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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

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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

The Independent UK

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 Guardian - US

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

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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

The Guardian - US

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.

Reason

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

The Independent UK

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.

Radio France Internationale

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

Latin Times

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 Guardian - 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

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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

The Independent UK

Takeaways from AP examination showing benefits, costs of rules Trump EPA wants to change

When the head of the Environmental Protection Agency earlier this year announced a massive rollback of environmental regulations, he said it would spark a “Golden Age” for the American economy

The Independent UK

Canada wildfires: How to keep yourself safe as smoke from deadly inferno reaches Europe

‘Very unhealthy’ air quality has been reported in many areas

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The Independent UK

New Mexico appeals court rejects lawsuit against oil and gas regulators

A New Mexico appeals court has rejected a lawsuit alleging that the nation’s No. 2 oil state failed to meet constitutional provisions for protecting against oil and gas industry pollution

The Guardian - UK

I received a 30-month jail sentence for nonviolent resistance. Why so harsh? Because protest works

The judge wanted us to show remorse, but I can’t apologise for fighting the climate disaster, writes Indigo Rumbelow, co-founder of Just Stop Oil

The Independent UK

Winds push smoke from Canadian wildfires south into US and worsen air quality

Air quality in some parts of the United States is worsening as smoke from dozens of wildfires in Canada travels south, pushed by winds high in the atmosphere

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s emissions up slightly in 2024 as Labor faces heat over ‘climate-wrecking’ gas project

Greens leader accuses Albanese government of failing two climate tests: pollution on the rise and approving extension for North West Shelf

The Texas Tribune

Oil companies win protections from Texas Legislature ahead of selling fracking water

At least four companies say they are prepared to treat the water well enough to be released into rivers in West Texas. Environmental groups say the state is moving too fast.

The Guardian - UK

German court dismisses Peruvian farmer’s climate lawsuit against RWE

Court rejects argument that man’s home is at risk from glacial flood but sets precedent that polluters may be held liable for costs

International Business Times

German Court Sets Climate Precedent But Rejects Peruvian Farmer's Claim

A German court on Wednesday rejected a climate case brought by a Peruvian farmer against energy giant RWE, but set a potentially important precedent on polluters' liability for their carbon emissions.

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