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Explainer: What are clean air zones, and do they work?

Clean air zones are similar to London’s Ulez scheme.

The Independent UK

What is London’s ultra-low emission zone and how does it affect drivers?

The Ulez area is being expanded on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Sewage seeps into KBR National Park while Forest Department sleeps

Hyderabad: Sewage flows into KBR National Park for past decade, polluting water bodies. Residents, IT prof, nature enthusiast, Forest Dept & HMWS&SB aware, yet no action taken. Pollution levels rising, fish kill incident. Ban on road cutting permissions delaying repairs. Forest Dept not penalising offenders, PCCF citing leakages in pipelines.

The Hindu

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Met police vows to combat protests against London’s Ulez rollout

Threats of violence as ultra-low emission zone expansion begins – but mayor defends it as essential for health

The Guardian - UK

‘This is a public health crisis’: how the expansion of Ulez is affecting the daily lives of Londoners

Some welcome the low emissions zone, others question it … and many despise it. But almost everyone agrees something has to be done about air pollution in London

The Guardian - UK

Watch new NASA sensor measure US air pollution from space in real time (video)

The first images from NASA's new space-borne air pollution sensor reveal how levels of toxic pollutants change within a day across the United States.

Space

Death of 1,000 crayfish in Blue Mountains under investigation by EPA

Environment Protection Authority believes a pollution incident caused the event and are working with city council to identify the toxicant

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Paper straws may not be better for the environment than plastic, study suggests

Long-lasting ‘forever chemicals’ were found in 18 out of 20 brands of paper drinking straws in Belgium

Evening Standard

US coal plant closure emphasises health benefits of cleaner air

Decrease in hospital visits for heart problems shows impact could be greater than previously thought

The Guardian - UK

Ohio is third state to report worrying new Covid strain

Scientists are concerned about BA2. 86, also known as the ‘Pirola’ strain, due to its high number of genetic variants

The Independent UK

Top news developments in Karnataka on August 24, 2023

The Hindu

City promises Damen Silos demolition will be different than Little Village debacle

Dozens of residents voiced concerns about the planned destruction of the massive Southwest Side structures along the river.

Chicago Sun-Times

Rishi Sunak told his bid to block Ulez expansion would fail

Ministers wanted to block the expansion under laws to oppose plans that are ‘inconsistent with national policies’

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak ‘overruled from blocking Sadiq Khan’s Ulez expansion’

Legal advice said to have concluded Government block on Ulez expansion would fail if challenged

Evening Standard

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G20 poured more than $1tn into fossil fuel subsidies despite Cop26 pledges – report

Public money still flowing into industry despite agreement to phase out ‘inefficient’ subsidies, thinktank says

The Hindu

Stalin lays foundation stone for Southeast Asia’s largest desalination plant in Perur near Chennai

CM Stalin lays foundation stone for ₹4,276.44 cr desalination plant in Perur, to be biggest in SE Asia. Plant to treat 400 MLD seawater, cater to 22.67 lakh people. Advanced tech used, 1.15 km HDPE pipes to be laid at sea, 59 km on land. 4th desal plant in Chennai,…

The Independent UK

Sadiq Khan accused of trying to ‘squash’ scientific ‘dissent’ over Ulez

The Labour mayor’s deputy called on an academic funded by City Hall to rebut studies that questioned Ulez effectiveness.

The National (Scotland)

Rishi Sunak claims North Sea oil cleaner than imports exposed as 'false'

RISHI Sunak’s claims home-grown oil and gas is better for the environment have been exposed as 'false'.

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India an ‘environmental basket-case’, says Ramachandra Guha

Historian Ramachandra Guha says India would be an "environmental basket-case" even without climate change. He compares effects of colonialism in Nilgiris & Garhwal Himalayas, noting proximity to China & religious tourism in latter threaten sustainability.

The Independent UK

Ulez protest featuring tractors and three-wheel car brings traffic to standstill

The rally in Orpington was targeted at the expansion of the Ultra Low Emissions Zone to all parts of London.

Al Jazeera

Indonesia’s president has a cough, air pollution could be the culprit

President Joko Widodo’s reported month-long cough has prompted government to address pollution; critics are sceptical.

Evening Standard

Why is London called the ‘Big Smoke’?

Events after the Industrial Revolution left London in the dark and with a nickname that has stuck

Dynamite News

Israel: Eilat’s Red Sea coral reefs deteriorating

The condition of the coral reefs in the Gulf of Eilat/Aqaba continues to deteriorate, according to the report for 2022 on the Israel National Monitoring Program in the Northern Gulf of Aqaba published on Thursday. Read further on Dynamite news:

The Guardian - US

EPA’s new definition of PFAS could omit thousands of ‘forever chemicals’

Agency plans to take a ‘case-by-case’ approach that allows it to be more flexible, but critics argue ‘it is a lack of definition, and it makes no sense’

Zenger

Scientists Figure Out Way To Turn Lampshades Into Indoor Air Purifiers

The lampshades are compatible with halogen and incandescent light bulbs and serve as an air purifier.

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