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The EPA wants to limit how much soot you breathe. Here’s what it means for Texas and one of its historic Black towns.

Federal limits on particulate matter commonly known as soot could mean cleaner, safer air for Texans. But environmental experts worry Texas may snub rules.

The Texas Tribune

Young mum died from sudden asthma attack after being told to 'get on with it'

Amy Greenwood, 22, died after a sudden and unexpected asthma attack in October 2022. Her mum Joanne, 49, said Amy was often told she needed to 'get on with it' as the condition was not too serious

Daily Mirror

Editorial: Trains are huge polluters. California regulators should clean them up

Communities near railyards, ports and other freight corridors have long been hit hard by air pollution from dirty, old locomotives. These massive, track-mounted vehicles, which use a diesel generator to power electric motors and move rail cars carrying cargo or passengers, are major polluters, responsible for a growing share of…

Los Angeles Times

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Mum, 22, died after being told to 'get on with it'

Her devastated family are determined to keep her memory alive

Liverpool Echo

Polluting drivers in Wales may face charges for using M4 and A470

A proposed new law is part of a package of measures to improve air quality in Wales

Wales Online

Commuters will take longer or more costly route to work to avoid germs, study finds

Four in five will avoid touching handrails on buses, trains, or tubes - and two-thirds take a shower or a bath as soon as they get home from work

Wales Online

‘They keep coming back’: a Black community in Arizona battles power expansion plans again

Residents in industry-choked Randolph renew efforts to block the power company’s plans near their fragile town

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Independence of Western Australia government's BHP dust review in Newman questioned by Greens, academic

Documents show regulators backed down on health advice regarding dust after it was "contested" by the mining giant.

ABC News

Call to list air pollution on national agenda

The Thai Chamber of Commerce has proposed PM2.5 ultra-fine dust pollution be elevated to an urgent national agenda item, noting it affects the health of residents and dents confidence in tourism, particularly among long-term visitors and groups visiting the country to mix work and leisure.

Bangkok Post

Coming up for air

Worries about Covid-19 may be gone, but PM2.5 is back, plunging Thailand into yet another crisis.

Bangkok Post

EPA cracks down on coal power pollution

The new “Good Neighbor” plan will halve nitrogen oxide emissions from power plants by 2027

Salon

The technologies used to purify water

The challenge of removing all contaminants from drinking water — and how experts aim to do so

Salon

Tories 'repeating Covid errors as thousands killed by air pollution', MP warns

Labour's Karen Buck has called on the government to help drivers switch to greener vehicles and back controversial Ultra Low Emission Zones (ULEZ) as Public Health England figures show up to 36,000 die each year due to exposure to air pollution

Daily Mirror

NGT forms panel to verify claim of air pollution around AIIMS-Delhi

NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has formed a panel to verify the allegations of severe air pollution in and around the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi.

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UK Government hands out billions in 'pollution permits' for nothing

SCOTS are being asked to join a campaign to stop the UK Tory Government from handing out “pollution permits” for nothing.

Bristol Post

The Dirty Water campaign protesters bring flotilla of inflatable poo to Bristol

They took the city streets on Friday (March 17)

Tribune News Service

Missouri pollution is so bad it hurts other states. Power plants ordered to cut emissions

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released an order Wednesday which instructs Missouri, along with 22 other states, to reduce its air pollution levels.

Bangkok Post

Hoping for a breath of fresh air

Environmental activists and experts are urging the next government to support the Clean Air Bill before parliament to address PM2.5 problems and reduce health impacts from air pollution.

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Aaditya Thackeray writes to Centre about rising air pollution in Mumbai

MUMBAI: Yuva Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray on Saturday wrote to the Centre raising the issue of air pollution in Mumbai. In the letter he mentioned about widespread construction activities and lack of effective supervision to control them.

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan: ‘Silent majority are with me on Ulez expansion’

As the Mayor claimed that most Londoners supported his Ulez plan, New York mayor Michael Bloomberg appeared to signal his own support for the proposal

Daily Record

Experts warn neighbours could be fined £5,000 for ignoring garden complaint

Neighbours who are not willing to cooperate could actually be in breach of the law.

The Guardian - AU

Pacific nations push for global backing of fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty

Signatory countries urge world leaders to phase out coal, oil and gas production in line with goal of limiting global heating to 1.5C

ABC News

Health impacts from gas stoves in Australian kitchens under microscope in new study

The same American research team that revealed gas stoves can emit methane, even when they're not turned on, has arrived in Australia to test pollutants inside kitchens.

Daily Mirror

Spain cracks down on 'noisy' tourists and clubs with fines of up to £26,000

The new rules are so strict they include a ban on the scraping of furniture on bar and restaurant terraces, talking too loudly in your home and even music on beaches

Daily Mirror

Government handed out £300million in free 'pollution permits' to UK airlines

The UK’s Emissions Trading Scheme is meant to reduce carbon emissions by forcing big polluters to buy permits for each tonne of carbon they emit, and has seen Ryanair, easyJet and British Airways receive millions of pounds worth of free permits

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