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Utilities see new costs in proposed PFAS water rule

WASHINGTON – The EPA’s long-anticipated proposal to regulate a new category of toxic substances in drinking water may shift the financial burden onto utilities and ratepayers, industry groups warned.

Tribune News Service

What’s red tide doing to Florida’s marine life? ‘We really need to get our act together.’

New surveys of seagrass on Florida’s Gulf Coast shows the vital marine plant is continuing to lose ground at a rapid pace in Tampa and Sarasota Bay.

Miami Herald

Residents sue Louisiana parish to halt polluting plants

Residents of a Louisiana parish located in the heart of a cluster of polluting petrochemical factories filed a lawsuit in federal court raising allegations of civil rights, environmental justice and religious liberty violations

The Independent UK

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Eight arrested after illegal rave involving 120 people and 70 vehicles in Welsh forest

Police used a drone to pinpoint the location of the rave

Wales Online

Waste-free Kerala: HC chalks out plan

KOCHI: The Kerala high court on Tuesday issued a comprehensive order for implementing the Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rules, 2016 in the state and directed the district collectors to invoke the powers under Disaster Management Act to ensure compliance.

The Times of India

Seabirds that swallow ocean plastic waste have scarring in their stomachs – scientists have named this disease 'plasticosis'

As a conservation biologist who studies plastic ingestion by marine wildlife, I can count on the same question whenever I present research: “How does plastic affect the animals that eat it?”

The Conversation

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

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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

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

The Guardian - US

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.

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Bangkok Post

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.

Salon

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

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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

The Times of India

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.

The National (Scotland)

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.

The Times of India

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.

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