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Tunisia activists appeal jail terms over pollution protests

Dozens residents from Aguereb given prison sentences for demonstrating against a massive rubbish dump in a national park.

Al Jazeera

The bureaucracy as prosecutor and judge

There is a backsliding on the separation of powers because of efforts by the bureaucracy to encroach upon judicial powers with the aid of elected Ministers

The Hindu

Sewage alerts across UK mapped after Storm Antoni unleashed month’s rain in less than 24 hours

Warnings for swimming spots across country after heavy downpours on Saturday led to flooding

The Independent UK

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Ulez just the start and similar scheme needed for buildings, experts warn

Lowering pollution produced by houses, offices and factories is just as crucial as tackling vehicle emissions

The Guardian - UK

Motorists protest Ulez expansion outside Downing St

The rally comes a day after Sadiq Khan pledged not to “water down” the extension on August 29

Evening Standard

Holidaymakers told ‘do not swim’ at popular British beach over health fears

Red flags have been planted into a popular Norfolk beach to deter holidaymakers away from the sea

The Independent UK

TNPCB to hold public hearing on Adani Kattupalli Port expansion on September 5

The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) will hold a public hearing on the expansion of Adani group’s Kattupalli Port in Tiruvallur district on September 5.

The Hindu

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Mayors of Oslo, Montreal and Milan back Sadiq Khan on London Ulez plan

City leaders say UK capital’s scheme to improve air quality is inspiring and explain their own measures

The Guardian - UK

Sadiq Khan refuses to ‘water down’ Ulez as he steps up financial support

Ulez is set to expand to all London boroughs from August 29.

The Independent UK

Is Heathrow in Ulez? All you need to know before driving to the airport

The London Mayor has stuck to his decision to expand Ulez to limit air pollution

Evening Standard

UK government ‘ignoring green watchdog’ over air quality rules

Exclusive: Deleting national emissions ceiling regulations as part of scrapping EU laws ‘a clear example of deregulation’

The Guardian - UK

Doctors urge politicians to stand firm on schemes to tackle air pollution

Exclusive: hundreds of consultants, GPs and others write to Keir Starmer and Sadiq Khan over Labour’s position on Ulez

The Guardian - UK

Sadiq Khan widens scrappage scheme to all Londoners to take sting out of Ulez

Every Londoner with an old car will be able to receive up to £2,000 to help switch to a less polluting model.

The Independent UK

Chemical companies’ PFAS payouts are huge – but the problem is even bigger

3M, DuPont, Chemours and Corteva have agreed settlement in the billions for polluting drinking water with ‘forever chemicals’

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Emissions from dust pollution from Cadia goldmine ‘not adequately regulated’, expert says

Dr Ian Wright, who advises the NSW EPA, says failure of licence conditions to explicitly state discharge limits for heavy metals in air pollution is inadequate

The Guardian - AU

Teal MPs criticise CO2 sea dumping bill as ‘greenwashing’ fossil fuel industry

Independent MPs Monique Ryan and Sophie Scamps say the Labor bill to allow permits for storing carbon dioxide in international waters would encourage more gas projects

The Independent UK

Minnesota Supreme Court rules against disputed mine, says state pollution officials hid EPA warnings

The Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled that the state's Pollution Control Agency was wrong to issue permits for a long-contested copper-nickel mine

The Independent UK

Sewage spills mapped as overspills in protected areas ‘topped 300,000 hours last year’

Lake District and Dorset Coasts among beauty spots hit by sewage overflow

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The Guardian - UK

We can see what happens when political posturing replaces public health: people die prematurely

Talk to those paid to protect us, and you hear the frustration of experts cynically denied resources they need by Westminster, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Supermarket plastic bag charge has led to 98% drop in use in England, data shows

Ministers urged to learn from success of single-use bag fee, amid criticism that other measures have been delayed

The Guardian - UK

Burning ship carrying 3,000 cars towed to new position off Dutch coast

Authorities move Fremantle Highway vessel over 40 miles as they race to prevent ecological disaster

The National (Scotland)

Schools in Scotland have reported 88 sewage leaks since 2019, figures show

SEWAGE has leaked into Scottish schools 88 times since 2019, according to figures obtained by the Scottish Liberal Democrats.

The Independent UK

Government cuts cost of polluting in Britain in latest anti-green move

Ministers quietly rolled out changes to a carbon trading scheme which lets companies compensate for their greenhouse gas emissions

Evening Standard

Greenwich Council hits diesel drivers with higher parking fees

Council chiefs say the measure will help combat CO2 emissions in the borough

The Guardian - UK

Ulez key to tackling ‘unacceptably high’ child illness and death, doctors say

Leading scientists and medics back London and other clean air schemes and urge politicians to keep their nerve

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