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Government to weaken water pollution goals in ‘attack on nature’

Exclusive: Despite demands from water campaigners, there will be no overall target for river health

The Guardian - UK

70 years on from London's Great Smog, we still need cleaner air to protect health

London’s Great Smog of December 1952 was the largest in a series of “pea soupers” which brought normal activity to a halt across the capital. The smog lasted from December 5 to December 9 and led to a large spike in hospital admissions and as many as 12,000 deaths.

The Conversation

Sri Lanka shuts schools as extreme weather brings pollution

Schools across Sri Lanka are closed as health and environment officials say the air quality in most parts of the island nation is unhealthy partly due to extreme weather conditions

The Independent UK

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Sri Lanka shuts schools as cyclonic storm raises pollution, India braces for landfall

Schools were closed across Sri Lanka on Friday due to high air pollution levels as a cyclonic storm passed by its coast, raising strong winds and rain, with forecasts that it will make landfall on India's southeastern coast around midnight.

Reuters

Bristol Clean Air Zone could be scrapped says mayor Marvin Rees - if pollution levels fall

The Clean Air Zone launched last week in a bid to cut air pollution levels in central parts of Bristol

Bristol Post

How does the 15-month jail term for environmental protester Violet Coco compare to other sentences?

Activist’s jailing for a peaceful protest has shocked many, as less than 6% of people charged with environmental pollution and property damage offences are sent to prison

The Guardian - AU

A Subdivision for Stargazers: Limpia Crossing Residents Look Aloft

In this tiny subdivision in the Davis Mountains near McDonald Observatory, dark skies are a precious resource.

Texas Observer

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Toxic chemicals found in virtually every SC river tested. Action needed, critics say

Virtually every river, creek and lake tested recently by South Carolina regulators was found to contain “forever chemicals,’’ materials once used by industry that today are being linked to a variety of toxic effects on people.

Tribune News Service

Poor performance now ‘the norm’ for some water firms, warns Ofwat

Serious pollution, poor service and weak financial management embedded, says England and Wales water industry regulator

The Guardian - UK

How air pollution harms the brain

Air pollution doesn't just harm your lungs and skin — new research shows it also harms the brain

Salon

‘Eco’ wood burners produce 450 times more pollution than gas heating – report

Report from chief medical officer Prof Chris Whitty finds air pollution kills up to 36,000 people a year in England

The Guardian - UK

Bristol Clean Air Zone petition sees thousands call for scheme to be scrapped

Fundraising is also underway to mount a legal challenge against the CAZ

Bristol Post

Kerry: Climate talks should have done more on pollution cuts

U.S. climate envoy John Kerry says last month's United Nations global warming summit didn't do enough to speed up cuts in emissions of heat-trapping gases

The Independent UK

Cold War legacy lurking in groundwater

Even after regulators say cleanup is complete, polluted water and sickness are often left behind

Salon

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Los Angeles Times

Local air regulators say it’s impossible to meet smog standards without federal help

LOS ANGELES — Southern California air regulators have approved a sweeping plan to reduce pollution in the nation’s smoggiest region within the next two decades, but say they cannot meet national air quality standards without federal action.

Reuters

India's capital blanketed in smog despite drop in stubble burning

India's capital, New Delhi, was engulfed in thick smog early on Monday as cooler weather exacerbated pollution, even though government data showed that crop residue burning in neighbouring states had dropped significantly.

The Conversation

Street food keeps Johannesburg going - but working conditions of vendors are unhealthy

Informal vendors are a common feature in urban areas. Also known as street vendors, they sell products or provide services on a public road, in a regulated market or in other public spaces. These vendors usually sell food close to places of employment, educational institutions, and transit hubs.

Wales Online

Children reveal what changes they would make if they ran the country

The top changes included protecting all animals, planting more trees, and lessons for everyone on how to protect the planet

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Bangkok Post

Hazy days to diminish 10% if new PM2.5 measures pan out

The Department of Pollution Control aims to reduce the number of heavily polluted days in metropolitan Bangkok and 17 northern provinces by 10% next year by strictly controlling sources of PM2.5 fine dust.

Reuters

Countries split on plastics treaty focus as UN talks close

The first round of negotiations on a global plastics treaty ended on Friday with agreement to end plastic pollution but a split on whether goals and efforts should be global and mandatory, or voluntary and country-led.

Daily Record

Poll finds 80% of Scots fear climate change impact on Scotland's nature

EXCLUSIVE: Survey reveals public concerned about effects of pollution and ocean warming amid worries nature is in decline.

Evening Standard

What is Ella’s Law? Sadiq Khan apologises to family whose daughter was killed by air pollution

Ella, who lived near the South Circular Road in Lewisham, south-east London, died after an asthma attack in 2013, caused by excessive levels of air pollution

Wales Online

The optimistic change in air quality on Cardiff's most polluted streets

Latest figures show, on average, vehicle traffic is at 80% of pre-pandemic levels in Cardiff

The Independent UK

Negotiations begin for a global treaty on plastic pollution

On Friday afternoon more than 2,000 experts will wrap up a week of negotiations on plastic pollution at one of the largest global gatherings ever to address what even industry leaders in plastics say is a crisis

Evening Standard

Toxic air: New ‘Ella Bill’ to enshrine right to clean air backed by Lords

The Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill, also known as Ella’s Law, is named after Ella Adoo Kissi-Debrah

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