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Multiple gardens flooded with raw sewage after someone flushes two WIGS down the toilet

Foul waste overflowed into residents' gardens after the 'hair-raising' blockage in Bradford, West Yorkshire, which took a specialist team and six tanks of water to clear away

Daily Mirror

We found long-banned pollutants in the very deepest part of the ocean

I was part of a team that recently discovered human-made pollutants in one of the deepest and most remote places on Earth – the Atacama Trench, which goes down to a depth of 8,000 meters in the Pacific Ocean. The presence of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in such a remote location…

The Conversation

Warning over using scented candles, and cleaning sprays in your home

Hidden dangers lurking in your home could be making the air quality more polluted than outside

Liverpool Echo

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North Carolina residents urge UN to investigate toxic PFAS pollution

Chemical manufacturer Chemours accused of violating human rights by releasing ‘forever chemicals’ into Cape Fear River basin

The Guardian - US

TV doctor issues health warning over stoves and scented candles 'linked to lung cancer'

Scented candles are a household staple for many, but a doctor has issued a waring over using them too often.

Daily Record

California becomes the first state to adopt emission rules for trains

California approved a rule limiting rail pollution to aggressively cut greenhouse gas emissions in the state's latest move to establish itself as a global leader in the fight against climate change.

WEKU

Depressed? Anxious? Air pollution could be among the reasons why, research finds

A Mexican scientist’s work adds to growing evidence that breathing polluted air causes heart and lung damage and also neurodegeneration and mental health problems.

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Irish government urged to tackle killer air pollution new EU report found is claiming young lives

"We are failing to protect future generations from the health harms arising from toxic air"

Irish Mirror

Sewage pumped into 31 London rivers for 7,000 hours last year

The Thames saw 769 toxic spills lasting a total of 3,286 hours — more than 136 days

Evening Standard

South West Water fined £2.15m for dumping sewage in sea and rivers

Judge says pollution ‘will no longer be tolerated’ after investigation found significant environmental harm

The Guardian - UK

Inside the new 'super sewer' that could save London from a return of the Great Stink

Mirror gets access to the Thames Tideway Tunnel, which officials say it will be the solution to the river’s pollution problem by intercepting nasty spills

Daily Mirror

California to vote on ambitious locomotive emission rule

The California Air Resources Board plans to vote on a first-in-the-nation, ambitious rule limiting rail pollution

The Independent UK

New Zealand too reliant on tree planting to meet net zero emissions targets, experts warn

Climate commission draft guidance says country must take more action to directly cut pollution instead of relying on trees

The Guardian - AU

Water testing after Menindee fish kill shows a ‘chronically sick’ river

New results from the Darling-Baaka show system is ‘supercharged with nutrients’, expert says

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Wales Online

UK Health Security Agency investigates as villagers suffer 'seizures and stroke symptoms'

Locals living near a contaminated housing site believe people are falling ill because of the 'exposure to toxic waste'

Evening Standard

Air in every London borough breaches WHO guidelines on toxic nitrogen dioxide

Every single one of almost 2,000 diffusion tubes placed across London detected levels of nitrogen dioxide which breach WHO guidelines

The Hindu

Four STPs to be built to treat sewage flowing into Osmansagar, Himayatsagar

The Telangana government has sanctioned ₹82.23 crore for construction of four sewerage treatment plants on a priority basis

Salon

Microplastics are in your laundry

Simple filters could help remove microfiber pollution from your laundry

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Salon

1 in 3 Americans breathe unhealthy air

The American Lung Association finds that U.S. air quality is improving, but wildfires and more threaten progress

The Guardian - UK

Coffey muddies the waters as Tories wash their hands of sewage scandal

Environment secretary urges Britons to embrace the filth as Labour seeks to flush out Conservative failures

Radio France Internationale

Guinea-Bissau, first non-European country to sign environmental democracy treaty

Guinea-Bissau has become the first country outside Europe to join an international agreement on environmental democracy that holds governments accountable for environmental and human rights.

France 24

India: The Yamuna, a sacred river, in a state of 'ecological death'

In late March, Hindu worshippers in New Delhi, India bathed in the sacred Yamuna River for the festival of Chhath Puja. But the river was covered in toxic foam. While the Yamuna is among the most sacred rivers in India, it's also one of the most polluted in the world.

The Independent UK

Government to introduce targets to cut sewage dumping in rivers

The announcement of new legislation on sewage discharges comes as Labour prepares to force a vote in Parliament on its own plans.

Texas Observer

Diane Wilson on Fighting Plastic Pollution, Losing Everything, and Gaining Her Soul

The longtime Gulf Coast activist just won the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize for her work holding Formosa Plastics accountable.

Salon

The hidden dangers of home cooking

Queue up the delivery apps. Perhaps cooking at home actually isn't the best approach?

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