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The Latest Breaking News on Pollution

Nearly 4m hours of raw sewage dumped in England’s waters last year

Duration of spills by water companies up on previous year, in data described by environment secretary as ‘disgraceful’

The Guardian - UK

Swimmers bathing among cigarette stubs, warns MP in call for plastic butts ban

A plastic cigarette filters ban ‘will make a great deal of difference’ for swimmers in The Solent, Dame Caroline Dinenage said.

Evening Standard

Sewage sludge can find a second life on farm fields. Here's how it's made

What goes down your toilet and drain can end up on farm fields across the United States

The Independent UK

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Residue from human waste has long wound up as farm fertilizer. Some neighbors hate it

Opposition to the use of sewage sludge as fertilizer is growing across the country

The Independent UK

Over A Billion Pounds Of Coke Plastic Waste To Enter Waterways: Study

By 2030, Coca-Cola products will account for an estimated 1.33 billion pounds (602,000 metric tons) of plastic waste entering the world's oceans and waterways each year, according to a stark new analysis published Wednesday by the nonprofit Oceana.

International Business Times

'The Thames is in trouble': Sir Steve Redgrave says river needs urgent action on pollution

Retired Olympic rowing champion demands action to end ‘pollution for profit’ by water companies

Evening Standard

Sir Steve Redgrave urges Thames clean-up as young rowers take to the river

The retired Olympic rower is taking a letter to the Environment Department calling for action as a major rowing event for schools takes place.

The Independent UK

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The Massive Energy Requirements of Treating Texas’ Oilfield Wastewater

One company wants small nuclear reactors to power the energy-intensive process of purifying vast volumes of toxic “produced water” for use in agriculture and industry.

Texas Observer

We're talking about carbon all wrong

Carbon isn’t an enemy to “combat” or “tackle,” environmentalist Paul Hawken writes, but the animating force of life

Salon

Mysterious bags of ‘hazardous’ materials appeared in Mexico. Then we found more

An investigation found thousands of white bags near Monterrey, but aerial footage shows a bigger problem

The Guardian - US

Hottest day of year as temperature hits 21C in London on spring equinox

Londoners basked in temperatures of 21.3C in Northolt, beating the top figure this year of 19.7C in Crosby, Merseyside, on March 9

Evening Standard

London weather LIVE: Hottest day of year as temperature hits 20C on spring equinox

With temperatures set to rise further this afternoon, the UK’s spring equinox temperature record - 21.5C in 1972 - could potentially be broken

Evening Standard

High air pollution warning issued for London as temperatures to surge to 21C in 'hottest day of the year'

Londoners have been urged to switch off their vehicle engines when idling or sitting in traffic

Evening Standard

The world is getting noisier, and it’s making us ill. I’ve certainly played my part

It only needs a handful of people to raise their voices and suddenly all eight billion of us are in the middle of a shouting match. And here I am, booming out from the radio

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Single-use plastic waste on UK and Channel Island beaches ‘up by 9.5% last year’

Litter such as crisp packets and bottle tops are polluting the coast at the rate of nearly two items a sq metre, conservation charity report finds

The Independent UK

Plastic litter increases by nearly 10% on UK beaches, charity clean-up finds

The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) says it saw an increase in plastic litter picked up by volunteers in 2024.

The Independent UK

America's port communities fear efforts to reduce pollution are at risk under Trump

America's ports have long struggled with dirty air that chokes nearby neighborhoods and jeopardizes the health of people living there

The Conversation

Chewing gum is plastic pollution, not a litter problem

Thousands of tonnes of plastic pollution could be escaping into the environment every year … from our mouths. Most chewing gum on sale is made from a variety of oil-based synthetic rubbers – similar to the plastic material used in car tyres.

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The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on microplastics: harmful pollution must be curbed

Editorial: New findings about particles damaging crops strengthens the case for an international plastics treaty

The Guardian - AU

Fatberg weighing 30,000kg is pulled from a sewer in Western Australia

The blockage – thought to be the state’s biggest ever – was discovered during routine maintenance

The Guardian - UK

Destruction of Ukraine dam caused ‘toxic timebomb’ of heavy metals, study finds

Researchers say environmental impact from Kakhovka dam explosion comparable to Chornobyl nuclear disaster

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Trump officials roll back climate rules; power prices to rise; and Ayo Edebiri’s death threats after Musk post

The US is to reconsider the official finding that greenhouse gases are harmful to public health

The Independent UK

A breakdown of major EPA deregulatory moves around water, air, climate

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin on Wednesday announced nearly three dozen deregulatory moves that he said would spur the U.S. economy by rolling back rules that have unfairly burdened industry

The Conversation

America’s clean air rules boost health and the economy − here’s what EPA’s new deregulation plans ignore

The Trump administration announced on March 12, 2025, that it is “reconsidering” more than 30 air pollution regulations in a series of moves that could impact air quality across the United States.

The Guardian - UK

Plastic pollution leaves seabirds with brain damage similar to Alzheimer’s, study shows

Blood tests on migratory chicks fed plastics by their parents show neurodegeneration, as well as cell rupture and stomach lining decay

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