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Where can I place outdoor lights? The laws you need to know to avoid 'light trespass'

Light trespass can be a huge nuisance. I spoke to a legal expert about where you can place your lights to stay on the right side of the law

Homes & Gardens · Jun 29, 2024

Failure to curb CO2 repeating history

The Supreme Court ruling on interstate air pollution is an echo of past failures to regulate CO2

Salon · Jun 28, 2024

Air pollution clinic in London aims to help children with asthma

Team at Royal London hospital visits family homes and monitors children to provide innovative, tailored treatment

The Guardian - UK · Jun 28, 2024

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Landfills across England could be leaking harmful toxic ooze, warn experts

More than 21,000 old sites may be releasing ‘forever chemicals’ into land often left as open space

The Guardian - UK · Jun 28, 2024

NASA is flying planes low over the US to make maps of air pollution sources

NASA is flying aircraft low over the US in order to learn where, exactly, greenhouse gases are coming from. The results should help the agency fight causes of human-driven climate change.

Space · Jun 27, 2024

SCOTUS Stays Enforcement of EPA's "Good Neighbor" Air Pollution Rule (Updated)

In a 5-4 decision, the male justices side with the state and industry challengers and the female justices side with the Environmental Protection Agency

Reason · Jun 27, 2024

Want to help our precious nocturnal bugs during Matariki’s longer nights? Turn the lights down low

In a world increasingly affected by light pollution, we can take time during the shorter days and longer nights around Matariki to appreciate the superpowers of our nocturnal bugs.

The Conversation · Jun 27, 2024

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How air pollution can affect athletes

Air pollution peaks, such as those that have recently occurred in several regions of the world, regularly make headlines. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines air pollution as

The Conversation · Jun 27, 2024

U.S. Supreme Court pauses federal smog control plan that Texas opposed

Environmental experts say the ruling will pause measures to reduce smog in some states and influence suits in lower courts.

The Texas Tribune · Jun 27, 2024

Supreme Court blocks enforcement of EPA's 'good neighbor' rule on downwind pollution

The Environmental Protection Agency won't be able to enforce a key rule limiting air pollution in nearly a dozen states while separate legal challenges proceed around the country

The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2024

Supreme Court halts enforcement of the EPA's plan to limit downwind pollution from power plants

The Supreme Court is putting the Environmental Protection Agency’s air pollution-fighting “good neighbor” plan on hold while legal challenges continue

The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2024

US supreme court puts hold on EPA attempt to reduce pollution that drifts across states

Court grants temporary halt to program designed to stop ‘upwind’ states from causing pollution that flows to ‘downwind’ neighbors

The Guardian - US · Jun 27, 2024

Supreme Court blocks EPA's cross-state air pollution plan - Roll Call

The Supreme Court halted the EPA’s cross-state air pollution plan in a decision Thursday that sided with industry groups and GOP-led states.

Roll Call · Jun 27, 2024

Trump’s Environmental Agenda: Embrace Big Oil, Ignore the Climate Crisis

Project 2025 plan to gut climate policy and boost fossil fuels could set back global efforts for decades, say scientists and analysts.

Capital & Main · Jun 26, 2024

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The Guardian - US · Jun 26, 2024

Plastics companies blocked mitigation efforts and may have broken US laws – study

Paper outlines different legal theories that could help governments pursue accountability for harms

The Guardian - UK · Jun 26, 2024

Belching livestock to incur green levy in Denmark from 2030

World’s first emissions tax on agriculture will require farmers to pay for greenhouse gas pollution from livestock

International Business Times · Jun 26, 2024

NGO Denounces Rising Air Freight Pollution

An environmental pressure group denounced Wednesday the rising emissions of the air freight industry, which has been boosted by global supply chain difficulties and rising online commerce.

The Guardian - US · Jun 25, 2024

Norfolk Southern wrongly burned chemicals after Ohio train derailment, agency says

National Transportation Safety Board faults railroad company and contractors with unnecessary pollution

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The Conversation · Jun 25, 2024

PFAS ‘forever’ chemical laws need an overhaul – recent court rulings highlight the loopholes

As awareness of toxic, synthetic chemical pollution from per- and polyfluorinated substances (PFAS) increases, more legal settlements in billion dollar amounts are being made between chemical companies and public water suppliers, both in the US and Europe.

The Guardian - UK · Jun 25, 2024

X Trillion review – all-women voyage to the ‘Pacific garbage patch’ packs a rousing punch

This film following a group travelling 3,000 miles to investigate plastic pollution reveals some shocking truths, even if it feels a little light on science

The Guardian - UK · Jun 25, 2024

How Tory neglect flooded Britain’s rivers with sewage

On a journey along the Thames – where fury at pollution has spawned a wave of local activism – it is clear that the decline of rivers is among this government’s worst legacies

France 24 · Jun 24, 2024

Paris organisers unable to confirm Olympic swimming events for Seine – with one month to go

The Seine is set to be a star feature of the Paris Olympics, but with just one month remaining until the opening of the games, heavy rains and pollution are keeping organisers in suspense on whether they will be able to host the open-water swimming events and a leg of…

International Business Times · Jun 24, 2024

Seine Suspense As Paris Counts Down To Olympics

The river Seine is set to be a star feature of the Paris Olympics, but heavy rain, pollution and security fears mean there is still suspense around its role just one month out from the start.

The Guardian - UK · Jun 24, 2024

Citizen testing finds 75% of rivers in Britain in poor ecological health

Data collected by thousands of volunteers reveals ‘truly disturbing’ state of rivers from nutrient pollution

The Conversation · Jun 23, 2024

Most plastics are made from fossil fuels and end up in the ocean, but marine microbes can’t degrade them – new research

Marine plastic pollution is a massive environmental issue, with a plastic smog of an estimated 170 trillion particles afloat in the world’s oceans. This highlights how urgently we need to develop strategies to mitigate this environmental crisis.

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