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Imagine the outcry if factories killed as many people as wood heaters

Imagine a fleet of ageing factories operating in neighbourhoods across Australia.

The Conversation

Swansea motorists are being asked to turn their engines off near a city school

Air quality and sound monitoring units have also been installed to measure air quality in the area and if the scheme is successful, it could spread to other schools

Wales Online

Dog bites may be more common on hot and polluted days, study suggests

The likelihood of dog bites occurring in these conditions increases by up to 11%, the research suggests.

The Independent UK

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Neville Sassienie obituary

Other lives: Jewish community leader convinced that spiritual work and political activism were indivisible

The Guardian - UK

What will the UN high seas treaty mean for protecting the ocean?

The world's first international treaty on the high seas, set to be adopted by the United Nations on Monday, contains landmark tools for the conservation and management of international waters.

Radio France Internationale

Many urban waterways were once waste dumps. Restoration efforts have made great strides – but there's more to do to bring nature back

In the 19th century, many of Australia’s urban creeks and rivers were in poor shape. Melbourne’s major river, the Maribyrnong, was full of waste from abattoirs, tanneries and factories.

The Conversation

More than 200 doctors and health staff urge action on air pollution from Rishi Sunak

The letter, signed by some 209 GPs, nurses, paediatricians, and other hospital staff, asks Mr Sunak to support schemes like the Ultra low emission zone (Ulez)

Evening Standard

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Labour MSP asks for Humza Yousaf’s backing to nationalise ‘failing’ bus networks

Mercedes Villalba has called for Scotland’s bus networks to be returned to public ownership after services ground to a halt in Dundee.

The National (Scotland)

Canadian wildfire smoke gives Minnesota city the worst air in the US

St. Paul, Minnesota, has the worst air quality in the United States as smoke from massive Canadian wildfires drifts across the state

The Independent UK

Southern Water refuses order to release memos about sewage discharges

Information commissioner had demanded that the water company publish 53 documents last year

The Guardian - UK

Clean Air Day 2023: London leads the way in UK’s most eco-friendly areas

Tower Hamlets is the area with the most public green spaces, with the London borough home to 12 parks, playing fields or public gardens within a 1,000 m radius.

Evening Standard

West Country sea will turn green in row over sewage

People are being reassured that it poses no risk to water quality or wildlife.

Bristol Post

Time to take axe to PM2.5

It has been two weeks since new PM2.5 emissions standards took effect.

Bangkok Post

Sadiq Khan extends London’s high air pollution alert

The Mayor decided to extend Tuesday’s high air pollution warning status into Wednesday after receiving advice from forecasters

Evening Standard

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The Hindu

Unhindered dumping of waste chokes Ashtamudi Lake

Despite multiple projects and mass drives to protect Ashtamudi Lake, waste dumping continues to choke the Ramsar site

Manchester Evening News

'Thousands' of dead animals spotted in Salford Quays after 'huge fish kill'

An investigation has been launched

Manchester Evening News

'Don't swim' warning in force at EIGHT Lancashire beaches after storm causes raw sewage leak

An underground pipe burst, leading untreated waste to flow into the sea off the Lancashire coastline

Evening Standard

The anti-Ulez protests: a lightning rod for rage over London’s ultra-low emission zone expansion

The expansion of the ultra low emissions zone has provoked outrage among many drivers but, Kate Wills asks, are legitimate concerns becoming tangled up in far-Right conspiracy theories?

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Evening Standard

Postcard from a drowned city — corpses, floating land mines and rockets in the canals of Kherson

The catastrophic Nova Kakhovka dam explosion has turned Kherson into what the locals are calling ‘Venice from hell.’ Tom Mutch reports from a humanitarian and environmental disaster zone

The Guardian - UK

Whisper it, but the boom in plastic production could be about to come to a juddering halt

A proposed plastics treaty could join the rescue of the ozone layer as a landmark success, says specialist environment correspondent Geoffrey Lean

AAP

Federal inquiry backs carbon imports for capture

Australia could be at the forefront of carbon storage for the region given its geology, industry experience and demand from trading partners, an inquiry finds.

Evening Standard

Mayor of London issues high air pollution alert for Tuesday

High temperatures and a build up of emissions have prompted the alert

Daily Mirror

Vet issues urgent air pollution warning to all pet owners as Canadian wildfire smoke rages

After Canadian wildfire smoke blanketed states across the Northeastern U.S., animal health experts and veterinarians issued a health warning for all animals - along with several steps pet owners can take to keep their pets and livestock safe.

Bristol Post

Glastonbury 2023 banned items include disposable vapes and mirrors

The festival has called a ban on disposable vapes on site

The Texas Tribune

State environmental agency proposes new rules for concrete plants in Texas

The TCEQ has proposed changes to concrete batch plant permits including lowering production limits, reducing dust coming from plants and setting minimum distance requirements from nearby communities.

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