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South London residents raise health fears as incinerator set for expansion in Beddington

Environment Agency expected to approve increase in waste burned at south London incinerator

Evening Standard

Doing laundry by hand sheds just as many microfibres as machine washing – new research

Between 6,500 and 87,000 tonnes of microfibres are shed during domestic laundering every year in the UK. Many of these minuscule fibres end up in rivers and oceans, with devastating consequences for aquatic animals and environments.

The Conversation

Air quality in Delhi continues to remain in 'very poor' category

The overall air quality in the national capital continued to remain in the 'very poor' category on Tuesday morning, as per SAFAR-India.

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IAEA officials say Fukushima's ongoing discharge of treated radioactive wastewater is going well

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says the discharge of the second batch of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea has ended as planned on Monday

The Independent UK

Delhi AQI: Next two weeks crucial for city air quality, says Environment Mantri Gopal Rai

The Environment Minister said that eight more pollution hotspots other than the existing 13 have been identified. Read further on Dynamite News:

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"Second phase of GRAP implemented in Delhi to reduce pollution," Environment Minister Gopal Rai

As Delhi's air quality continues to remain in the 'very poor' category, with an AQI of 306, Delhi, Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Monday said that the second phase of Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) has been implemented in Delhi

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Delhi's air quality continues to remain in 'very poor' category, with AQI of 306

The overall air quality in the national capital on Monday morning was recorded in the 'Very Poor category', with the Air Quality Index (AQI) at 306 against 302 recorded on Sunday afternoon, as per SAFAR-India.

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NGT issues notice to Punjab CS, CPCB on air pollution caused by stubble burning

National Green Tribunal has issued notices to the Punjab chief secretary and member secretary of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

The Hindu

Ministers abandon plan to end pollution rules for England housebuilders

Michael Gove had been planning to rip up EU-derived scheme that forces developers to pay to offset pollution

The Guardian - UK

California allowing dangerous oil wells

An idle well fee program is masking vast cleanup costs while harming residents and the climate

Salon

The climate impact of plastic pollution is negligible – the production of new plastics is the real problem

The dual pressures of climate change and plastic pollution are frequently conflated in the media, in peer-reviewed research and other environmental reporting.

The Conversation

Installing suction technology in roads 'could help clean up Britain's dirty air'

Discreet device found to significantly reduce human exposure to harmful air pollution

Evening Standard

Flame retardant pollution threatens wildlife on all continents, research finds

More than 100 species, from frogs to killer whales, contaminated with long-lasting chemicals with serious health effects

The Guardian - US

Colombia and Mali leading efforts to improve air quality, new ranking finds

Low and middle income countries addressing air pollution in climate plans, while UAE, host of Cop28, among rich nations lagging behind

The Guardian - UK

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Delhi AQI remains 'moderate' at 83, shows marginal improvement from Tuesday

Amid concerns around stubble burning in neighbouring Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, the overall air quality in the national capital continued to remain in the 'moderate' category on Wednesday.

The Guardian - UK

EU to crack down further on microplastics after glitter ban

The European Commission aims to cut plastic pellet pollution by 74% by the end of the decade

The Guardian - US

What you need to know about the loophole hiding the extent of US wildfire pollution

Exceptional events rule has become ‘regulatory escape hatch’ for states that want to meet federal air-quality standards

The National (Scotland)

Wildlife and swimmers at risk from sewage 'gushing' into waters, SNP conference hears

A CALL has been made to step up monitoring of water quality amid concerns of the risks to wildlife and swimmers from untreated sewage “gushing”…

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The Week in Detail: From Warkworth to walkways

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.

The Guardian - US

Toxic PFAS from US military bases polluting drinking water, report finds

Plumes of ‘forever chemicals’ from at least 245 sites are contaminating water for nearby communities

Texas Observer

Texas Wants to Adopt Outdated Cancer Risk Standard Despite Concerns

TCEQ is proposing to quietly adopt its 17-year-old cancer standard that leading scientists and public health officials call inadequate.

The Texas Tribune

Texas quietly moves to formalize acceptable cancer risk from industrial air pollution. Public health officials say it’s not strict enough.

Without public hearings, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is proposing to adopt its 17-year-old standard that scientists and public health officials say fails to account for cumulative air pollution.

The Times of India

Himachal Pradesh HC says ULBs and PRIs will be personally responsible to ensure no waste is dumped in any of rivers, rivulets or streams

SHIMLA: In a matter related to the dumping of plastic waste, the High Court of Himachal Pradesh has directed to ensure that no waste is dumped in any of the rivers, rivulets or streams throughout the State. It said that for this purpose it is not only the Pollution Control…

The Independent UK

Mexico takes mining company to court seeking new remediation effort for Sonora river pollution

Mexico is pursuing a criminal complaint against the country’s largest copper producer seeking to force a new remediation program for river pollution in the northern state of Sonora

Newsroom.co.nz

Police officers and vulnerable families 'exposed' by Watercare privacy breach

As a plan to pump treated wastewater into the Manukau Harbour is notified today, locals are furious at Watercare publishing private details of about 120 submitters and to add insult to injury, misrepresenting their views. Jonathan Milne reports.

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