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Volunteers inhale air pollutants to unpack link to dementia

Volunteers in the U.K. are inhaling pollutants to help scientists understand why air pollution has long been linked to dementia.

LiveScience

Canada's agricultural policies need to better serve local farmers and communities

Canada’s current agricultural production model is unsustainable and in desperate need of reform. A range of issues plague the current system, including corporate consolidation, farmland concentration in the hands of non-farmers and foreign buyers, pollution and animal welfare issues, as well as soil erosion and the poor treatment of migrant…

The Conversation

Oil and Gas Wastewater Spills Pollute the Lone Star State

Pollution from energy sector spills impacts soil, contaminates water resources and kills wildlife while the state resists new regulations.

Texas Observer

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English councils have issued just three fines under tighter wood burner rules

Data also shows only one prosecution and follow-ups on one-third of 10,000 complaints made since January 2022

The Guardian - UK

TSPCB launches mobile app to resolve problems

TSPCB releases "Janavani- Kalushya Nivarani" app to register environmental pollution complaints. Downloadable from Android Play Store.

The Hindu

Bollards and ‘superblocks’: how Europe’s cities are turning on the car

In Paris, Barcelona and Brussels, authorities are adopting varied approaches to the task of reducing congestion and pollution

The Guardian - UK

CPCL must pay for damage caused by oil spill, says Kamal Haasan

Kamal Haasan & Premalatha Vijaykant visit Ennore Creek to demand CPCL pay for damages & clean-up due to oil spill.

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An oil spill in an ignored wetland in Tamil Nadu

Even as oil from the Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited refinery flooded houses and entered the Buckingham Canal and the Kosasthalaiyar river, which empties into the Bay of Bengal, at Ennore, the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board underplayed the extent of the ecological disaster.

The Hindu

From chalk dust to airborne particles: How polluted air in classrooms is affecting students

Classroom air quality may be causing respiratory problems

The Times of India

A New Orleans neighborhood confronts the racist legacy of a toxic stretch of highway

There's a new federal fund to address highways that cut through minority and low-income neighborhoods, like New Orleans' Claiborne Expressway. But should the noisy highway be upgraded, or moved away?

WEKU

Pakistan uses artificial rain for the first time to fight pollution

Cloud seeding was used to counter the hazardous smog in the megacity of Lahore, one of the world’s most polluted cities.

Al Jazeera

Reporters Without Orders Ep 301: Changes at BBC India, Haryana’s weakened pollution board

This week, host Tanishka Sodhi is joined by Basant Kumar from Newslaundry, and Astha Savyasachi and Tapasya from The Reporters’ Collective.

Newslaundry

California Children File Landmark Lawsuit Against U.S. Government Over Air Pollution

The suit asks a federal court to declare the EPA has violated their constitutional rights

Latin Times

California Children Sue US Govt Over Pollution

Children in California are suing the US government over its failure to curb pollution, the latest in a series of legal actions by young people around the world worried about climate change.

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Half of country’s population will be living in cities in few decades: Union Minister Kishore

Union Minister Kaushal Kishore discusses urbanisation in India & PM Modi's initiatives to provide affordable housing & reduce pollution.

France 24

'We cannot recycle our way out of the plastics crisis': EU Commissioner Sinkevičius

Getting the European Green Deal finished is one of the EU Commission's top priorities in the last few months of the current legislative term. At stake is a major transformation of Europe's economies and societies, which could see the continent become climate neutral by 2050. But while we hear a…

The Guardian - UK

The health cost of burning wood to warm homes

Experts say wood-burning is not cheaper or truly renewable and constitutes a major health risk

The Conversation

Artificial light lures migrating birds into cities, where they face a gauntlet of threats

Light pollution has steadily intensified and expanded from urban areas, and with the advent of LED lighting, it is growing in North America by up to 10% per year, as measured by the visibility of stars in the night sky. In our recent study, we found that the glow from…

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Newcastle Herald

EPA under pressure to release Vales Point reports

Environment groups demand access to Vales Point pollution reports

Latin Times

Where are the Best Places to See the Geminid Meteor Shower in the U.S. and Latin America?

The annual Geminids meteor shower will be active his week; here are the best places to see the astronomical event in Latin America

Al Jazeera

Finding a fix: Nigerian women lead drive to upcycle plastics

In Nigeria, where plastic pollution is still a huge problem, there is a rise of women-led schemes focused on fixes.

The Guardian - UK

Andy Burnham rejects clean air zone that would charge drivers in Greater Manchester

Region’s mayor says increasing investment in buses and taxis would cut pollution more effectively

Chicago Sun-Times

Michigan gives other states a lesson on speeding up transition to clean energy

Michigan’s commitment to fighting the pollution driving climate change is good news for communities of color that bear the burden of the effects of the crisis, but also for all Michiganders, Ben Jealous writes.

The Conversation

8 ways to tone down the Christmas lights to help wildlife – and why we should

The Australian government has launched a campaign asking people to “switch off light pollution” to protect wildlife. So, what does the science say? Should we rethink Christmas lights?

The Times of India

Mumbai air improved but need to bring AQI under 50 for entire city: HC

MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court on Monday observed that Mumbai’s air quality had improved since its last directions of November 10 in a suo motu PIL on air pollution but said the Air Quality Index (AQI) data submitted by the state largely showed "moderate" levels. But these could still hamper…

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