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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

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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.”

Tribune News Service

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).

Bangkok Post

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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.

Reuters

'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

Daily Mirror

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.

The Times of India

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

The Independent UK

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.

Glasgow Live

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.

The Conversation

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.

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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:

Radio France Internationale

High-tech emissions tracker exposes carbon polluters in real time

The world has entered an era of “radical transparency for emissions tracking” thanks to a new tool that offers the most detailed, independent look at global greenhouse gas pollution to date.

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The Conversation

What happens if a country fails to comply with EU environmental legislation?

There are different environmental directives in the European Union that member states must comply with. But they do not always do so. Sometimes states fail to take adequate measures to, for example, protect vulnerable ecosystems and species or prevent pollution.

Evening Standard

‘We need to be doing a lot more’: London car pollution at greatest levels since start of pandemic

NO2 levels have reached well above recommended limits this year

The Independent UK

Indoor cooking on wood fires linked to pregnancy deaths

‘In-house cooking and household pollution may increase the risk of seizures. We believe that less oxygen will get to the mother’s brain,’ report author says

Chronicle Live

Newcastle's most polluted streets revealed – as Coast Road junction named as worst emissions hotspot

A pollution monitor near the Corner House Hotel recorded the worst levels in Newcastle in 2021, while the city centre's highest readings were outside St James' Park

Chronicle Live

Tyne Tunnel marks one year since toll booths axed in switch to controversial cashless payments

It has been 12 months since the crossing’s old toll booths and barriers were ditched, in an effort to speed up journey times and reduce pollution levels

Chicago Sun-Times

Sims’ air pollution tests may be botched, EPA says

Residents want to know what hazardous metals are being spewed into the air near homes and schools. They’ll have to wait to find out.

Daily Record

Bypass is 'only way' to stop village becoming rat run to Queensferry Crossing

Villagers are concerned about congestion and pollution from so many vehicles

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