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The US Environmental Protection Agency’s retreat from science endangers the health of people and the planet

Pollution causes more illness and early death than any other environmental threat, accounting for one in six deaths worldwide. For decades, the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Research and Development (ORD) has driven many of the biggest advances for safeguarding human health and ecosystems from chemicals. Now, this…

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Mutant seabirds, sewer secrets and a lick of art ice-cream: Folkestone Triennial review

Various venues The salty nooks of this harbour town are the setting for a bleakly brilliant coastal festival taking in migrants’ plight, water pollution, burial urns – and some sweet relief

The Guardian - UK

Ofwat ‘to be abolished and replaced with new water regulator’

The environment secretary previously said abolishing the regulator is an option

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‘Disgraceful’ 60% rise in serious pollution by water firms

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The Independent UK

Serious sewage spills up 60 per cent in last year - with one company responsible for more than a third of incidents

The report found that three companies were responsible for 81 per cent of incidents

The Independent UK

Serious pollution incidents from water firms up 60% last year, watchdog says

The Environment Agency revealed poor performance from all nine water and sewerage firms in England despite expectations for incidents to decrease.

Evening Standard

Serious pollution incidents by English water companies rose 60% last year

Environment Agency records 75 serious incidents among total of 2,800, with Thames Water being worst offender

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Gas flaring created 389m tonnes of carbon pollution last year, report finds

Rules to prevent ‘enormous waste’ of fuel are seen as weak and poorly enforced and firms have little incentive to stop

The Guardian - UK

Young, educated and knee deep in rubbish: the recyclers cleaning up in Cairo’s Garbage City

Piles of waste line the streets of Manshiyet Nasr, turning it into a no-go zone for many. But a new generation see themselves as agents of change in the fight against plastic pollution

The Guardian - UK

EU Ombudsman to investigate if Commission at fault in handling of polluting Italian steel mill

It follows a complaint from local campaigners, accusing the Commission of indifference to the plight of Taranto residents and the environment.

Euronews

Warning not to swim in two Fife beaches due to pollution

People have been warned against taking a dip in two beaches in Fife due to pollution

The National (Scotland)

July 17: Aaj Ka AQI outside the new Parliament building

The Parliament had passed a slew of measures in its winter session last year to tackle air pollution in the country, including the capital, Delhi.

Newslaundry

Melbourne creek turns bright blue after construction chemicals wash into waterway

Victoria’s environment protection authority launches investigation over pollution of Banyule creek in Rosanna

The Guardian - AU

Scientists predicted coastal threats 25 years ago. What did they get right and what did they miss?

From agricultural pollution to the spread of invasive species and climate change, there are myriad shifting threats to rocky shores.

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Evening Standard

Thames Water still in ‘crisis mode’ as turnaround set to take a decade

The UK’s largest water supplier also revealed a sharp increase in pollution incidents over the past year.

The Conversation

UK air quality is improving but pollution targets are still being breached – new study

An estimated 4.2 million deaths can be attributed to poor air quality each year. Poor air quality is the largest fixable environmental public health risk in the world.

Radio France Internationale

French court blocks Nice’s ban on cruise ships to fight pollution, overtourism

A French court has suspended a measure made by the mayor of Nice to limit the number of large cruise ships from docking in its port, aiming to tackle pollution and overtourism.

The Guardian - US

Trump administration dashes hopes of anti-pollution plan for JD Vance’s home town

The $1.6bn Biden-era plan for a gas-powered blast furnace at a steel mill in Middletown, Ohio, is indefinitely on hold

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The Guardian - US

Republicans complain to Canada over wildfire smoke despite supporting planet-heating bill

Lawmakers send letter railing against ‘suffocating’ smoke days after voting for Trump plan likely to boost pollution

The Independent UK

Vietnam to ban petrol and diesel motorcycles from Hanoi to tackle rising air pollution

Authorities told to prepare for transition and ensure compliance by 1 July 2026

The Guardian - UK

UK air pollution falling but danger levels still breached too often, say scientists

NO2 and PM2.5 levels down significantly since 2015 but climate crisis may be driving rise in harmful surface ozone

Evening Standard

Thames Water boss receives £1m despite doubling in 'serious' pollution

Thames Water also reveals it made a £1.6 billion loss last year

The Guardian - UK

Thames Water warns nationalisation is likely if emergency creditor talks fall

Company slumps to a £1.6bn annual loss as it blames rainfall for rise in pollution incidents

The Guardian - UK

Could giving this pod of dolphins the same legal rights as humans help keep them safe?

With a bottlenose population threatened by fishing gear, boats and pollution, campaigners on South Korea’s Jeju island are lobbying to extend legal status to the vulnerable cetaceans

The Independent UK

Why cleaner air is actually accelerating global warming

Air pollution reduction – particularly in east Asia – is a key reason for the acceleration of global warming, experts say

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