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Biden's strategy for cutting carbon emissions from electricity generation could extend the lives of fossil fuel power plants

On May 11, 2023, the Biden administration proposed new regulations to curb carbon pollution from existing power plants. The new rules replace the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan, which was proposed in 2015 but ran into multiple legal challenges and never took effect. Nonetheless, in a high-profile 2022 ruling, West…

The Conversation

Leader of Kenyan waste pickers: ‘We are the backbone of recycling’

After a childhood on the dump, John Chweya wants to ensure rights are enshrined in plastic pollution treaty

The Guardian - UK

Microbes found in Alps can digest plastics at low temperatures

Scientists have discovered microbes in the Arctic and Alps that can digest certain biodegradable plastics at much lower temperatures than previously thought, which could offer a more environmentally friendly way to combat plastic pollution.

The Week

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EPA releases proposal for limiting power plant carbon emissions - Roll Call

The EPA proposed regulations to cut climate-warming emissions from power plants that burn fossil fuels to generate electricity.

Roll Call

In major climate step, EPA proposes 1st limits on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants

The Biden administration is proposing new limits on greenhouse gas emissions from coal and gas-fired power plants, its most ambitious effort yet to reduce planet-warming pollution from the nation’s second-largest contributor to climate change

The Independent UK

An EPA proposal to (almost) eliminate climate pollution from power plants

Coal and natural gas-fired power plants would have to dramatically reduce the climate-warming greenhouse gasses they emit under proposed federal rules.

WEKU

New US rules could stem emissions from coal and gas power plants

Environmental groups laud the regulation, which would advance clean power in the US – if it survives expected legal challenges

The Guardian - US

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Shell refinery unit in Deer Park had history of malfunctions before fire

Recent “upsets” like tripped compressors, pressure loss and freezing weather resulted in thousands of pounds of unauthorized pollution but no fines or citations from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

The Texas Tribune

Study reveals how air pollution degrades movement disorder after stroke

The specific mechanism through which air pollution affects the prognosis of ischemic stroke, or stroke caused by diminished blood supply to the brain, is uncertain. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Houston-area Shell Refinery Had Troubled History Before Fire

Before the fire at the Shell refinery, "upsets" like tripped compressors, pressure loss and more resulted in thousands of pounds of pollution.

Texas Observer

Auto industry calls for stricter air pollution tests

The Motor Trade Association wants the Government to require annual air pollution tests for vehicles older than 10 years.

Newsroom.co.nz

Air pollution is a hidden pandemic in Africa - tips on how to reduce your exposure and help combat it

Rapid urbanisation in Africa is worsening air pollution levels. There are economic as well as health consequences.

The Conversation

Frequent Flyer Tax Could Raise Billions for Climate

Could taxing frequent flyers help combat global pollution? Some climate scientists say yes.

Kiplinger

Metropolitan Collieries mine fined after ‘sludgy substance’ spotted in river

A coal mine near the Royal National Park in NSW has had its operating licence tightened after "significant pollution events".

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Bangkok Post

A lingering problem

For several months, PM2.5 dust has exceeded 50 microgrammes per cubic metre (µg/m³) in many provinces in Thailand, which is considered unsafe. In some areas, such as Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai and Mae Hong Son, PM2.5 levels have reached over 500µg/m³. While some people are aware of the dangers of…

Dynamite News

Study finds air pollution association with risk of dementia

An worldwide study commissioned by the journal Lancet three years ago revealed 12 modifiable risk factors for dementia, including three new ones: excessive alcohol consumption, brain damage, and air pollution. Read further on Dynamite News:

Bangkok Post

Asean's fight on haze needs rethink

Recent land and forest fires have brought haze back after several years of relatively clear skies, which coincided with Covid-19 slowdowns.

Daily Mirror

Vacuum cleaner that can separate sand from microplastics offers hope for UK beaches

British company and volunteers spend four months cleaning up one of Europe's worst microplastic pollution sites near Southampton with special vacuum cleaner

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The Hindu

Vellore fort declared a plastic-free zone

Bright display boards against the use of banned plastic items can be spotted in the 16th-century granite fort complex at Vellore as the district unit of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) has declared the fort plastic-free zone

The Guardian - US

US agency takes unprecedented action to tackle PFAS water pollution

EPA has ordered chemical company Chemours to stop discharging high levels of the toxic substance into the Ohio River

The Independent UK

Judge sets a deadline to put Lake Erie on pollution diet

Ohio will have until the end of June to finish a plan to aimed at combating toxic algae blooms that have flourished in Lake Erie since the late 1990s

The Guardian - UK

The evidence is clear: low-emission zones like London’s Ulez work

Looking at the health problems caused by air pollution, poorer communities have most to gain

The Hindu

Health, land and lives lost. For what?

After taking severe damage to their health, the people living in villages around Ongole city in Prakasam district took up the fight to get a pesticide factory shifted from their locality, but in vain

Bangkok Post

'Safe' threshold cut 25%

The Pollution Control Department (PCD) said it will follow World Health Organization guidelines and reclassify the safe level for ultra-fine particulate matter (PM2.5) from 50 microgrammes per cubic metre (µg/m3) to 37.5 µg/m3 in a bid to curb dust pollution.

Radio France Internationale

Record surface heat could turn oceans into global warming 'time bomb'

With sea surface temperatures swelling to new highs in recent weeks, scientists warn that humanity's carbon pollution has the potential to turn oceans into a global warming "time bomb".

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