The Latest Breaking News from Pollution

Winvic Construction fined £160,000 for polluting brook at East Midlands Gateway

Water near East Midlands Gateway site was apparently ‘running red with silt pollution’

Birmingham Post · Mar 3, 2023

Tijuana sewage isn't only in Imperial Beach waves. It's in the air. And San Diegans are breathing it

SAN DIEGO — Sewage pollution spilling over the border from Tijuana into the San Diego region not only threatens the health of surfers and swimmers but potentially those simply breathing the air.

Tribune News Service · Mar 2, 2023

Not a breath of fresh air: study finds sewage bacteria in ocean spray

Pathogens such as E coli, norovirus and salmonella can be blown miles into coastal communities after a rainstorm

The Guardian - US · Mar 2, 2023

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 · Mar 1, 2023

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 · Mar 1, 2023

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 · Mar 1, 2023

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 · Mar 1, 2023

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 · Mar 1, 2023

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 · Feb 28, 2023

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 · Feb 28, 2023