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The Latest Breaking News on Pollution

Commentary: Why governments need to send everyone washing-machine filters — and fast

An environmental crisis is brewing in your washing machine.

Tribune News Service · Nov 18, 2022

Pollutionwatch: how ‘school streets’ cut children’s exposure to toxic air

Studies show reducing traffic flow around schools can significantly reduce levels of nitrogen dioxide

The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2022

EPA puts Metropolitan coal mine on notice for repeated pollution spills into Royal National Park

The NSW Environment Protection Authority is reviewing the licence of the Metropolitan coal mine following repeated incidents of coal pollution spilling into waterways in the Royal National Park.

ABC News · Nov 18, 2022

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Plumber left gobsmacked after discovering bizarre 'alien' fungus blocking client's toilet

The man took to Reddit to post an image of the strange brown growth that was stopping his customer's toilet from flushing and experts have been left debating with one another as to what it is.

Daily Record · Nov 17, 2022

More than half against Ulez expansion says poll — but Sadiq Khan calls it ‘misleading’

London Mayor claims survey falsely said that the Ulez was being expanded to raise revenue for TfL

Evening Standard · Nov 17, 2022

Number of London children being admitted to hospital with asthma rises 64% in a year

The number of children being admitted to hospital with asthma in London has risen by 64 per cent in a year, according to new analysis, as Mayor Sadiq Khan vowed to clean up the capital's "filthy" air.

Evening Standard · Nov 17, 2022

Newcastle Clean Air Zone: Who will be exempt from pollution tolls and how to apply

Applications open next week for vehicle owners to apply for exemptions, with residents and businesses in the city centre eligible to avoid the tolls

Chronicle Live · Nov 17, 2022

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Air pollution cools climate more than expected – this makes cutting carbon emissions more urgent

Air pollutants kill around seven million people every year. Much of this pollution is tiny particles suspended in the air which, when inhaled, can cause people to develop heart and lung diseases, as well as cancer.

The Conversation · Nov 16, 2022

Corporations have co-opted climate talks

COP27 is covered with logos. But that's just the start of companies' influence.

Salon · Nov 16, 2022

Sadiq Khan urges Tower Hamlets leader to save ‘school street’ scheme

London mayor backs children and wants ‘more school streets in our city, not fewer’

Evening Standard · Nov 16, 2022

Ministers risking London’s health by delays to tackling toxic air, warns Sadiq Khan

Ministers have been accused of risking Londoners’ health by “kicking the can down the road” on tackling toxic air.

Evening Standard · Nov 16, 2022

Seawater results 'good' amid Newcastle mass fish death

Large numbers of dead fish washed up on Belmont, Redhead, Dudley, Merewether and Bar beaches, last week.

Newcastle Herald · Nov 16, 2022

Increase in child visits to hospital emergency departments after Hazelwood mine fire, study finds

Babies exposed to smoke from a Latrobe Valley fire were overrepresented in emergency departments during the 12 months after the fire, new research says.

ABC News · Nov 16, 2022

The Latest | UN Climate Summit

A lawmaker with the German Green party has called for establishing a legal structure to force polluters to pay for the destruction caused by climate change in vulnerable nations

The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2022

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Newcastle Herald · Nov 16, 2022

"As many times as needed": Thistlethwaite vows to find PFAS solution

Matt Thistlethwaite has vowed to return to Williamtown as "many times as needed" to achieve a long term solution to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination that has plagued the community for the past seven years.

Evening Standard · Nov 15, 2022

Another generation of Londoners condemned to breathing toxic air

The typical way to open a leader column about air pollution is to call it a ‘silent killer’. I should know, I’ve done it a lot. Except, on reflection, that isn’t quite right or at least it hasn’t been for some time.

Evening Standard · Nov 15, 2022

The Standard View: Londoners need clean air now, not in 2040

Toxic air was once a silent killer. No longer. We have known for some time that long-term exposure to human-made pollution — from transport, industry and heating — is linked to strokes, heart disease and lung cancer. The annual mortality rate is roughly 30,000 a year.

The Guardian - UK · Nov 11, 2022

‘Put kids first’: India’s Warrior Moms fight for clean air at Cop27

Indian campaigners join global delegation representing one billion children affected by climate crisis

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Glasgow Live · Nov 11, 2022

Glasgow's Byres Road air pollution set to drop further as area will have less traffic after redesign

The road is set to undergo a makeover, which aims to reduce traffic.

Daily Mirror · Nov 10, 2022

Story of Brit girl's death from pollution-induced asthma attack to be told at COP27

Nine-year-old Ella, who died in 2013, became the first person to have air pollution listed as a cause of death on their death certificate. Nitrogen dioxide emissions where Ella lived in south London exceeded both EU and national legal limits

The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2022

AP PHOTOS: 'Plastic Man' in Senegal on mission against trash

On a beach in Senegal with so much plastic trash that much of the sand is covered, one man is trying to raise awareness about the dangers of plastics—by wearing many of the bags, cups and other junk that might just as soon be part of trash piles.

Liverpool Echo · Nov 8, 2022

Symptoms to look out for that may be sign of COPD

Here is what you should look out for

The Times of India · Nov 6, 2022

4 out of 5 families in Delhi-NCR are facing pollution-related health issues; 80% families have at least one member with respiratory problems

Delhi’s air quality remains very poor, with an AQI (air quality index) reading of 348 at Sunday, 9am. This is a slight improvement from Saturday’s 4pm reading of 381, released as part of the national bulletin by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

The Texas Tribune · Nov 3, 2022

Port Arthur pollution fight shows how Texas blocks citizen protests

A local activist went before a judge, arguing for lower pollution limits on two new liquified natural gas facilities. The judge sided with him, but the state environmental agency sided with the companies.

The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2022

Whales ingest millions of microplastic particles a day, study finds

Blue whales consume up to 1bn particles over a feeding season with as-yet-unknown impacts on health

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