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China's industrial recovery and warm weather drive Q1 smog surge - ministry

A spike in air pollution in China in the first quarter of this year was driven by a post-COVID industrial recovery along with unusually warm weather, a government official said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Sunderland living walls helping tackle pollution and constructed with over 50,000 plants unveiled

The walls span 6,000 sq ft and sprawl across the soon to open Farringdon Row multi-storey car park

Chronicle Live

North still cloaked in thick haze

Parts of the upper North and Northeast remained cloaked in hazardous levels of smoke haze on Tuesday, with with the worst pollution still in Chiang Rai's Mae Sai district.

Bangkok Post

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Greens vow to use new pollution trigger in safeguard mechanism to challenge future coal and gas projects

After begrudgingly agreeing to a deal to force the nation's biggest polluters to cut their emissions, the Greens vow to use the new trigger they have secured to challenge future gas and coal projects.

ABC News

Newry Canal oil spill source must be found, councillor says

"The waters will need to be tested and a clean up operation done immediately."

Belfast Live

US lawsuit seeks to protect habitat of endangered corals

An environmental organization is suing the U.S. government and accusing it of failing to protect 12 endangered coral species across the Caribbean and the Pacific Ocean that have been decimated by warming waters, pollution and overfishing

The Independent UK

It’s not perfect, but the Labor-Greens climate deal should limit emissions and fossil fuels. That matters

The agreement delivers important changes to the safeguard mechanism. But there is still a lot of work to do

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Deal hailed as first concrete steps on climate in a decade

Coal and gas stocks were down across the ASX on Monday afternoon after the announcement of a deal welcomed as the first concrete steps towards progress on emissions reduction in more than a decade.

The New Daily

Air pollution chokes Thailand as campaigners call for stricter laws

Chiang Mai listed as worst in the world for air quality in survey of 100 cities as pollution worsens during cooler months

The Guardian - UK

Air pollution continues to plague northern region

Hazardous levels of PM2.5 dust were again recorded in the North and upper Northeast on Monday morning, peaking at 550 microgrammes per cubic metre of air over 24 hours in Chiang Rai's Mae Sai district.

Bangkok Post

Labor agrees to absolute cap on emissions to secure Greens backing for safeguard mechanism climate bill

Adam Bandt says deal puts ‘significant hurdles’ in the way of new coal and gas but Chris Bowen insists it will not kill off new investment

The Guardian - AU

Study finds how road noise linked with high blood pressure

If you reside close to a busy road, you may feel as though the constant noise of the motors, honking of the horns, and wailing of the sirens raises your blood pressure. Read further on Dynamite News:

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MPs across party lines join hands to clean air

GURGAON: Taking note of the poor air quality in various parts of the country and its impacts on human health, a Compendium on Air Pollution was released and a Charter of Demands was deliberated upon by the MPs at a two-day Clean Air workshop for the Members of Parliament (MPs)…

The Times of India

The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future review – heady Chilean eco fantasy

River pollution is the spur for debut director Francisca Alegría’s atmospheric Spanish-language fable with nature at its heart

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Bangkok Post

Toxic dust blankets North

Northern provinces, especially Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai, were blanketed by unsafe levels of the carcinogenic PM2.5 on Sunday, according to the Health Department.

Bangkok Post

PM2.5 woe for asthma sufferers

PM2.5 dust pollution can worsen the severity of symptoms suffered by people with asthma, doctors have warned.

Reason

Oil Companies Fail to Convince the Eighth Circuit Climate Cases Should Be Removed to Federal Court (Updated)

The Eighth Circuit joins the First, Third, Fourth, Ninth, and Tenth in rejecting the arguments for removal, but Judge David Stras writes an interesting concurrence.

Newcastle Herald

'It is a critical zone so important for humanity': toxicity of cities pollute biosphere

Professor Naidu said most babies are "exposed to pollutants in their mother's womb".

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‘Like you’re in a horror movie’: pollution leaves New Zealand wetlands irreversibly damaged

Ecologists say some bodies of water may already have passed the tipping points from which they may never recover

The Independent UK

A quarter of particle pollution in UK cities come from farms, study warns

Inefficient use of nitrogen-based fertilisers lead to ammonia being released, creating harmful particles that can traverse through the air and into our lungs, says scientist

The Conversation

Plastic fibres stunt growth in mussels by more than a third – here's why this is a concern

Plastic pollution poses a threat to marine wildlife. The plastic bags, bottles and straws that we see strewn across beaches have long been identified as a danger. But tiny fragments of plastic – called microplastics – that are less than 5mm in size are also a major source.

Daily Record

Dramatic drop in air pollution in West Lothian town

Air quality monitoring in Broxburn will now end

The Independent UK

Drivers urged to check if they face £12.50 pollution fee as ULEZ expands

Unltra-low emission zone - Ulez - is set to expand across the whole capital affecting 700,000 drivers

The Guardian - UK

UK farming causes over a quarter of cities’ particle pollution, study finds

Innovation in agricultural sector is needed if cities are to solve air pollution problems, say scientists

Chicago Sun-Times

Southwest Side activists call on next mayor to address pollution: ‘We have to change this’

With early voting underway, mayoral hopefuls Brandon Johnson and Paul Vallas were urged to not only focus on public safety, but also on ‘environmental violence.’

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