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Cigarette butts, the plastic pollution that's hiding in plain sight

As nearly 200 countries discuss how to cut plastic pollution at UN talks in Paris this week, environmental campaigners are pushing for a global ban on plastic filters in cigarettes – one of the biggest sources of plastic waste worldwide.

Radio France Internationale

River Wye health status downgraded due to farming pollution

The Wye has been reclassified from 'unfavourable-improving' to 'unfavourable-declining' by Natural England

Wales Online

World Bank lends $50.8 million to cut air pollution in Bosnian region

The World Bank has approved a 46.1 million euro ($50.8 million) loan to help Bosnia's autonomous Bosniak-Croat Federation tackle alarming air pollution and its health and economic consequences, the bank said on Wednesday.

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Australia’s emissions fell 0.4% in 2022 despite increases in transport and agriculture pollution

Inventory shows Australia has burned through 27% of emissions budget under Paris climate accord in 25% of allotted time

The Guardian - AU

Call for all new cars to be electric by 2035 ‘at the latest’

Every new car sold in Australia should be electric by 2035 "at the latest" and bold vehicle pollution limits should start next year.

The New Daily

What steps is France taking to tackle its plastic pollution?

As talks continue in Paris on a global treaty to tackle plastic pollution, RFI looks at the size of France's plastic footprint – and what it's doing to reduce it.

Radio France Internationale

Dassault Systèmes unit cultivating future mobility

A 3D modelling, simulation and analytics capability that uses social collaboration is empowering "virtual twin technology" to become a new tool to transform future mobility and help smart cities deal with traffic congestion and air pollution, according to the France-based 3D design software firm Dassault Systèmes.

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Experts toxic timebomb warning over levels of 'forever chemicals' in Britain's rivers

A family of 10,000 chemicals called PFAS are everywhere from non-stick pans, waterproof coats and cosmetics - and they don't break down in the environment

Daily Mirror

Tackling plastic pollution: ‘We can't recycle our way out of this’

The second meeting on a possible international treaty on plastic pollution takes place this week at UNESCO headquarters in Paris. Recycling is often touted as a solution to reducing plastic waste, but recent studies show the process poses its own risks and is no match for soaring plastic production.

France 24

Plastic causing "ecological disruption"

A new report analyzed previous studies and reached sobering conclusions about the plastic pollution crisis

Salon

Natural England downgrades River Wye after wildlife decline

The river’s previous status of ‘unfavourable-recovering’ has been updated to ‘unfavourable-declining’

Evening Standard

Boots shoppers hail 'best' £8 suncare product as temperatures soar

Boots shoppers are calling one product the 'best' suncare product they have tried at a time where temperatures across the UK - including Glasgow - are soaring and it costs less than a tenner.

Glasgow Live

River Wye health status downgraded by Natural England after wildlife review

River’s condition said to be declining as Wildlife Trusts calls for action from government on farming pollution

The Guardian - UK

Advocates: Reparations are the answer for sea level threat in West Oakland, Calif.

Reparations are one way to confront the rising sea levels in West Oakland, Calif.

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Huge new warehouses get the go-ahead despite residents' plea over noise pollution 'torture'

Proposals for two industrial units - standing at 12.5 and 10 metres tall respectively - at Kingsway Business Park, in Rochdale, were passed by a majority vote of the council’s planning committee.

Dynamite News

Health: Air pollution may lead to premature death of heart failure patients

"The findings indicate that reducing air pollution has the potential to prevent worsening heart failure," said study author Dr Lukasz Kuzma. Read Further on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

Environment Day special at Mysuru Rail Museum

Competition for the schoolchildren on the theme #BeatPlasticPollution to be held on June 4

The New Daily

Researchers find air in childcare settings heavy with plastic pollution

The air inside Australian homes and offices is loaded with microplastic pollution but childcare centres are the worst of all.

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After a plastic bag ban, Kenya takes another shot at its pollution problem

Despite a single-use bag ban in 2017, Nairobi and its waste collectors are still inundated with plastic. Can a new law pin responsibility on the manufacturers?

Radio France Internationale

What's at stake in Paris talks on cutting the world's plastic pollution?

Representatives from nearly 200 countries are meeting in Paris this week for the latest talks on a global treaty on plastic pollution. While not expected to produce a final agreement, the session could lay crucial groundwork for reducing the use of plastics worldwide.

ABC News

Cadia Gold Mine near Orange ordered to fix dust pollution after heavy metals found in locals' blood, water

High levels of metals like lead, nickel and selenium were found in the blood and water of residents living near a NSW mine, prompting a deadline to reduce pollution.

The Guardian - UK

Steve Coogan, Paul Whitehouse and Lee Mack join Windermere pollution protest

Comedians perform at Lake District event in campaign to highlight ‘national scandal’ of volume of sewage being pumped into lake

The Guardian - UK

Drax-owned wood pellet plant in US broke air pollution rules again

Amite BioEnergy, which was fined $2.5m in 2021, notified Mississippi facility had breached emission limits

Manchester Evening News

Steve Coogan describes sewage pollution of Lake Windermere as 'national scandal'

"They’ve been polluting it since its inception," the Alan Partridge star claimed

Bangkok Post

Plastic pollution: treaty talks get into the nitty-gritty

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday warned that global plastics pollution was a "time bomb", as diplomats began five days of talks in Paris to make progress on a treaty to end plastic waste.

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