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Wildfires producing 'witches' brew' of air pollution, UN warns

Wildfires are releasing a "witches' brew" of pollutants that can end up wrecking air quality a continent away from the blaze, the UN's weather and climate agency said Friday.

Radio France Internationale

Air pollution can drive devastating forms of dementia, research suggests

Airborne particles cause toxic clumps of proteins in brain that are hallmarks of Lewy body dementia, study indicates

The Guardian - UK

Weeks after NL investigation, centre notifies audit rules on e-waste recycling compliance

Weeks after Newslaundry’s investigation into e-waste recycling facilities in four states, the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has notified the Environment Audit Rules, making way for a second line of regulatory mechanism for environmental compliance.

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England’s toxic road runoff pollution being ignored, MPs told

Carcinogens entering waterways from 25,000 road outflows are not monitored or regulated by Environment Agency, committee hears

The Guardian - UK

Before the U.S. Steel Explosion, a Legacy of Cost-Cutting and Broken Promises

Canceled upgrades, insufficient maintenance and political lobbying preceded deadly explosion at Pennsylvania’s aging steel plant.

Capital & Main

PFAS: How dangerous are they, really? | Euronews Tech Talks

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are man-made chemicals widely used in the industry, but potentially harmful to human health. Euronews Tech Talks explores this topic with chemist and research scientist Martin Scheringer.

Euronews

Labor is poised to make a big call on our nation’s carbon emissions target. But who is Albanese going to listen to?

Australia’s 2035 target for cutting emissions will reveal how serious we are about addressing the climate crisis

The Guardian - AU

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Splash around safely: new app uses high-tech underwater sensors to judge water quality for British swimmers

Open water swimmers in Shropshire, England, can check daily data and swim without worrying about pollution

Advnture

Sept 1, 2025: Delhi breathing easy, but life expectancy cut short ‘by 8 years’

On Monday, Newslaundry visited Dilli Haat, which attracts tourists from across India and abroad. The AQI at the nearest air quality monitoring station in Lodhi Road was pegged at 85, or ‘satisfactory’. But the monsoon may have a role to play.

Newslaundry

A report tied Iowa’s water pollution to agriculture. Then the money to promote it mysteriously disappeared

Roughly $400,000 in the $1m budget was for public awareness – but those funds were recently ‘zeroed out’

The Guardian - US

UK’s largest lake faces environmental crisis as rescue plans stall

Toxic algae cases in Northern Ireland’s Lough Neagh have tripled since last year, as local fishers’ incomes plummet

The Guardian - UK

British Olympian swims the largest lakes in England, Wales, and Scotland in under 24 hours in campaign against water pollution

Hector Pardoe put a unique twist on the famous three peaks hiking challenge to raise awareness of water pollution

Advnture

One of the most harmful single-use plastics serves no essential purpose

Cigarette butts are the single most littered item on the planet, with an estimated 4.5 trillion discarded each year

The Independent UK

Florida's once-pristine springs threatened by pollution, development and climate change

Florida boasts at least 1,000 freshwater springs, more than any other U.S. state

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Euronews

Too loud to sleep: Which EU country is most affected by noise pollution?

Noise pollution threatens the health of millions of Europeans. Sleep disturbance, cardiovascular diseases, and mental disorders are the main effects.

The Independent UK

Pig and poultry farming harms environment on huge scale, report warns

Waste from pig and poultry farming is around 10.4 million cubic metres annually

The Independent UK

Some 55 million gallons of sewage are threatening Hawaii’s coral reefs

The reefs are vital ecosystems that support other marine life in the area, including green sea turtles and tropical fish

Al Jazeera

Vietnam’s planned petrol scooter ban for Hanoi raises fears for livelihoods

The government’s plans to bar petrol motorbikes from city centre next year have been widely greeted with scepticism.

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Evening Standard

South London incinerator under fire after exceeding air pollution limits nearly 1,000 times in 16-month period

The Beddington Energy Recovery Facility generates energy from residual waste that cannot be composted or recycled

The Conversation

Cigarette filters do nothing for smokers’ health and just create plastic pollution – they should be banned

Cigarette filters were widely introduced in the 1950s, ostensibly to make smoking less harmful. With growing public concern about lung cancer and other smoking-related diseases, the tobacco industry responded not by making cigarettes safer, but by making them seem safer. Filters were the perfect innovation – not for health, but…

International Business Times

Climate-driven Wildfires Reversing Pollution Progress In N. America: Study

Global air pollution is worsening, with the United States and Canada experiencing the sharpest increases due to record-breaking, climate-supercharged wildfires that are undoing decades of progress, a study said Thursday.

The Texas Tribune

Texas power plants and chemical companies benefit as Trump eases pollution rules, experts say

A two-year delay on new mercury rules benefits coal-fired power plants, while chemical plants got an exemption from stricter air pollution standards.

The Guardian - UK

Alan Keys obituary

Other lives: Water quality campaigner who promoted natural ways of cleaning up polluted rivers

The Guardian - UK

‘People have forgotten common courtesy’: what do people think of playing music out loud on public transport?

Some applaud TfL’s efforts to stop ‘headphone dodgers’, while others say people should ‘suck it up and get over it’

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s a disaster’: drought measure to suck water from River Wharfe met with anger

Campaigners accuse Yorkshire Water of negligence and say plan to top up reservoirs will kill the river’s fish

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