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Villagers in Wales fear toxic waste is leaking from Monsanto dump site

The Ty Llwyd Quarry near Caerphilly is believed to contain highly carcinogenic PCBs after being dumped at the site decades ago by chemical company Monsato

Wales Online

Environmental justice targets needed to cut global inequality, say researchers

Plan unveiled at Davos to find fair limits on impact of climate and other crises, which most affect poorer countries

The Guardian - UK

Why gas stoves matter to the climate – and the gas industry: Keeping them means homes will use gas for heating too

Gas stoves are a leading source of hazardous indoor air pollution, but they emit only a tiny share of the greenhouse gases that warm the climate. Why, then, have they assumed such a heated role in climate politics?

The Conversation

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Rishi Sunak calls on Sadiq Khan to scrap planned Ulez expansion after fury from Tory MPs

Rishi Sunak has urged the Mayor of London to “properly reconsider” plans to expand the ultra low emission zone (Ulez) across the capital later this year.

Evening Standard

Britain’s first zero emissions street could be reinstated permanently

‘Doing nothing is not an option’, chairman of the City’s streets committee says

Evening Standard

Ulez expansion: We won’t put in your cameras, Harrow council tells London mayor Sadiq Khan

Mayor facing backlash against plans to expand Ulez across London in August

Evening Standard

Plastic arts

In 2019, young artist Pratchaya Charernsook became aware of microplastic pollution after news reports of researchers at the Marine National Park Operation Centre finding an average of 78 pieces of microplastics in the stomach of every mackerel they collected from Hat Chao Mai National Park.

Bangkok Post

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John Colley obituary

Other lives: Professor of public health medicine who helped to reveal the dangers of childhood exposure to atmospheric pollution

The Guardian - UK

Freshwater fish are significantly more contaminated with toxic forever chemicals than saltwater fish and shellfish, analysis shows

CHICAGO — Eating just one freshwater fish a year can dramatically increase the amount of toxic forever chemicals coursing through a person’s blood, according to a new study that reflects more than a half-century of pollution contaminating the Great Lakes and rivers nationwide.

Chicago Tribune

Sadiq Khan heaps pressure on ministers and MPs to back Ella’s Law to cut toxic air in London

Ella’s mother Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah is due to speak to MPs in Parliament on Tuesday

Evening Standard

‘Motonormativity’: Britons more accepting of driving-related risk

Allowance made for dangers that would not be accepted in other parts of life, finds study with potentially major policy implications

The Guardian - UK

No silver lining for mine plan: acid runoff risk

A Hunter-based mining consultant has raised concerns about the potential of acid mine runoff from a proposed silver mine to pollute the surrounding catchment.

Newcastle Herald

Pennsylvania now has limits on forever chemicals, ahead of federal standards

PITTSBURGH — Pennsylvania has enacted a limit on two PFAS chemicals in drinking water, marking the first time the state has set its own limits instead of adopting a federal standard.

Tribune News Service

Yamuna Pollution Doubled In 8 Years Of Kejriwal Govt In Delhi: LG Office

River Yamuna has become twice more polluted during the last eight years of the Kejriwal government in Delhi, according to a statement from the Lieutenant Governor's Office. Read on for details:

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Chicago Sun-Times

A transition away from gas stoves won’t work if it’s forced

Illinois is among states with the highest percentage of gas stoves, which do pose health risks. But carrots rather than sticks would do more to encourage people to switch.

Dynamite News

Delhi Assembly Adjourned Amid Ruckus

The Delhi Assembly was adjourned on Monday amid protest of Aam Aadmi Party members against Delhi Lieutenant Governor. Read on for details:

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: We know soot pollution is deadly. The EPA needs tougher standards to protect public health

The recent announcement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that the federal government plans to strengthen the nation’s air quality standards for deadly fine particle pollution, or soot, is, to some degree, a sign of progress. The Trump administration, after all, ignored the science and refused to update these life-saving…

Wales Online

School run parents risk £20 fine for something they probably don't think about

Many do it, especially at this time of year, but there's a good reason why it's not allowed

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Liverpool Echo

Parents could be hit with £20 fines on the school run

And if it's not paid promptly, it can double to £40

France 24

Pollution, development and negligence: Dakar coastline victim of urbanisation

Baye Wane is a medical student and YouTuber in Dakar, Senegal. While he usually makes videos about smartphones, he said that he was inspired by our show to make a report about something he cares deeply about: the coastline in Dakar. With on-the-ground reporting, satellite imagery and maps, he showed…

The Times of India

Anti-pollution curbs under GRAP stage 3 lifted in Delhi as Air Quality Index improves

NEW DELHI: After marginal improvement in the air quality, restrictions imposed under Graded Response Action Plan's (GRAP) Stage III have been withdrawn from Delhi-NCR, Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) said on Sunday.

The Guardian - US

Are gas stoves really dangerous? What we know about the science

New studies are showing just how harmful gas stoves can be, but there are good alternatives to the open flame

Inverse

How much microplastic are we inhaling? Scientists still aren’t sure

Any plastic product you interact with, be it a trash can or coffee maker, or lamp, is jettisoning little bits of itself as it ages. Exactly how many of those microplastics enter our body remains to be seen.

The Times of India

Mumbai's air quality turns 'very poor'

MUMBAI: After a four-day bad air haul last week, Mumbai's air quality plunged into a very poor category (322) yet again on Friday, nearing that of Delhi's (326). Ahead of Mumbai marathon, it also comes as warning for those having respiratory issues.

Evening Standard

Anglian Water fined more than £500,000 after raw sewage kills 5,000 fish

Environment Agency chief executive Sir James Bevan said: ‘We welcome this sentence. Serious pollution is a serious crime.’

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