Kyiv Residents Advised To Stay Indoors Due To Air Pollution Authorities in Kyiv warn residents to stay indoors due to severe air pollution from fires, urging health precautions. Top News · Sep 20, 2024
Residents in Kyiv told to stay indoors as air pollution blankets the Ukrainian capital Authorities in Ukraine have advised residents in the capital Kyiv to stay indoors as air pollution, partly caused by fires in the region, blanketed the city The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2024
Knowing polluting impact of home fires could modify behaviour, study finds Voluntary regulations for burning wood and coal to heat homes could help tackle impact on air pollution The Guardian - UK · Sep 20, 2024
Mark Ruskell: There is no place for private jets in a greener vision of future RAIL is cleaner and greener than aviation, and should always be cheaper. The National (Scotland) · Sep 20, 2024
Scientists Track Plastic Waste In Pristine Canada Marine Park Old tires, discarded cups, and cigarette butts litter the magnificent Saguenay Fjord, a marine protected area in eastern Canada that attracts belugas and other whales seeking respite. International Business Times · Sep 20, 2024
Scientists reviewed 7,000 studies on microplastics. Their alarming conclusion puts humanity on notice It’s been 20 years since a paper in the journal Science showed the environmental accumulation of tiny plastic fragments and fibres. It named the particles “microplastics”. The Conversation · Sep 19, 2024
Glasgow's Low Emission Zone 'improving air quality', research finds A LOW Emission Zone (LEZ) is “improving air quality” in Glasgow, new research has found ... The National (Scotland) · Sep 19, 2024
How single-use plastic still rules the world The World Bank estimates 11 percent goes uncollected, and is burned, disposed of on land or leaks into rivers and the ocean. Latin Times · Sep 18, 2024
How Single-use Plastic Still Rules The World Each year the world produces around 400 million tonnes of plastic waste, much of it discarded after just a few minutes of use. International Business Times · Sep 18, 2024
California Legislators Vote To Slap a Giant Warning Label on All Gas Stoves The wordy label makes no mention of the environmental agenda driving the bill’s passage. Reason · Sep 16, 2024
Three US states call on environmental agency to regulate PFAS air emissions North Carolina, New Jersey and New Mexico petitioned regulators to classify some PFAS as hazardous air pollutants The Guardian - US · Sep 16, 2024
'Easy, Convenient, Cheap': How Single-use Plastic Rules The World Each year the world produces around 400 million tonnes of plastic waste, much of it discarded after just a few minutes of use. International Business Times · Sep 16, 2024
South Wales villagers tormented by mystery plague of flies People in Bettws near Bridgend say swarms have made life hell, even prompting some to consider moving The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2024
Exposure To Air Pollution During Pregnancy Quadruples Postpartum Depression Risk Up To 3 Years: Study The latest study revealed that pollution during pregnancy nearly quadruples the risk of postpartum depression, with this heightened risk lasting for up to three years. Medical Daily · Sep 13, 2024
AAP · Sep 13, 2024 Rain reduced worst sewage spill's impact: council The Gold Coast council says a study it commissioned has found significant rain helped reduce the impact of Queensland's worst sewage spill.
Latin Times · Sep 12, 2024 Workers in the Tijuana River Valley are reportedly leaving the area due to the persistent stench Researchers recently found found dangerous levels of hydrogen cyanide in the area, leading them to stop their work there
The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2024 Colorado mining town's polluted legacy has a potential for profit, but some are wary of the risk Piles of mine waste that loom above the historic Colorado mountain town of Leadville are a reminder of the city’s boom days
The Guardian - US · Sep 12, 2024 US lawmakers push to exclude lucrative chemicals from official PFAS definition Language in Senate defense bill is probably first step to shield widely used toxic F-gases from regulation
The Conversation · Sep 12, 2024 Nigeria is the world’s 2nd biggest plastic polluter: expert insights into the crisis Plastic pollution is a major problem in Nigeria.
The Guardian - US · Sep 11, 2024 A coal plant bulldozed an Ohio town displacing residents. Now its owners include a big Trump donor Gavin coal plant, now part-owned by Blackstone whose CEO backs Trump, bought Cheshire in 2002 to move people en masse. Two decades later, locals recall its noxious fumes
The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2024 EPA says Vermont fails to comply with Clean Water Act through inadequate regulation of some farms The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says flaws in a Vermont program are preventing the state from adequately controlling phosphorus discharges from certain farms, which contribute to severe water quality problems in Lake Champlain and other bodies of water
The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2024 Pacific islands submit court proposal for recognition of ecocide as a crime Vanuatu, Fiji and Samoa want international criminal court to class environmental destruction as crime alongside genocide
The Conversation · Sep 8, 2024 Nigerian households use a range of energy, from wood to solar – green energy planning must account for this Low and middle-income countries generally lack access to renewable energy and rely excessively on traditional fuels like firewood and charcoal. In these countries, 2.6 billion people depend mainly on polluting fossil fuels (for electricity) and traditional biomass fuels (such as wood or charcoal for cooking) to meet their daily energy…
Evening Standard · Sep 7, 2024 Sadiq Khan’s Ulez expansion ‘failed to lower pollution levels’, report claims City Hall maintains its own research proves the scheme is working ‘even better than expected’
The Guardian - UK · Sep 7, 2024 ‘Citizen scientists’ to check UK rivers for sewage and pollution Big River Watch scheme asks general public to help monitor state of rivers after years of deregulation