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Most plastics are made from fossil fuels and end up in the ocean, but marine microbes can’t degrade them – new research

Marine plastic pollution is a massive environmental issue, with a plastic smog of an estimated 170 trillion particles afloat in the world’s oceans. This highlights how urgently we need to develop strategies to mitigate this environmental crisis.

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Global Energy Emissions Hit Record High Despite Climate Crisis

Global energy consumption surge in 2021 led to increased carbon pollution, defying emission peak hopes.

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EPA chief vows to take on Republican-led states over pollution rules rollback

Michael Regan defends civil rights record and denies abandoning communities who face brunt of toxic pollution

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Thailand has tried for years to solve its pollution problem. But 'haze season' always comes back

Thailand has tried for years to deal with its pollution problem

The Independent UK

Outdoor clothing brands still using ‘forever chemicals’ despite health risk

Campaigners find PFAS, which can contaminate the soil and water supply, in more than 80% of 27 companies’ products

The Guardian - UK

Ozone protection efforts are working

Successful bans on chemicals that eat away the ozone layer demonstrate pollution and climate change is a choice

Salon

Dirty waters: how the Environment Agency lost its way

The long read: Having created a watchdog for the environment, the government took its teeth out and muzzled it. Can public outrage rouse the Environment Agency to action?

The Guardian - UK

Peer influence and the relationship with tobacco temptations

Recent studies and policy initiatives have renewed the debate over smoking habits, especially among younger populations. Tobacco consumption has evolved into a global trend. Current trends indicate that although cigarette smoking is decreasing, alternative forms of tobacco use are increasing, particularly among individuals aged 18 to 24. India grapples with…

The Times of India

6 herbs that help clean lungs naturally

Air pollution is a pressing concern in the world we live in, and maintaining lung health has become important. While regular exercise and a balanced diet play a crucial role, nature has also provided us with potent remedies in the form of herbs. Several herbs have been traditionally used to…

The Times of India

Landmark Lawsuit Proceeds Against New Mexico For Oil Pollution

Lawsuit in New Mexico challenges state's handling of oil and gas pollution, raising concerns over environmental protection and public health.

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Protect Windermere from sewage, campaigners urge UK party leaders

Open letter signed by naturalist Chris Packham and comedian Paul Whitehouse says pollution is degrading lake

The Independent UK

Fight over constitutional provisions to guard against oil, gas pollution moves ahead in New Mexico

A New Mexico judge has cleared the way for a landmark lawsuit to proceed over allegations that the state has failed to meet its constitutional obligations for protecting against oil and gas pollution

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Electric cars are not the only fix for green transport

Governments will need to look at more than just electric vehicles to make significant transport emission cuts, modelling from Monash University says.

The Independent UK

South West Water hands boss huge pay hike despite pollution soaring

The pay details come as the group also revealed that pollution incidents at South West Water soared by 80% in 2023

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Microplastics found in every human semen sample tested in study

Chinese scientists say further research on potential harm to reproduction from contamination is ‘imperative’

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Planned megafarm could make river as ‘filthy’ as Wye, Norfolk residents claim

Plans by Cranswick for scheme involving millions of chickens and pigs would kill wildlife in waterway, opponents say

Salon

Scientists report plastic-eating fungus

A fungus living in the ocean can break down a major source of marine pollution a new study reports

The Guardian - UK

Dining across the divide: ‘I don’t think she recognised how much things have improved, like pollution’

A lively chat saw different views on gas-guzzling cars and whether we are able to halt the climate emergency, but could they at least agree on air pollution?

The Conversation

South Africa’s largest oil refinery sold for a few cents: will BP and Shell be held accountable for environmental damage?

The sale of the South African Petroleum Refinery (Sapref), jointly owned by multinational energy companies BP and Shell, to the state-owned Central Energy Fund for R1 (five US cents) raises questions about whether the company is evading its social and environmental liabilities.

The Guardian - UK

Meth-addict fish, aggro starlings, caffeinated minnows: animals radically changed by human drugs – study

Addiction, anxiety and sex reversal have been reported in species by researchers as a range of substances contaminates ecosystems

The Guardian - US

New York City postpones controversial, first-in-the-US congestion pricing plan

Kathy Hochul pushes back plan that was due to start this month and would charge tolls for cars and trucks to enter Manhattan below 60th St

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