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The lenses of fishes' eyes record their lifetime exposure to toxic mercury, new research finds

Mercury pollution is a global threat to human health, especially to unborn babies and young children. Exposure to methylmercury, a type that forms when mercury washes into lakes and streams, can harm children’s brain development and cause symptoms including speech impairment and muscle weakness in adults who consume seafood as…

The Conversation

EU reaches deal on emissions trading, social climate fund

European Union governments and lawmakers reached a deal Sunday on key elements of the 27-nation bloc’s green deal

The Independent UK

Mumbai overtakes Delhi as city with the filthiest air in India

Pollution in India’s second city Mumbai was worse this week than even the notoriously smoggy capital, Delhi, as experts warned that hazardous air pollution was likely to affect more parts of the country in future.

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Suit: US ship canal dredging in summer threatens sea turtles

A conservation group is suing in federal court over a U.S. agency's timeline for dredging a Georgia shipping channel, saying dredging in the summertime would threaten rare sea turtles

The Independent UK

Weather tracker: cyclone drags pollution towards Sri Lanka

Particulate matter, which is hazardous to lungs, has been pulled in from India by Cyclone Mandous

The Guardian - UK

Houston's chemical contamination

"The people there are tired of being studied. We need to take action.”

Salon

Government criticised for leaving overall water quality out of its environment targets

Ministers accused of only doing half their job and leaving gaps in protections

The Independent UK

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Thérèse Coffey accused of undermining Cop15 talks with weak targets

Environment secretary disappoints campaigners by failing to set overall targets for river health and protected habitats

The Guardian - UK

Ministers accused of ‘betraying tens of thousands of children’ in London and UK with 2040 toxic air target

UK targets are weaker than the EU’s despite ministers vowing not to water down environmental standards after Brexit

Evening Standard

HS2 protesters who occupied tunnel near Euston station to face retrial

High court overturns acquittal of six activists charged with aggravated trespass at London site

The Guardian - UK

Tech & Science Daily podcast: Toxic metal warning for London Tube

Scientists are warning the air on London’s Tube network is polluted with toxic metal particles small enough to enter the human bloodstream.

Evening Standard

Noise pollution: A not-so-silent killer?

The constant rumble of traffic and people brings cities to life. But is it also making us sick? The ill-effects of noise pollution are now well documented, with cities declaring open war on the not-so-silent killer. The Down to Earth team takes a closer look.

France 24

London’s Tube network ‘riddled with toxic metallic particles’ small enough to enter human blood

University of Cambridge researchers conducted a new type of pollution analysis using magnetism to inspect dust samples from the London Underground

The Independent UK

Pollutionwatch: how initiative could improve air quality in UK schools

As UK air pollution bill begins its passage through the Commons, one project hopes British schools will host pollution monitors

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The Independent UK

Engineering firm reaches settlement in Flint water case

An engineering firm has settled a lawsuit with four families after being accused of not doing enough to stop lead contamination in the Flint, Michigan, water supply

The Independent UK

$698M deal to end Monsanto PCB pollution lawsuit in Oregon

Oregon's attorney general says Bayer has agreed to pay $698 million to end a lawsuit over PCB pollution associated with products made by Monsanto, the agriculture giant it now owns

Evening Standard

Iron particles in Tube air ‘can enter bloodstream’, new research reveals

Pollution monitors ‘may not detect full extent of ultra-fine dust’

The Independent UK

Metallic particles small enough to enter human bloodstream found on Tube

University of Cambridge researchers conducted a new type of pollution analysis using magnetism to inspect dust samples from the London Underground.

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Daily Mirror

Tube 'riddled with toxic air particles linked to cancer that could endanger passengers'

Fragments of metal thrown into the air by braking trains can enter passengers' bloodstream after being inhaled, and they pose a danger due to poor ventilation throughout the Underground system

The Independent UK

Study decodes ‘unexpected danger’ that lurked under ancient Mayan cities

Mercury from patios, floors, walls, and ceramics may have leached and spread into soil and water

AAP

NSW clamps down on toxic emissions

Ageing coal-fired power plants and toxic fuels will be phased out in NSW with the aim of reducing health risks and saving money.

The Independent UK

Push to repeal California anti-oil law inches closer to goal

A California law that prohibits new oil and gas wells from being drilled near homes, schools and hospitals could face a referendum in the 2024 election

The Guardian - UK

Wood burning stoves and the harm done by inflating the risk of nuclear power

Letters: Anton van der Merwe on the relative risks of coal-fired power stations and nuclear ones, and Alan Robertshaw on the local fuel used in his stove

AFP

Study explains surprise surge in methane during pandemic lockdown

Paris (AFP) - A mysterious surge in planet-heating atmospheric methane in 2020 despite Covid lockdowns that reduced many human-caused sources can be explained by a greater release from nature and, surprisingly, reduced air pollution, scientists said Wednesday.

Daily Mirror

Single use plastics like polystyrene cups 'to be banned' in crackdown on waste

Environment secretary Thérèse Coffey is said to be preparing to announce plans to phase out items like plastic takeaway utensils in the coming weeks

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