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HEPA Air Purifiers May Improve Mental Flexibility After One Month, Study of Adults Living Near Highways Suggests

A study found that adults aged 40 and older completed an executive-function test faster after one month of HEPA air filtration.

Medical Daily · Sep 1

Texas volunteers started a cleanup 40 years ago with 2,800 people; the movement has now collected 1.3 million plastic bottles from coastlines and waterways worldwide and could change plastic policy

More than 1.3 million plastic bottles were collected from coastlines and waterways worldwide in a massive volunteer cleanup effort that began 40 years ago with just 2,800 people on the Texas Gulf Coast. The International Coastal Cleanup, organised by Ocean Conservancy, drew about 630,000 volunteers in 2025, who removed nearly…

The Times of India · Sep 1

Dry weather sewage discharges soar as water companies face scrutiny

Exclusive: 7,280 suspected illegal spills in rivers and sea recorded in first five months of 2026

The Guardian - UK · Sep 1

600 million litres of sewage entering river flowing through London each year, shock study finds

Sewer misconnections and faulty drainage infrastructure are causing 240 Olympic-sized swimming pools worth of sewage to flow directly into the river annually, research finds

Evening Standard · Aug 29

Hafta letters: CJP protest, trans representation, Instagram and anti-incumbency

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Newslaundry · Aug 29

Air pollution affects us all, but there is a way we can breathe easier

In this week’s newsletter: contaminants from fossil fuels, traffic and wildfires damage nearly every part of our bodies – but initiatives such as low-emission zones and cycle routes can make our cities cleaner and safer

The Guardian - UK · Aug 28

Researchers examined pilot whales stranded around Hawaii over 13 years; 3 had swallowed up to 12 pounds of marine debris, including as many as 35,543 pieces of plastic in a single stomach

Discarded fishing nets and plastic bags are wreaking havoc on marine ecosystems in the Pacific. A comprehensive thirteen-year study revealed that pilot whales have ingested alarming amounts of synthetic debris. Researchers found thousands of plastic fragments lodged within the stomachs of the examined whales. Such plastic pollution brings grave long-term…

The Times of India · Aug 27

Brazil’s polluted Rio mangroves were disappearing under waste; then local fishers restored 18.2 hectares and more than 60 animal species returned

Decades of pollution, untreated sewage, industrial activity and waste have placed heavy pressure on the mangroves around Rio de Janeiro’s Guanabara Bay in Brazil. Yet in one of the bay’s remaining protected mangrove areas, local fishers and conservationists have been working to reverse the damage. Through Projeto UÇÁ, run by…

The Times of India · Aug 27

Gurugram is actually drowning in its own real estate boom

After heavy rain on Monday, Gurugram – Delhi’s neighbour and India’s “millennium city” – was thrown into chaos. Waterlogged roads caused traffic jams that lasted hours, and vehicles, including cars, buses, autos and two-wheelers, were submerged. Social media filled with images of flooded homes, school buses submerged in water and…

Newslaundry · Aug 26

'Where is the health minister?' Questions after mould found in hospital ICU

Affected hospital staff, patients and families are being contacted directly.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 25