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The Latest Breaking News on Pollution

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 Guardian - 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 Independent 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 Guardian - UK

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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

The Independent UK

Millions of Britons face higher risk of heart failure due to dirty air, study suggests

Exclusive: stroke risk is 7% higher and heart failure risk increases by 27% in areas with worst level of pollution, research shows

The Guardian - UK

Experts reveal air pollution is linked to devastating form of dementia

Researchers are calling for air pollution to be tackled in light of their findings

The Independent UK

How cutting US air pollution could save 6,000 lives a year by 2030

Shift from fossil fuels could lower deaths from particle pollution in some states by 19% in five years, study finds

The Guardian - UK

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Wildfires Producing 'Witches' Brew' Of Air Pollution: UN

Wildfires are releasing a "witches' brew" of pollutants that can end up wrecking air quality a continent away from the blaze, the UN's weather and climate agency said Friday.

International Business Times

Wildfires producing 'witches' brew' of air pollution, UN warns

Wildfires are releasing a "witches' brew" of pollutants that can end up wrecking air quality a continent away from the blaze, the UN's weather and climate agency said Friday.

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Air pollution can drive devastating forms of dementia, research suggests

Airborne particles cause toxic clumps of proteins in brain that are hallmarks of Lewy body dementia, study indicates

The Guardian - UK

England’s toxic road runoff pollution being ignored, MPs told

Carcinogens entering waterways from 25,000 road outflows are not monitored or regulated by Environment Agency, committee hears

The Guardian - UK

A report tied Iowa’s water pollution to agriculture. Then the money to promote it mysteriously disappeared

Roughly $400,000 in the $1m budget was for public awareness – but those funds were recently ‘zeroed out’

The Guardian - US

Styling your hair could make your morning routine as polluting as standing in traffic

Researchers recommend avoiding certain styling products, particularly when using heat from straighteners and curling irons

The Independent UK

Some 55 million gallons of sewage are threatening Hawaii’s coral reefs

The reefs are vital ecosystems that support other marine life in the area, including green sea turtles and tropical fish

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Climate-driven Wildfires Reversing Pollution Progress In N. America: Study

Global air pollution is worsening, with the United States and Canada experiencing the sharpest increases due to record-breaking, climate-supercharged wildfires that are undoing decades of progress, a study said Thursday.

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This Common Household Appliance Can Help Lower Blood Pressure, According to New Research

A new study has found air purifiers might lower blood pressure

The Guardian - AU

What is happening with Australia’s emissions? Electricity is improving. Transport is not

According to latest government figures, heat-trapping pollution dropped by 1.4% in the year to March

The Guardian - US

Exposure to some Pfas could increase risk of multiple miscarriages – study

Research tracking about 200 women found those who had at least two miscarriages had higher levels of chemicals in their blood

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‘Warning sign’ as toxic tyres prove to be a threat to wildlife

TOXIC chemicals released from car tyres as they wear down are threatening ocean life after washing into rivers and the sea, a new study has found.

The Guardian - US

Alarming levels of Pfas in blood of those living near US air force base, study finds

Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ were found at a level 10 times higher than people who did not work in contaminated zone

The Guardian - US

Air pollution from oil and gas causes 90,000 premature US deaths each year, says new study

Study analyzed health impacts of fossil fuels from exploration to end use, and found communities of color bear brunt of harm

International Business Times

Surging Tourism Is Polluting Antarctica, Scientists Warn

Soaring numbers of tourists and expanding research projects are increasingly polluting Antarctica, scientists warned Wednesday, a fresh blow for one of Earth's most pristine environments already threatened by human-driven climate change.

The Guardian - UK

UK falling behind EU on environmental rules amid post-Brexit rollback

Exclusive: Labour ministers choosing to weaken green protections inherited from the bloc, analysis reveals

The Guardian - UK

From clean air to pesticides: how UK has lagged behind EU on the environment

Labour has continued to diverge from bloc’s laws, meaning most of UK’s protections are weaker than pre-Brexit

The Guardian - AU

WA government put ‘very rosy spin’ on report into Woodside emissions at Murujuga, scientist’s private email says

Report part of a project used in lobbying effort to dismiss UN concerns that industrial emissions were damaging 50,000-year-old ancient rock art

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