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India residents try to save a river, officials deny problems

Eloor, a small island on the Periyar River in southern India, used to have rich farmland and be teeming with fish

The Independent UK

Sandstorms, dangerous pollution return to Beijing

Thick sandstorms will hit Beijing and several provinces through Wednesday, and Chinese forecasters have advised citizens of respiratory dangers and very low visibility while travelling, state media reported.

Reuters

AP sources: EPA car rule to push huge increase in EV sales

The Biden administration will propose strict new automobile pollution limits this week that would require at least 54% of new vehicles sold in the U.S. to be electric by 2030, ramping up quickly to as high as 67% by 2032

The Independent UK

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MAT Asphalt wins up to $141M in city contracts after settling pollution complaints

MAT was awarded the contracts last week to provide city road crews with asphalt.

Chicago Sun-Times

Climate inaction likely to cost billions – Treasury

Purchasing overseas carbon credits to meet New Zealand's Paris target instead of reducing climate pollution at home could cost $3.3b to $23.7b.

Newsroom.co.nz

Chiang Mai people sue PM for failing to tackle smog

About 1,700 people in Chiang Mai on Monday brought a lawsuit in the Administrative Court against the prime minister and two state agencies for failing to tackle the annual dense smog over the region, which they say is shortening their lives by about five years.

Bangkok Post

Shout it from the rooftops: the noise pollution in towns and cities is killing us

The din of Britain’s conurbations affects poorer people disproportionately, blighting lives in cheaply built homes, says Guardian columnist Coco Khan

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Thick smog continues in upper North

Red-coded hazardous smog levels again recorded in 13 areas in the upper North, with the worst pollution in Pai district of Mae Hong Son, the Pollution Control Department reported on Monday.

Bangkok Post

18 river sources unfit for Songkran

The Department of Pollution Control (PCD) has warned people not to use water from 18 sources during the Songkran holidays because of bacteria.

Bangkok Post

Hazy on the details

The meeting last week among the leaders of Thailand, Myanmar, and Laos to address the issue of haze and air pollution is a welcome development. However, it is unlikely the virtual meeting, which the prime minister hosted at Government House, will lead to any immediate or effective solutions.

Bangkok Post

Is light pollution making darkness a luxury?

Light pollution is everywhere, obscuring stars, bewildering bats and making insect decline worse. Is finding dark corner becoming a luxury?

The Guardian - UK

How indigenous lands in the Amazon help prevent deadly diseases

Protected indigenous reservations in the Amazon rainforest absorb thousands of tonnes of airborne pollution each year, preventing respiratory and cardiovascular diseases and saving millions of dollars in healthcare costs, according to a study published this week.

Radio France Internationale

Scotland set to ban wet wipes containing plastic in major victory for environmental campaign

The Scottish Government has vowed to work with colleagues in Westminster to make Scotland the next part of the UK to get rid of the pollution problem.

Daily Record

18 river sources unfit for Songkran

The Department of Pollution Control (PCD) has warned people not to use water from 18 sources during the Songkran holidays because of unsafe bacterial contamination. The unsafe water sources include river sections that pass through Bangkok and Nonthaburi's Bang Kruai district.

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Alliance sought to combat haze

Thailand, Myanmar and Laos are seeking to join forces to combat the transboundary haze pollution choking the region.

Bangkok Post

Thick smog chokes North, upper Northeast

Levels of particulate matter 2.5 micrometres or less in diameter (PM2.5) have reached the "unhealthy" red zone throughout the North and the upper Northeast, with the highest level exceeding the safe threshold of 50 microgrammes per cubic metre (µg/m³) by over eight times, as people in Chiang Mai have been…

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Biden is set to propose toughest-ever rules on car pollution to spur EV sales

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is on track to propose the toughest-ever U.S. curbs on car pollution, while stopping short of an electric-vehicle mandate or ban on gas-powered models.

The Independent UK

EPA proposes limiting chemical plant pollution

The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday proposed new rules for monitoring and limiting harmful emissions from chemical plants

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Stink as Paris metro operator suspected of lying about pollution levels

Prosecutors in Paris have opened a criminal investigation into allegations that pollution in the capital's metro system has been deliberately under-reported and is putting travellers' lives at risk.

Evening Standard

Dementia linked to air pollution exposure in new analysis

Exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) has been linked to an increased risk.

The Independent UK

Air pollution ‘might be a risk factor for dementia’, study reveals

Exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) has been linked to an increased risk

Bangkok Post

Hazardous waste dump sparks probe

The Pollution Control Department (PCD) has sought help from the Natural Resources and Environmental Crime Suppression Division (NED) to find out who was responsible for illegally dumping 1,000 tonnes of hazardous waste in Ayutthaya.

The Guardian - UK

Experts call for stricter air pollution targets to tackle dementia risk

Research links pollution to increased risk of dementia, even at levels below UK, US and EU air quality standards

France 24

Prosecutors investigate Paris metro operator over air pollution claims

Prosecutors in Paris have opened a criminal investigation into allegations that pollution in the capital's metro system is putting travellers' lives at risk, an NGO and authorities said on Wednesday.

Los Angeles Times

Drought, heat waves could worsen air pollution for vulnerable communities

LOS ANGELES — Within just a few years, California endured its driest three-year period on record and its hottest September in history — a brutal summer month that nearly broke the state's overtaxed electric grid.

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