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High ozone levels, wildfire smoke spur air quality alerts in Chicago

The state declared an “Air Pollution Action Day” on Monday, warning air quality could be unhealthy for sensitive groups throughout the day.

Chicago Sun-Times

Airborne DNA accidentally collected by air-quality filters reveals state of species

Monitoring stations that already test for pollution could have dual purpose of mapping declines in biodiversity, reveals new study

The Guardian - UK

World Environment Day: The history of the event and this year’s theme

The day is being hosted by Saudi Arabia and and stopping desertification is high on the agenda

Evening Standard

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4th DarkSky ‘Capture The Dark’ photo contest celebrates natural darkness

Rebranded anti-light pollution organization's photographic competition has eight categories

Digital Camera World

Ministers face legal challenge over cuts to walking and cycling investment in England

Exclusive: Campaigners say move bypasses legal process and puts at risk climate and pollution pledges

The Guardian - UK

Ten statistics on global plastic addiction and its consequences

The UN’s annual World Environment Day on Monday comes days after negotiations on an international treaty against plastic pollution concluded Friday in Paris with 170 nations agreeing to produce a first draft of an accord by November. FRANCE 24 takes a look at the scale of the problem and its…

France 24

The right to clean air

In 2009, Smog In The City envisioned a not-too-distant future for Chiang Mai. Set in 2019, Fah returns home to find her family and villagers suffering from air pollution. Following a critical level of toxic haze, the government orders a state of emergency and immediate evacuation. After her mother dies…

Bangkok Post

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Coalmines pollute much more than their operators predicted when they sought approval

An ABC analysis uncovers several examples of project approval being granted to coalmines based on environmental assessments that contained significant underestimates of their greenhouse gas pollution.

ABC News

Green crusader Manoj Misra dies, Jairam Ramesh hails his contribution

The conservation community, including members of the Indian Forest Service fraternity, mourned Manoj Misra’s passing and hailed his tireless efforts to safeguard forests and rivers

The Hindu

Microplastic: Unseen threats

As the world comes together on this World Environment Day to address the pressing issue of plastic pollution, one particular threat looms silently, imperceptible to the naked eye, yet capable of wreaking havoc on our lives in ways we could never have imagined.

The Times of India

People form human chain along Yamuna to save river from heavy pollution

Many politicians, including former BJP organisation secretary Govindacharya, Delhi AAP convener and Arvind Kejriwal government minister Gopal Rai, and Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva, too attended the campaign.

The Hindu

Tackling marine debris and microplastics pollution: tough challenges ahead

Andrew Booth, Chief Scientist and Research Manager, Observation and Ecosystem group at SINTEF Ocean, Norway was in Thiruvananthapuram last week to direct a workshop on ‘Marine Debris And Microplastics Pollution: Assessment And Characterisation’

The Hindu

Nations agree to draft landmark UN treaty against plastic pollution by end of 2023

Global negotiators have agreed to craft an initial draft treaty to end plastic pollution, a preliminary but crucial step toward tackling one of the most lasting sources of human waste.

France 24

Plastic pollution: Key step toward landmark treaty to end plastic waste

Global negotiators have agreed to craft an initial draft treaty to end plastic pollution

The Independent UK

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Liverpool Echo

Merseyside's cleanest beaches amid sewage level warnings

Thankfully all of the region's beaches are safe for a swim but some are cleaner than others

The Guardian - UK

Iraq’s oil boom blamed for worsening water crisis in drought-hit south

Pollution from gas flaring – the burning of natural gas associated with oil extraction – is also a major concern in the oil-rich but extremely dry south

ABC News

Panama grants legal rights to sea turtles, boosting 'rights of nature' movement

Sea turtles in Panama now have the legal right to live in an environment free of pollution and other detrimental impacts caused by humans, a change that represents a different way of thinking about how to protect wildlife.

The New Daily

UN inches towards first global pact aimed at eliminating plastics pollution

Around 170 countries have agreed to develop a first draft of what could become by the first global treaty to curb plastic pollution

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Axios

Companies to pay billions in "forever chemical" water pollution settlements

The settlements are a significant step forward in the effort to reduce PFAS in water systems nationwide.

Reuters

After rough start, UN plastic treaty talks end with mandate for first draft

After a rocky start to a week of negotiations, around 170 countries agreed to develop a first draft by November of what could become the first global treaty to curb plastic pollution by the end of next year.

The Hindu

KSPCB, Kanara Industries Association take up cleaning drive in Baikampady Industrial Area

Ahead of World Environment Day on June 5, the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) and Kanara Industries Association (KIA) launched the cleanliness drive in Baikampady Industrial Area on Friday.

The Hindu

Pollution control board issues showcause notice to Raichur ZP CEO

Following the death of a three-year-old boy at Relakmardi village in Deodurg taluk, and over 30 people taking ill in Rekalmardi and Gorebal village of Lingasugur taluk in Raichur district after consuming contaminated water last week, the Karnataka State pollution Control Board issued a showcause notice to Chief Executive Officer of…

The Texas Tribune

Climate proposals withered at the Texas Capitol this year

Proposals to improve energy efficiency failed. Bills that sought to limit greenhouse gas emissions in Texas were ignored, and legislation to block cities from taking action on climate change passed.

The Guardian - UK

Pollutionwatch: why reducing air pollution is a ‘bargain investment’

The benefits from reducing the harm to health are often calculated to add up to many times the cost of action

The Independent UK

New Mexico imposes oil and gas moratorium on state land near schools

One of the top oil producing states in the U.S. is imposing a moratorium on new drilling on state trust land within a mile of schools

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