Nose for trouble: Italian town seeks ‘odour evaluators’ to sniff out bad smells Mayor of Brendola in Vicenza says he has received complaints from residents who live near industrial zones The Guardian - UK · Feb 14
Race to find source of carcinogenic Pfas in Cumbria and Lancashire waters Exclusive: High levels of banned ‘forever chemical’ have been detected in rivers and groundwater at 25 sites The Guardian - UK · Feb 14
Federal agency flags safety shortcomings that 'exposed' workers to explosion at US Steel plant A federal safety agency investigating an August blast at a U.S. Steel plant near Pittsburgh that left two workers dead says it found safety shortcomings that “exposed” employees to the explosion The Independent UK · Feb 13
Takeaways from AP and Public Source's report on pollution and safety issues at Pittsburgh coke plant Last year, an explosion at U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works outside Pittsburgh killed two U.S. Steel workers and injured 11 others, including contractors The Independent UK · Feb 12
The sneeze secret: how much should you worry about this explosive reflex? It is one of the most powerful involuntary actions the human body can perform. But is a big sneeze a sign of illness, pollution or something else entirely? The Guardian - UK · Feb 8
Wood burners may treble children’s exposure to pollution in homes, study finds Research in Wales found that home, not outdoor travel, was largest contributor to children’s daily exposure The Guardian - UK · Feb 6
Horror in Wellington as millions of litres of untreated sewage flow into the sea Residents of New Zealand capital advised not to enter the water, collect seafood or walk their dogs on local beaches after wastewater plant failure The Guardian - AU · Feb 6
The beautiful river that becomes a dump every year Swollen rivers in the region carry vast amounts of waste downstream The Independent UK · Feb 5
Postcard-pretty … and filled with pollution: how Brazil’s fishers are reviving Rio de Janeiro’s famous bay A mangrove conservation project in Guanabara Bay has shown how a dying ecosystem can be transformed into a thriving sanctuary The Guardian - UK · Feb 5
Study points to alarming link between wildfires and children’s mental health Findings add to evidence that health impacts of bushfires extend well beyond respiratory illness The Independent UK · Feb 4
Top preventable cancer causes in UK revealed – and how to cut your risk Researchers estimate that 7.1 million of the 18.7 million cancer cases diagnosed globally in 2022 were preventable The Independent UK · Feb 3
NSW goldmine faces community class action over allegations of a ‘toxic trifecta’ of pollution Residents living near Cadia goldmine in central western NSW allege in court filings that dust containing heavy metals has contaminated the water supply The Guardian - AU · Feb 3
Mexico moves to combat pollution following Guardian investigations After stories revealed high levels of contamination in neighborhood around factory processing US toxic waste, government announces sweeping array of tactics The Guardian - US · Feb 1
Two men arrested in connection with huge illegal rubbish dump The site is thought to contain around 20,000 tonnes of waste The Independent UK · Jan 30
Radio France Internationale · Jan 29 'Forever chemicals' could cost Europe €1.7 trillion by 2050 PFAS pollution in Europe could cost society up to €1.7 trillion by 2050, as the European Union weighs how to deal with so-called “forever chemicals” that persist in the environment and the human body.
Evening Standard · Jan 29 Water bills are going up again in April - how much more will you have to pay? Prices are rising by 5.4% on average from April, but the increase will vary widely across different regions
Newslaundry · Jan 29 Only 3 meetings on Delhi’s air crisis. But guess how many air purifiers in ministry’s office Delhi’s air crisis is neither sudden nor unforeseeable.
The Guardian - AU · Jan 27 The 16-month battle to reveal the truth about Sydney Water’s poo balls After debris balls closed Sydney beaches in October 2024, Guardian Australia reported they could be linked to sewage outfalls. Authorities were less keen to talk
The Guardian - UK · Jan 27 Air pollution kills thousands a year in the UK and abroad – why isn’t there a bigger uproar? Initiatives such as London’s ULEZ can be a model for other cities. But even more could be done to save lives and protect us from deadly toxins in the air, says Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh
The Independent UK · Jan 26 Major health risks linked to plastics emissions set to soar by 2040 A new study has highlighted the extensive health issues associated with plastics
The Independent UK · Jan 25 New filtration technologies could absorb ‘forever chemicals’ at ‘ultrafast’ rate Researchers say developments could greatly improve pollution control
The Guardian - US · Jan 23 New filtration technology could be gamechanger in removal of Pfas ‘forever chemicals’ Researchers found a new way to filter and destroy Pfas chemicals at 100 times the rate of current systems
The Guardian - UK · Jan 23 Particle pollution in the Balkans is the highest in Europe, research finds Study also says Balkan levels are often higher than in Beijing – and sometimes among the highest in the world
The Guardian - UK · Jan 22 New wood-burning stoves to carry health warnings in UK plan Pollution from wood burners kills thousands but proposed emissions limit would cut toxic particles by 10%
The Guardian - AU · Jan 22 A bid to clean up shipping industry intensified a coral bleaching event on Great Barrier Reef, study says The removal of sulphur from shipping fuels caused ‘a lot of extra sunlight’ to get through atmosphere and hit reef in 2022