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Lifting the ‘constant black cloud’: how a smog-bound city cut dangerous levels of air pollution

A 30-year effort driven by long-term policies is finally paying off in Santiago in Chile – but the challenge is far from over

The Guardian - UK

EPA's job is to protect America's air, water and land. Here's how a shutdown affects that effort

The Environmental Protection Agency faces challenges during a government shutdown

The Independent UK

Khan hails Ulez success as London under limit for toxic pollutant for first time

Sir Sadiq Khan said he is ‘thrilled’ that London has met legal limits for the toxic pollutant nitrogen dioxide for the first time.

Evening Standard

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Warning over indoor wood burners after eight-year study

Wood burning stoves have grown in popularity in Europe during the cost of living crisis

The Independent UK

Indoor wood burners cause damage ‘in a similar way to cigarette smoke’

Researchers say wood burning at home has increased in recent years.

The Independent UK

Europe’s climate progress overshadowed by worsening loss of nature

Europe has made big strides in cutting pollution that drives climate change – but its natural world is in deep trouble, the EU’s environment watchdog has warned.

Radio France Internationale

Some air travelers bothered by their flight's emissions turn to carbon offsets. Do they work?

Air travel results in a lot of planet-warming emissions, but it's also sometimes necessary

The Independent UK

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Europe Must Step Up Efforts To Protect Environment: Report

Europe is a world leader in the fight against climate change but must do more to protect its environment and improve its resilience against global warming, the European Union's environment agency warned on Monday.

International Business Times

Eating this common food could protect your lungs from air pollution

The anti-oxidents in fresh fruit could combat harmful air pollution, scientists have suggested

The Independent UK

Eating fruit could slash effects of air pollution on the lungs, study finds

Researchers from the University of Leicester compared diets, including intake of fruits, vegetables and wholegrains, with lung function.

Evening Standard

Fossil fuel burning poses threat to health of 1.6bn people, data shows

New interactive map tracking PM2.5 air pollution reveals 900m people in path of ‘super-emitting’ industrial facilities

The Guardian - UK

Air pollution could be harming children’s eyesight, study finds

Polluted air can cause inflammation and stress in the eyes, the researchers found

The Independent UK

Singapore Firm Rejects $1bn Sri Lankan Pollution Damages

A Singapore shipping company told AFP on Tuesday it will refuse to pay Sri Lankan court-ordered damages of US$1 billion for causing that country's worst case of environmental pollution.

International Business Times

As climate risks grow, India's Bengaluru is trying to save its vanishing lakes

Southern India’s Bengaluru city, sometimes called India’s Silicon Valley because of the large number of tech companies that are based here, was home to 250 lakes in the 1960s, which by some estimates have now reduced to roughly 180, primarily due to encroachment for apartments and city infrastructure and excessive…

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‘You could drink from that pond’: the city digging for a solution to toxic runoff

A project in Brighton to stop harmful chemicals from seeping into a chalk aquifer could set an example for managing such pollution

The Guardian - UK

Air pollution can affect how well we sleep, scientists discover

Global metastudy finds long-term exposure to pollutants is linked to shorter or lower-quality rest

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: ‘Corporate capture’ of UN aviation body by industry

Exclusive: Industry delegates outnumbered climate experts by 14 to one at recent ICAO meeting, thinktank says

The Guardian - US

Wildfire smoke will kill nearly 1.4m each year by end of century if emissions not curbed – study

Separate research found that at the current rate of global heating, more than 70,000 people will die in the US by 2050

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The Independent UK

Plastic nanoparticles found inside edible vegetables for first time

Nanoplastics penetrate natural barriers in radish roots and accumulate in both fleshy part and leaves

The Independent UK

Delhi’s toxic air is turning iconic Red Fort black, scientists warn

Black crusts up to half a millimetre thick found on walls exposed to heavy traffic

Radio France Internationale

Africa's deadly black mamba holds vital clues to urban pollution

Africa’s most feared snake has found a new role as an environmental guardian, with researchers having discovered that black mambas can serve as detectors of air pollution.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on fishing and nature: bottom-trawling boats don’t belong in conservation zones

Editorial: Sea life needs protection, and the UK’s current system of marine management isn’t up to it

The Independent UK

Rome mayor claims Tiber river could be swimmable within five years

Swimming in river cutting through heart of Rome is banned since 1960s

The Guardian - UK

Thousands of tonnes of toxic landfill liquid added to sewage and spread on English farms

Exclusive: Leachate is tankered to treatment works where it mixes with sewage and industrial effluent

The Independent UK

Air pollution has been tied to Alzheimer’s disease. Here’s what you need to know

‘Air pollution doesn’t just increase the risk of dementia — it actually makes Alzheimer’s disease worse,’ Dr. Edward Lee says

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