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'Cutting air pollution is vital in the battle to save lives - expanding ULEZ is right'

Sadiq Khan reveals how his adult-onset asthma and the tragic death of Ella Roberta Adoo-Kissi-Debrah have added to his determination to cut harmful vehicle emissions and allow people to breathe cleaner air

Daily Mirror

Federal appeals court halts EPA effort to impose air pollution plan in Missouri

A federal appeals court has put on hold an Environmental Protection Agency regulation aimed at reducing air pollution in Missouri, drawing criticism from environmentalists but praise from the state’s attorney general who called the proposal “unconstitutional overreach.”

The Independent UK

Glasgow's LEZ 'will save lives', say Greens as new rules come into force

TOUGH new rules which will attempt to price out polluting drivers from travelling through Glasgow’s city centre come into force today.

The National (Scotland)

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Ethnic minorities are worst impacted by air pollution, study finds

Analysis finds those living in deprived communities more likely to suffer the effects of toxic air

Evening Standard

Glasgow’s Low Emission Zone comes into effect

Opposition politicians have called for a delay in implementation to help city centre businesses and taxi drivers comply

Insider UK

Why Typhoon Mawar is causing Hong Kong's soaring temperatures, intense pollution without making direct hit

Typhoon Mawar is having a far-reaching impact on Hong Kong as it brings record-breaking temperatures for the month of May and causes serious air pollution, despite bypassing the city, according to meteorologists.

Bangkok Post

Arnold Schwarzenegger Says ‘No One Gives A S**t’ About Climate Change: ‘Let’s Go And Rephrase This’

The Hollywood star argues that linking pollution to climate change could incite more urgent global action.

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It's not just climate – we've already breached most of the Earth's limits. A safer, fairer future means treading lightly

People once believed the planet could always accommodate us. That the resilience of the Earth system meant nature would always provide. But we now know this is not necessarily the case. As big as the world is, our impact is bigger.

The Conversation

Countries tussle at 'rocky' global plastic talks

PARIS - Negotiators charged with hammering out a global treaty to end plastic pollution were warned there was "no time to lose" on Wednesday, after progress was slowed by two days of procedural debates that campaigners blamed on large producer countries.

Bangkok Post

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.

Reuters

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.

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Radio France Internationale

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.

Bangkok Post

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.

Daily Mirror

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

France 24

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.

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Salon

Plastic causing "ecological disruption"

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

Evening Standard

Natural England downgrades River Wye after wildlife decline

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

Glasgow Live

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.

The Guardian - UK

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

WEKU

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.

Manchester Evening News

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:

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