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Thousands more Londoners will be able to swap polluting vehicles for greener alternatives

The Mayor of London has extended the Ulez scrappage scheme.

The Independent UK

Glasgow Lez: What is the scheme similar to London’s Ulez and which other places have one?

The zone’s residents won’t need to conform until June 2024, and some Glasgow cabs have also been given an extension

Evening Standard

Glasgow's LEZ 'will save lives', say Greens as new rules come into force

TOUGH new rules which will attempt to price out polluting drivers from travelling through Glasgow’s city centre come into force today.

The National (Scotland)

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Ethnic minorities are worst impacted by air pollution, study finds

Analysis finds those living in deprived communities more likely to suffer the effects of toxic air

Evening Standard

Glasgow’s Low Emission Zone comes into effect

Opposition politicians have called for a delay in implementation to help city centre businesses and taxi drivers comply

Insider UK

Sadiq Khan extends Ulez scrappage scheme following pressure from Labour MPs

The Mayor announced on Thursday that thousands more families and businesses will be able to benefit from the Ulez scrappage scheme

Evening Standard

Concerns raised over failure to clean up old petrol stations lying dormant, derelict for years

There are calls for changes to make the fossil fuel industry responsible for cleaning up old petrol stations, as almost 900 sites across NSW remain derelict.

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Chile closes state copper smelter that polluted bay for decades

Chile's state-owned copper mining giant Codelco has shut down its Ventanas copper smelter after decades of polluting Quintero Bay with toxic gases and turning it, along with 15 other companies, into an environmental “sacrifice zone.”

The Independent UK

It's not just climate – we've already breached most of the Earth's limits. A safer, fairer future means treading lightly

People once believed the planet could always accommodate us. That the resilience of the Earth system meant nature would always provide. But we now know this is not necessarily the case. As big as the world is, our impact is bigger.

The Conversation

Cigarette butts, the plastic pollution that's hiding in plain sight

As nearly 200 countries discuss how to cut plastic pollution at UN talks in Paris this week, environmental campaigners are pushing for a global ban on plastic filters in cigarettes – one of the biggest sources of plastic waste worldwide.

Radio France Internationale

Earth is 'really quite sick now' and in danger zone in nearly all ecological ways, study says

A new study says Earth has pushed past seven out of eight scientifically established safety limits and into “the danger zone,” not just for an overheating planet that’s losing its natural areas, but for well-being of people living on it

The Independent UK

Scottish drivers warned of cars banned in low emission zones as £480 fine begins - full list

Glasgow's LEZ come into force on June 1 as owners of non compliant vehicles are being warned over penalty charges.

Daily Record

World Bank lends $50.8 million to cut air pollution in Bosnian region

The World Bank has approved a 46.1 million euro ($50.8 million) loan to help Bosnia's autonomous Bosniak-Croat Federation tackle alarming air pollution and its health and economic consequences, the bank said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Australia’s emissions fell 0.4% in 2022 despite increases in transport and agriculture pollution

Inventory shows Australia has burned through 27% of emissions budget under Paris climate accord in 25% of allotted time

The Guardian - AU

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Chicago Sun-Times

What Illinois can do since Supreme Court gutted federal protection of wetlands, waterways

The Supreme Court last week restricted the EPA’s ability to protect America’s waterways and wetlands. Illinois can’t afford to sit back and do nothing to protect both in our state, the head of the Illinois Environmental Council writes.

ABC News

Darwin, Palmerston residents urged to take precautions against 'unhealthy' air quality amid fuel reduction burning

Air quality in Darwin and Palmerston deteriorated to unhealthy levels in recent days amid fuel-reduction burns ahead of the Top End's fire season.

Daily Record

Driver warning as Scotland's first low emission zones comes into force this week

Non-compliant vehicles caught within the low emission zone can expect a fixed penalty notice and fine - but there are some exemptions.

Manchester Evening News

Huge new warehouses get the go-ahead despite residents' plea over noise pollution 'torture'

Proposals for two industrial units - standing at 12.5 and 10 metres tall respectively - at Kingsway Business Park, in Rochdale, were passed by a majority vote of the council’s planning committee.

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Cadia Gold Mine near Orange ordered to fix dust pollution after heavy metals found in locals' blood, water

High levels of metals like lead, nickel and selenium were found in the blood and water of residents living near a NSW mine, prompting a deadline to reduce pollution.

The Guardian - UK

Steve Coogan, Paul Whitehouse and Lee Mack join Windermere pollution protest

Comedians perform at Lake District event in campaign to highlight ‘national scandal’ of volume of sewage being pumped into lake

The Guardian - UK

Drax-owned wood pellet plant in US broke air pollution rules again

Amite BioEnergy, which was fined $2.5m in 2021, notified Mississippi facility had breached emission limits

Manchester Evening News

Steve Coogan describes sewage pollution of Lake Windermere as 'national scandal'

"They’ve been polluting it since its inception," the Alan Partridge star claimed

Bangkok Post

Plastic pollution: treaty talks get into the nitty-gritty

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday warned that global plastics pollution was a "time bomb", as diplomats began five days of talks in Paris to make progress on a treaty to end plastic waste.

The Independent UK

UN talks on a treaty to end global plastic pollution open in Paris

A United Nations committee is meeting in Paris to work on what is intended to be a landmark treaty to bring an end to global plastic pollution, but there is little agreement on what the outcome should be

The Conversation

3 little-known reasons why plastic recycling could actually make things worse

This week in Paris, negotiators from around the world are convening for a United Nations meeting. They will tackle a thorny problem: finding a globally binding solution for plastic pollution.

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