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Seeds from ‘miracle tree’ filter microplastics from drinking water

Following years of research, study finds seeds are more than equal to chemical alternatives for water filtration

The Independent UK

South Korean scientists build ‘gas battery’ that turns noxious pollutants into electricity

Breakthrough system can generate enough energy to power wearables and environmental monitors

The Independent UK

Cocaine entering waterways is having a big effect on behaviour of young salmon

New study demonstrates effects of cocaine contamination on wild fish behaviour for the first time

The Independent UK

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Fuel-eating microbes, chemicals and fire: the race to discover new ways to contain Arctic oil spills

As the rising number of vessels in the icy waters increases the risk of environmental disaster, scientists are scrambling to find potential solutions

The Guardian - UK

Australia’s coalmine emissions are increasing. Is this how a major policy to cut climate pollution is meant to work?

The Albanese government overhauled policy and promised significant pollution cuts – but carbon offsets are still being used as an excuse

The Guardian - AU

Leaked Supreme Court Memos Reveal Why Court Stayed Clean Power Plan (Setting Important "Shadow Docket" Precedent in the Process)

A New York Times scoop reveals that Chief Justice Roberts was concerned that the EPA would (again) get away with imposing unlawful burdens on utilities.

Reason

Why air pollution could speed up the onset of dementia and Parkinson’s

The study analysed the data of 396,000 UK citizens between the ages of 39 and 70 as part of the UK Biobank

The Independent UK

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Air pollution making people in UK get long-term illnesses earlier, study finds

Pollution is ‘silent accelerator that robs individuals of their healthiest years’, say researchers

The Guardian - UK

Chris Walton obituary

Other lives: Biologist and lecturer at Cranfield university with an interest in volatile organic compounds such as breath, sweat and blood

The Guardian - UK

How the Environment and Pollution Shape Your Health Through Everyday Toxins and Workplace Exposures

Explore how environment, pollution, toxins, and workplace exposures affect environmental health, driving long-term disease risks through everyday air, water, food, and occupational contact.

Medical Daily

Stench and toxins from polluted California river linked to health issues for thousands

Since 2018, the International Boundary and Water Commission reports that over 100 billion gallons of raw sewage, laden with industrial chemicals and trash, have inundated the Tijuana River

The Independent UK

Michigan updates air quality alert system as wildfire smoke season approaches

Michigan is updating how it communicates air quality risks to residents this year after Canadian wildfires brought poor air quality to Detroit in 2023 and 2025

The Independent UK

Troubled Lake Erie is being transformed into a vast water research facility

For long a dumping ground for pollutants, the Great Lake is being seeded with sensor buoys to make it the world’s largest digitally connected body of freshwater

The Guardian - US

‘An abomination’: the Lancashire town kicking up a stink over reopened landfill

Residents of Fleetwood say continuous foul smell from Transwaste site is causing illness and making life hell

The Guardian - UK

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The Independent UK

Trump administration guts rules targeting toxic coal plant ash

The Environmental Protection Agency has gutted rules that target waste from burning coal

The Guardian - AU

Behind this door is the huge fatberg that can’t stop depositing poo balls on Sydney’s beaches

Guardian Australia tours problematic Malabar wastewater plant where some accumulated fats, oils and grease can’t be accessed – let alone cleared

The Times of India

The Marseille miracle: how cutting pollution brought the sea back to life

The resurgence of Posidonia oceanica seagrass meadows in Marseille represents an important example of marine resilience, demonstrating the ability of nature to recover if the pressures exerted by humans are mitigated. For years, untreated wastewater from the city decimated large sections of Posidonia oceanica meadows, which provide important ecosystem services…

The Independent UK

Activists ring alarm bells about halt in Poland's air pollution progress

Poland's "Clean Air" program, aimed at reducing pollution and household heating demand, is losing momentum

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The Guardian - US

US is ‘using Mexico as a garbage sink’ leading to ‘toxic crisis’, UN expert says

Marcos Orellana, a special rapporteur, found lax environmental standards and lack of oversight allowed pollution to accumulate

The Independent UK

A lesser-known virus that can cause fatal diarrhea is surging in California

Infections are the most severe in infants and young children under the age of 5

The Guardian - UK

How Paris swapped cars for bikes – and transformed its streets

Under Anne Hidalgo – mayor for 12 years until last week – the French capital added bike lanes, cut traffic and reclaimed public space, but not without resistance

The Guardian - UK

Why reducing air pollution deaths isn’t just about reducing air pollution

Study shows reducing vulnerability to pollution, for example by expanding healthcare access, saves millions of lives

The Independent UK

EPA moves to designate microplastics and pharmaceuticals as contaminants in drinking water

The Environmental Protection Agency proposed Thursday to include microplastics and pharmaceuticals on a list of contaminants in drinking water for the first time, a step that could eventually lead to new limits on those substances for water utilities

The Independent UK

Warming winters lead to more nitrate pollution in the drinking water near farms

Pollution levels in Iowa's water have been abnormally high this winter

AAP

Coal and gas safeguard loopholes failing climate action

Manufacturers are at risk of doing the heavy-lifting under the main industry decarbonisation tool as new analysis identifies coal and gas workarounds.

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