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Replacing gas vehicles with electric cars could prevent new cases of childhood asthma

Up to one-third of all new asthma cases each year are attributed to the harmful air pollutants that are emitted by gas-powered automobiles.

The Conversation

Diwali Without Crackers? SC’s Big Decision Explained

The Supreme Court upheld the ban on firecrackers in Delhi-NCR, citing dangerous pollution levels. The court ruled that public health (under Article 21) outweighs festive celebrations, especially for poor workers exposed to toxic air. Must read on Dynamite News

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Good news, beach lovers: our research found 39% less plastic waste around Australian coastal cities than a decade ago

Picture this: you’re lounging on a beautiful beach, soaking up the sun and listening to the soothing sound of the waves. You run your hands through the warm sand, only to find a cigarette butt. Gross, right?

The Conversation

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Environment secretary’s appeal against Yorkshire river pollution ruling fails

Appeal court finds in favour of anglers who said plans to clean up river were so vague as to be totally ineffectual

The Guardian - UK

Dead hedgehogs reveal PCB pollution still haunts the environment decades after ban

Researchers have found hedgehog bodies are full of environmental pollutants, including some of the most hazardous to human health.

Euronews

Over 1 lakh vehicles in Delhi got pollution certificates despite high emissions: CAG report

A report tabled by the Comptroller and Auditor General in the Delhi assembly on Tuesday flagged several irregularities in the manner in which Pollution Under Control certificates were issued to vehicles in the capital. The report said that over 1 lakh vehicles were issued PUC certificates even though their emissions…

Newslaundry

Cong slams AAP over CAG report on prevention of vehicular air pollution in Delhi

Delhi Congress president Devender Yadav has slammed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) after Chief Minister Rekha Gupta tabled the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report on the performance of the previous government in the prevention and mitigation of vehicular air pollution in the national capital in the Assembly. Read further…

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Australians want nature protected. These 3 environmental problems should be top of the next government’s to-do list

Australia is a place of great natural beauty, home to many species found nowhere else on Earth. But it’s also particularly vulnerable to introduced animals, diseases and weeds. Habitat destruction, pollution and climate change make matters worse. To conserve what’s special, we need far greater care.

The Conversation

‘Delhi air quality data unreliable’: CAG report confirms Newslaundry probe

Nearly three months after Newslaundry’s investigation revealed that almost every air pollution monitoring station in Delhi is either blocked by trees and buildings or too close to busy roads, leading to faulty data, a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India has confirmed our findings.

Newslaundry

Leading Camden employers in pledge to tackle air pollution in the borough

Camden has some of the worst pollution hotspots in London - its air contains 24% higher levels of pollutants than the UK average.

Evening Standard

Residents Say Van Nuys Airport Is Making Them Sick

Despite residents’ health complaints and community pushback, the airport’s operations continue to expand, intensifying concerns about its health effects.

Capital & Main

Climate change isn’t fair but Tony Juniper’s new book explains how a green transition could be ‘just’

Inequality – between the rich and poor or between the powerful and the weak – is the main factor stalling action on environmental problems including biodiversity loss, pollution and climate change, according to British environmentalist Tony Juniper.

The Conversation

Aaj Ka AQI: After President’s push for ‘clean air’, we evaluate pollution outside her home

Over the weekend, President Droupadi Murmu urged citizens to “think about the kind of air our children will breathe”, saying it’s “our moral responsibility to provide a legacy of a clean environment to the coming generations”.

Newslaundry

Cadia goldmine operators fined $350,000 for breaches of NSW clean-air laws

Testing had previously revealed the mine was emitting more than 11 times the legal limit of dust containing heavy metals

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‘Lack of accountability’: Activists, experts question environment ministry over underutilised funds

Environmentalists have demanded accountability from the Ministry of Environment after a recent parliamentary committee report in the Parliament revealed that only 1 percent of the Rs 858 crore allocated to the ministry for its ‘Control of Pollution’ scheme was utilised this financial year.

The Conversation

Rivers are increasingly being given legal rights. Now they need people who will defend these rights in court

A district council in England has passed a motion to grant its local river the rights to flow freely, to be free from pollution and to enjoy its native biodiversity. The move by Lewes District Council in East Sussex to recognise the fundamental rights of the River Ouse is the…

The Conversation

As federal environmental priorities shift, sovereign Native American nations have their own plans

Long before the large-scale Earth Day protests on April 22, 1970 – often credited with spurring significant environmental protection legislation – Native Americans stewarded the environment. As sovereign nations, Native Americans have been able to protect land, water and air, including well beyond their own boundaries.

The Guardian - US

Fossil fuel companies get direct email line to Trump for exemption requests

EPA sets up email address where ‘regulated community’ can request exemption to evade air pollution rules

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US could see return of acid rain due to Trump’s rollbacks, says scientist who discovered it

Gene Likens, who first identified acidic rainwater in 1960s, said the Trump administration’s ‘rollbacks are alarming’

The Conversation

Early exposure to air pollution could affect brain development and mental health later in life: new research

Exposure to air pollution in early life could have lasting effects on child development and mental health in adolescence, according to our recent study.

Euronews

Toxic water and a sickening stench: How pig-rearing has turned this Spanish town into ‘a dungheap’

Residents are too afraid to drink water from their local wells or open their windows for fear of the stench of nearby livestock operations.

Advnture

"We won’t sit quietly while this catastrophe continues" - Olympic champion Sir Steve Redgrave calls for clean up of UK rivers

Radio France Internationale

Campaigners hail move to prosecute owners of French steelworks over pollution

Environmental and residents' action groups on Tuesday hailed a decision to charge the steel group ArcelorMittal with pumping toxic fumes into the atmosphere in south-eastern France and attempting to cover up its tracks.

Roll Call

Supreme Court weighs where ‘good neighbor’ pollution lawsuits go - Roll Call

The Supreme Court appeared ready Tuesday to allow challenges to EPA rules on air pollution in local courts across the country.

Euronews

Barcelona has the highest density of cars in the EU. Cutting traffic by 25% could save 200 lives

From superblocks to port electrification plans, Barcelona’s traffic pollution is slowly improving.

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