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Charging for plastic shopping bags can actually lead to cleaner beaches, study shows

The study suggests full bans and fees on plastic bags are more effective than partial bans

The Independent UK

Cape Cod summer hotspot testing its sewage for cocaine to find out how hard islanders have been partying

Nantucket officials hope the research will benefit prevention and intervention programs

The Independent UK

Pioneering Camden clean air charter backed by seven major employers

Signatories pledge to making 12 tangible steps towards reducing air pollution emissions

Evening Standard

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Which cities across the world have the worst air pollution and how does London compare?

In 2024, only 17% of cities met the World Health Organisation’s air pollution guideline

Evening Standard

Common vegetable extract found to remove most microplastics from water

Researchers say plant extracts work significantly better than commercially available synthetic polymers used in wastewater treatment

The Independent UK

UK air pollution killing more than 500 people a week, doctors say

Royal College of Physicians also says poor air quality costs country more than £500m a week

The Guardian - UK

Toxic air will claim 30,000 lives this year, doctors warn as impact of dirty fumes on health laid bare

Exposure to air pollution can shorten people’s lives by 1.8 years - ‘just behind some of the leading causes of death and disease worldwide’, the authors warn

Evening Standard

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Warning over UK’s ‘toxic air’ which will be linked to 30,000 deaths this year

Air pollution is a ‘public health crisis’ costing taxpayers up to £50bn a year, warns Royal College of Physicians

The Independent UK

French court backs government in controversial toxic waste case

A court in Strasbourg authorised the permanent containment of toxic waste from a former mine in eastern France, siding with the state against appeals lodged by local officials and residents concerned about the environmental impact

Radio France Internationale

Momentum building for global plastic pollution pact

The federal environment minister has joined forces with more than 90 countries to clamp down on plastic waste harming the environment and human health.

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‘A small but mighty program’: little-known US light pollution agency threatened by Trump funding cuts

The Natural Sounds and Night Skies Division strives to provide ‘full sensory experience’ in country’s national parks

The Guardian - US

Sadiq Khan's £210m Londonwide Ulez scrappage fund got 53,000 polluting vehicles off the roads

Revealed: fraudsters made 12,000 failed applications for City Hall payouts

Evening Standard

How does air pollution affect mental health? New study aimed to find out

Research looked at records of 14,800 people in Bradford to see what happened after they moved to more polluted area

The Guardian - UK

Near-record nitrate levels in Des Moines, Iowa-area rivers threaten drinking water

Local officials are warning more than half a million Iowans in the state's capital city and suburbs that near-record level of pollutants in its rivers could make drinking water dangerous if immediate steps are not taken to reduce demand

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Trump’s pollution rollback rewards wealthy plant owners — at the expense of Americans’ health

Proposals this week to weaken EPA restrictions will help tiny group of owners while ‘the American people will breathe dirtier air’

The Independent UK

EPA says power plant carbon emissions aren't dangerous. We asked 30 scientists: Here's what they say

The Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency Wednesday proposed a new ruling that heat-trapping carbon gas “emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants do not contribute significantly to dangerous air pollution

The Guardian - US

Trump’s EPA announces major rollbacks to power plant pollution limits

More than 200 health experts say regulatory proposals will lead to biggest increase in pollution in decades

Reason

New Mexico Appeals Court Dismisses Suit Seeking to Compel Greater Environmental Regulation under State Constitution

The appeals court concludes the lawsuit failed to present a claim upon which relief can be granted under state law.

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The Independent UK

EPA set to roll back rules that limit greenhouse gases and mercury from US power plants

The Environmental Protection Agency is poised to eliminate rules that limit greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas

Radio France Internationale

At UN ocean summit, 95 countries back ‘wake-up call’ to cap plastic production

Ministers from 95 countries – including France – on Tuesday backed calls for a global treaty to restrict plastic production, on the sidelines of the 2025 UN Ocean Conference in Nice.

Latin Times

CDC To Return To Tijuana River Valley To Check Extent Of Contamination From Years Of Sewage Water

CDC personnel is set to return to the Tijuana River Valley to study the extent of contamination caused by sewage water dumped in the river

The Guardian - UK

World must move from ‘plunder to protection’ to save oceans, UN chief warns

Speaking at summit in France, António Guterres calls for bold pledges to stop deep sea becoming ‘wild west’

The Independent UK

Southern California air regulators weigh a plan to phase out gas furnaces and water heaters

Air quality regulators in Southern California are debating proposed rules that would curb harmful emissions from gas-powered furnaces and water heaters

The Guardian - UK

Bonuses banned for 10 English water bosses over sewage pollution

Sanctions, including for Thames Water CEO, announced as part of new government powers under Water Act

The Independent UK

Mapped: Canada’s wildfires are impacting air quality in these US communities

Dangerous wildfire smoke has tinged skies over major cities, including New York and Chicago

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