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'DNA' in plastic pollution can be used to hold manufacturers responsible for its clean-up

Technology is now available to trace plastic waste back to its producer, and researchers are arguing for a legal framework that makes producers responsible for the entire life cycle of the plastic they use.

ABC News

New UK Hooters sparks noise row with family business who say it's 'affecting trade'

Paola Paulucci says she is considering moving her family business due to the noise pollution from the controversial restaurant.

Daily Record

Black and Asian children with asthma make up highest number of hospital admissions

Toxic air can lead to children developing asthma and harmful emissions are higher in areas where Black, Asian and minority ethnic Londoners live

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Newcastle Clean Air Zone: Who will be exempt from pollution tolls and how to apply

Applications open next week for vehicle owners to apply for exemptions, with residents and businesses in the city centre eligible to avoid the tolls

Chronicle Live

Australia joins global no-plastic pledge

Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek says she wants to see a plastic-free Pacific as Australia joins a global push to end plastic pollution worldwide.

AAP

Thistlethwaite seeks a path forward from PFAS mess

Assistant Defence Minister Matt Thistlethwaite will return to the Hunter on Wednesday in an effort to progress a long-term solution to the impacts of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances pollution.

Newcastle Herald

Renewal SA investigates Port River industrial pollution after string of dolphin deaths

Renewal SA is investigating how heavy metals are being flushed into the Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary, but the government agency has come under fire for acting only after a parliamentary committee started looking into the issue.

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COP27: how King Charles has demonstrated his commitment to the environment from afar

King Charles is a committed environmentalist. Aged 21, he gave a speech to the Countryside Steering Committee for Wales warning against the environmental cost of oil pollution and plastic waste.

The Conversation

Another generation of Londoners condemned to breathing toxic air

The typical way to open a leader column about air pollution is to call it a ‘silent killer’. I should know, I’ve done it a lot. Except, on reflection, that isn’t quite right or at least it hasn’t been for some time.

Evening Standard

The Standard View: Londoners need clean air now, not in 2040

Toxic air was once a silent killer. No longer. We have known for some time that long-term exposure to human-made pollution — from transport, industry and heating — is linked to strokes, heart disease and lung cancer. The annual mortality rate is roughly 30,000 a year.

Evening Standard

UP CM Yogi Adityanath asks officers to make farmers aware of impact of stubble burning

LUCKNOW: Expressing concern over the rising pollution caused by stubble burning in the state, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath has instructed officers to make farmers aware of its adverse impact on the environment.

The Times of India

Another generation of London children condemned to breathing toxic air by post-Brexit eco-targets delay

Ministers were accused on Tuesday of condemning another generation of children to breathing toxic air in London and other parts of Britain by setting a target to tackle it only by 2040.

Evening Standard

‘I can’t give up on hope’: As the world’s population passes 8bn, new parents from Italy to India look to the future

In Siena, Luisa worries about social media. In Delhi, Nikita is trying to proof her house against air pollution. Here, couples who have welcomed a new child in recent months share their dreams and fears for them on an ever more crowded planet

The Guardian - UK

California Legislature warned in new report about ‘growing concern’ over wildfire smoke

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — When California legislators return to the state Capitol in three weeks, reducing wildfire smoke won’t be at the top of their to-do list. But a new report calls the pollution source a “growing concern.”

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Bangkok Post

Capital leads the nation in pollution complaints

Bangkok is leading the nation in terms of pollution-related complaints, followed by the industrial provinces of Samut Prakan and Samut Sakhon, according to the Pollution Control Department (PCD).

Reuters

Philippines lower house approves bill taxing single-use plastics

The Philippines' lower house of Congress approved on Monday a measure that would slap taxes on single-use plastics, in step with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr's commitment to tackle ocean pollution.

Daily Mirror

'Tensions boil at COP27 as activists arrested, forced into exile or silenced'

An investigation by Human Rights Watch found that sensitive topics, including industrial pollution – which contributes to thousands of premature deaths every year in Cairo – are all off limits at the summit, writes Nada Farhoud

The Times of India

Strong winds sweep across Delhi but air quality still 'very poor'

NEW DELHI: Winds gusting up to 18 kilometres per hour barrelled through the national capital on Monday but a high share of emissions from farm fires in Punjab kept the air quality in the "very poor" category.

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The Independent UK

Call for car control zones across UK to reduce air pollution deaths

Exclusive: Green Tory joins Labour’s Sadiq Khan and medical experts in plea to government

Glasgow Live

Glasgow's Byres Road air pollution set to drop further as area will have less traffic after redesign

The road is set to undergo a makeover, which aims to reduce traffic.

The Conversation

Togo's new climate policies reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve air quality – here's how

Like many African cities, Lomé, the capital of Togo, has a pollution problem.

Los Angeles Times

Legacy of dust: How Owens Valley air pollution increases LA water bills

OLANCHA, Calif. — Even as worsening drought and aridification force Los Angeles to end its overwhelming dependence on imported water, Angelenos may soon realize that weaning themselves off supplies from the rugged eastern Sierra Nevada doesn’t mean they will stop paying for the city’s long, complicated history there.

Dynamite News

Health: Rising air pollution can affect unborn babies, pregnant women need to take care, says Experts

As the air quality deteriorates in Delhi-NCR, health experts are of the view that air pollution can negatively affect pregnancy. Read more on Dynamite News:

The Independent UK

EU proposes emission rules for last combustion engine cars

The European Union’s executive arm has proposed pollution standards for new combustion engine vehicles that are expected to remain on Europe's roads well after the 27-nation bloc bans their sale in 2035

Dynamite News

Delhi-NCR Pollution: SC Refuses Urgent Hearing On PIL On Air Pollution

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to accord urgent hearing to a PIL seeking fresh guidelines on stubble burning to curb air pollution in Delhi-NCR. Read on for details:

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