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Mental health: how living in the city and country compare

Is it better to live in a city or in the countryside? While urban dwellers may benefit from more employment opportunities, better access to public services alongside cultural activities and entertainment, people who live in rural areas often argue they have a better sense of community and greater access to…

The Conversation

Pollution found in river after labrador falls seriously ill

The Environment Agency has confirmed that experts have identified the source of the pollution and an investigation is underway

Bristol Post

'Thousands' of dead fish found in major river - and experts are still searching for the cause

The pollution in the river between Macclesfield and Prestbury left white foam on the water's surface

Manchester Evening News

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Pollution leak from business turns river bright green

The source has been discovered

Wales Online

River Ouse may become first in England to gain legal rights

Lewes council passes motion recognising Sussex river’s rights to protection, amid growing concerns over pollution of waterways

The Guardian - UK

Dickens exhibition to look at role of London fog in life and writings

Museum show will seek to illustrate extent and impact of fog then and draw parallels with air pollution now

The Guardian - UK

Thousands of fire hotspots in North

CHIANG MAI: A total of 2,201 hotspots were detected across the North on Tuesday, most of them in conservation forests, the Region 3 centre for prevention and mitigation of air pollution reported on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post

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Port plan pitched to parties

City Hall will pitch to those political parties canvassing for votes the idea of integrating Bangkok Port in Klong Toey with the Laem Chabang deep-sea port in Chon Buri to lessen problems in the capital, including floods and air pollution.

Bangkok Post

Despite restrictions elsewhere, NZ still uses a wood preservative linked to arsenic pollution

Timber with a green-grey hue – treated with copper chromium arsenic (CCA) – is a common sight in New Zealand. But how many people are aware that it pollutes the environment, is associated with health risks and is a toxic waste complicating the transition to a circular bioeconomy?

The Conversation

US justice department sues two companies over pollution in Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’

Japanese company Denka, along with US chemicals giant DuPont, have operated the plant that produces cancer-causing chloroprene

The Guardian - US

Refuse accepted

Born and raised in Songkhla, Narongyot Thongyu liked to collect trash from beaches and turn it into toys in his youth. With those childhood memories in mind, Narongyot has created a collection of hanging sculptures resembling quirky toys, each made from discarded objects such as balls, sandals, helmets and bottle…

Bangkok Post

DOJ sues La. chemical maker over risk to minority community

Federal officials are suing a Louisiana chemical maker, alleging that it presented an unacceptable cancer risk to the nearby majority-Black community and demanding cuts in toxic emissions

The Independent UK

UK MPs could weigh merits of urban ban on domestic wood burning

Wood burning is one of biggest sources of small particle pollution in Britain, having doubled in a decade

The Guardian - UK

Neighbours of Cathedral City cheese factory 'losing sleep' over site's foul smells

Residents living near Davidstow Creamery in Cornwall, which produces Cathedral City cheddar, have been complaining for years of foul smells, pollution and noises

Daily Mirror

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Dublin waste management company among sites listed as priority pollution areas by the EPA

Of the 13 sites listed just one of them was in Dublin and it's located on the Naas Road

Bangkok Post

Haze problem set to worsen in March

The Centre for Air Pollution Mitigation (CAPM) on Monday revealed that the haze pollution the country faces, especially in the northern region, will likely worsen next month, while Bangkok and its adjacent provinces will likely experience high levels of fine particulate matter (PM2.5).

Fortune

Does air pollution affect osteoporosis? Science finds a connection

Effects were most evident in the lumbar spine.

The Guardian - US

Ohio toxic train derailment to face congressional scrutiny – as it happened

Democrats and Republicans in Senate and House have pledged to hold hearings on crash that has sparked major pollution fears

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Liverpool Echo

Air quality declines as case builds for clean air zone in Sefton

Increasing traffic from the port is threatening the health of many in the borough, a report stated

The Guardian - UK

Selfish or a godsend? Readers share their views on wood-burning stoves

Demand for wood stoves is soaring in energy crisis despite research showing their harmful effects

Daily Mirror

Water company bosses told to 'swim in the mess you've made' after pollution warnings

The campaign launched this month, which at the time of writing had garnered 48,386 signatures, said: 'We challenge the CEOs of South West Water and Southern Water to swim in the mess they've made'

Daily Record

Best places in Scotland to see Northern Lights again tonight after rare stunning display

If you were not one of the people in Scotland lucky enough to catch a glimpse of the Aurora Borealis on Sunday night, you have another chance on Monday—here are the best spots for it.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Toxic Smog: Iran Criticized for Winter ‘Air Pollution Catastrophe’

In Iran this winter, hospital emergency rooms have been full, schools regularly closed, and many people unable to work or even leave their homes due to toxic smog, which a leading United Nations expert is calling an "air pollution catastrophe". Dirty air is a chronic problem in Iran. Many of…

The Guardian - UK

‘We need to change, whether we like it or not’: London’s Ulez expansion

Clean air zone will cover whole capital from 29 August, pitting health against household finances

The Guardian - UK

Sheffield becomes latest city to implement clean air zone

Most-polluting commercial vehicles will pay up to £50 daily under new scheme

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