimated 1.8 million people in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province

The Independent UK

Delhi’s air pollution is so bad nearly half of city’s residents sought medical help, survey says

Survey reveals 81 per cent of Delhi residents report health issues as pollution levels soared

The Independent UK

What is Article 6? And why have climate talks spent so long on it?

Article 6 first made an appearance at the Paris climate talks in 2015

The Guardian - UK

Government proposes testing bathing waters in England and Wales all year round

Sites currently only tested for dangerous pollution during ‘bathing season’ from May to September

Dynamite News

Delhi continues to choke as AQI remains above 300

Residents in Delhi urged the administration to check on the alarming level of pollution in the National Capital. Read further on Dynamite News:

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