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Struggling to concentrate? It might be air pollution, study finds

Even brief exposure to particulate matter may impair a person’s ability to focus on tasks

Evening Standard

Trump to reverse Biden’s plan to phase out plastic straws across US government

President said he will sign an executive order next week despite global plastics crisis

The Guardian - US

Hafta letters: Trump’s promises, understanding spirituality, India’s middle class

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Delhi's air quality improves

The air quality in the national capital improved due to better weather condition on Friday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Bradford clean air zone saves NHS over £30,000 a month in first year

After one year of the zone, which is the second largest in England, GP visits for respiratory illnesses were down by a quarter

The Guardian - UK

Environmentalists sue after feds allow new drilling permits in one of the country’s most polluted areas

The San Joaquin Valley’s Kern County is home to some of the country’s most polluted cities

The Independent UK

Reducing air pollution could increase methane emissions from wetlands – here’s what needs to be done

What if well-meaning policies that reduce one atmospheric pollutant could also increase natural emissions of powerful greenhouse gases?

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Air pollution reduces people’s ability to focus on everyday tasks, study finds

Even brief exposure to particulate matter found to impede selective attention and emotional recognition

The Guardian - UK

‘Serious concerns’: national assessment reveals rivers flowing into the Great Barrier Reef are getting more polluted

Polluted runoff is still smothering the Great Barrier Reef, our first national assessment of water quality trends in Australian rivers has revealed. The problem on the reef is getting worse, not better, despite efforts to improve farming practices and billions of dollars committed by governments to water-quality improvements.

The Conversation

Climate change target of 2C is ‘dead’, says renowned climate scientist

Prof James Hansen says pace of global heating has been significantly underestimated, though other scientists disagree

The Guardian - UK

Vehicle tyres found to be biggest source of nanoplastics in the high Alps

Mountaineers now scaling more peaks for first global study of nanoplastics, which can enter lungs and bloodstream

The Guardian - UK

Lung cancer in people who have never smoked on the rise - with research pointing to one common cause

New research points to air pollution as a growing contributor to lung cancer around the world

The Independent UK

Japan's Olympic Pool-sized Sinkhole Highlights Risk Of Old Pipes

A massive sinkhole near Tokyo that swallowed a truck and its driver a week ago, and has filled with sewage and debris, highlights the risk posed by Japan's ageing pipes.

International Business Times

Several flights diverted in Bangkok due to poor visibility caused by smog

Several flights were diverted at Bangkok’s airports this week as the Thai capital continued to battle dangerous levels of air pollution covering the city’s skyline.

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The Guardian - UK

Lung cancer diagnoses on the rise among never-smokers worldwide

Research shows need for further studies into air pollution and other causal factors, expert says

The Independent UK

EPA warns more than 1,100 employees could be fired 'immediately‘ amid Trump government cutbacks

Environmental Protection Agency workers seem to be the first to receive a notice that they could be dismissed immediately

The Guardian - UK

Levels of microplastics in human brains may be rapidly rising, study suggests

Research looking at tissue from postmortems between 1997 and 2024 finds upward trend in contamination

Dynamite News

Delhi: GRAP stage-III curbs revoked as air quality improves in National Capital

The CAQM's decision comes as the AQI in Delhi was recorded at 286 on February 3, 2025, which is 64 points below the 350 mark required to implement Stage-III measures, as per the Supreme Court's directives. Read further on Dynamite News:

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The Guardian - US

Study finds microplastic contamination in 99% of seafood samples

The peer-reviewed study detected microplastics in 180 of 182 samples comprising five types of fish and pink shrimp

Newslaundry

Manifestoes on air pollution: AAP silent, BJP vows 50% drop, Cong offers little

In the cramped alleys of Anna Nagar under the Jangpura assembly constituency, 65-year-old Brinda is in a fix about which party is offering more financial assistance. “Is AAP giving Rs 2,500? Or is it BJP? How much is the Congress giving?”

The Guardian - UK

Microplastics in placentas linked to premature births, study suggests

Tiny plastic pollution more than 50% higher in placentas from preterm births than in those from full-term births

The Independent UK

Humans have polluted the sea with lead for far longer than we realised, study shows

Scientists say signs of heavy metal pollution date all the way back to Ancient Greece

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European Court Rules Italy Violated Right To Life

European Court of Human Rights rules Italy violated residents' right to life due to toxic waste pollution in Naples. Camorra mafia's illegal waste disposal...

The Independent UK

Louisiana environmental activist loses freedom of speech lawsuit against parish officials

A civil jury has ruled that Louisiana parish officials who threatened to arrest and imprison an environmental activist while she attempted to speak during a public meeting did not violate the First Amendment

Evening Standard

Londoners support Heathrow expansion, poll shows, as Government faces row with Sadiq Khan over third runway

There is stronger support for Heathrow expansion in London than elsewhere in the country, a survey shows

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