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From pests to pollutants, keeping schools healthy and clean is no simple task

Parents send their children to school to learn, and they don’t want to worry about whether the air is clean, whether there are insect problems or whether the school’s cleaning supplies could cause an asthma attack.

The Conversation

Cadia goldmine: Newcrest pleads guilty to breaching clean air regulations

NSW Environmental Protection Authority alleged company had exceeded standard concentration of solid particles under air pollution laws

The Guardian - AU

Exposure to air pollution is associated with risk of stroke: Study

According to a meta-analysis short-term exposure to air pollution may be associated with an elevated risk of stroke. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Stroke risk increases within 5 days of exposure to air pollution

While air pollution continues to remain a serious health concern, the findings of a new study has revealed the deeper impact of this menace on human health. As per a study published in the Neurology journal, there is a strong and significant correlation between gaseous and particulate air pollutants and…

The Times of India

9 years after mine spill in northern Mexico, new report gives locals hope for long-awaited cleanup

Locals are still suffering from a massive 2014 waste spill at a copper mine in the northern Mexican border state of Sonora, officials with the country's environmental agency say

The Independent UK

Water discharge from Trump Tower into Chicago River continues to break rules, Illinois attorney general alleges

The Illinois attorney general’s office filed an amended complaint to a 2018 lawsuit accusing the hotel owners of continuing to skirt rules about water discharge into the Chicago River.

Chicago Sun-Times

Forever chemicals at former Nasa lab are leaking into LA River, say watchdogs

Toxic substances pollute the Boeing and government-owned site and are probably contaminating nearby river used to water crops

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Maharashtra Pollution Control Board takes late-night action on NCP MLA Rohit Pawar’s Baramati Agro Plant

In a significant development, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) initiated action against the Baramati Agro Limited, situated in Baramati and owned by Karjat-Jamkhed MLA Rohit Pawar, grandnephew of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) supremo Sharad Pawar. The board served a notice to Mr. Rohit Pawar, at 2 a.m. on Thursday,…

The Hindu

Japanese scientists find microplastics are present in clouds

Japanese scientists have found between 6.7 and 13.9 pieces of microplastic in each litre of cloud water tested.

Al Jazeera

Silent killer: How deadly is air pollution?

It kills 7 million people a year. New research shows it also raises antibiotic resistance and is linked to cancer risks

Al Jazeera

More aid money spent on clean air than fossil fuels for first time

Clean Air Fund says despite increased spending on air pollution, projects still receive less than 1% of funding

The Guardian - UK

Short-term Exposure To Polluted Air Raises Stroke Risk, Says Research

Polluted air during a weekend city break increases stroke risk by up to 60%, warns study

Zenger

With harvest season around the corner, UP distributes waste decomposers to tackle stubble-burning

BIJNOR: In an effort to combat the annual menace of stubble burning during the harvest season and its devastating impact on air quality and the environment, the Uttar Pradesh agriculture department is distributing waste decomposers to paddy crop growers.

The Times of India

Japan's court recognizes more victims of Minamata mercury poisoning and awards them compensation

A Japanese court has ordered the central government, the Kumamoto prefecture and a chemical company to recognize more than 120 plaintiffs as patients of the decades-old Minamata mercury poisoning and pay compensation they have been denied because they developed symptoms after moving away from the region

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Europe’s air pollution crisis: inside the 29 September Guardian Weekly

Continental choke point. Plus: inside the mind of Elon Musk

Chicago Sun-Times

West Chicago’s Latino residents say they don’t want trash from Naperville, Wheaton and other white communities

Garbage brawl is called ‘textbook’ environmental racism.

The Guardian - UK

Scientists use water fleas to filter pollutants out of wastewater

Tiny crustaceans described as ‘the bioequivalent of a Dyson vacuum cleaner for wastewater’

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Can seaweed clean up the Gulf of Mexico?

The mouth of the Mississippi is a "dead zone" where life struggles to survive. Seaweed could instill new life there

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The ins and outs of air purifiers: which to buy, how to clean it and when to change the filter

Air purifiers can help improve indoor air quality – but it’s important to keep them free of dust, mould and other undesirables.

Newcastle Herald

Mines targeted in dust buster campaign

La Nina conditions are starting to take a hold across the Hunter.

Evening Standard

Exposure to air pollution at young age raises early death risk, claims study

Research finds increased risk of dying from cancer and neurodegenerative disorders in later life

The National (Scotland)

More than half of Scottish beaches plagued by sewage - see which areas here

MORE than half of Scotland’s most popular beaches for wild swimming have been polluted with unsafe levels of sewage this summer, with one tourist…

The Guardian - UK

Why a Belgian insurer studies the impact of air pollution on health

Mutualités Libres says improving air quality ensures sustainability of the social security system

The Guardian - UK

Belgrade: the city where dirty air is seen as a ‘consequence of economic growth’

Critics decry lack of political will in Serbian capital to clean polluted air that residents say they can ‘feel and taste’

The Independent UK

Woman pours water on former Alabama rep’s head in protest at hearing over EPA toxic coal ash storage plan

EPA argues existing Alabama regime for handling coal ash ponds risks water supply pollution

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