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Lisa Jarvis: A scary new link between air pollution and lung cancer

A new study has upended the way researchers think about how air pollution causes lung cancer. The work cracks open a whole new way of thinking about certain cancers and how to treat and even prevent them. It also suggests environmental agencies may have good reason to impose much stricter…

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Indiana refinery to pay $2.75 million in air pollution case

BP, the giant oil company, agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by environmental groups that accused the Whiting refinery of repeatedly violating the U.S. Clean Air Act.

Chicago Sun-Times

BP reaches $2.75M deal over Indiana refinery pollution

Oil titan BP has agreed to pay $2.75 million to settle a lawsuit over air pollution from its largest refinery

The Independent UK

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Website aims to make pollution permit information more accessible in Houston

Texas’ environmental regulators make it tricky for residents to track, or speak out against, industrial projects proposed near their homes. Advocates in Houston built a high-tech workaround.

The Texas Tribune

A rapid shift to electric vehicles can save 24,000 lives and leave us $148 billion better off

Australia has a feasible rapid pathway to decarbonise its transport sector. The benefits of electric vehicles are hard to dismiss.

The New Daily

NGO retracts ‘waste colonialism’ report blaming Asian countries for plastic pollution

Ocean Conservancy apologises for ‘false narrative’ of 2015 study that put blame for bulk of world’s plastic waste on five Asian states

The Guardian - UK

Beachgoers told to avoid swimming after sewage and pollution alerts issued

There are currently 28 pollution warnings in place throughout the UK.

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A rapid shift to electric vehicles can save 24,000 lives and leave us $148bn better off over the next 2 decades

Reducing air pollution from road transport will save thousands of lives and improve the health of millions of Australians. One of the quickest ways to do this is to accelerate the current slow transition to electric vehicles.

The Conversation

Are beach showers polluting the ocean?

According to a recent study, the facilities are a “point source” of sunscreen contamination and threaten coral reef

Salon

The trash island built by fishermen

The fishing industry is dumping trash in the ocean — and the microplastics trickle up to our bodies

Salon

Southern Water alters pollution alert tool to curb automatic red alerts

Map used to flag red all raw sewage releases into bathing waters – but firm now says it factors in ‘impact’

The Guardian - UK

Healthy teenagers at risk of irregular heartbeats from air pollution, says study

Concern as heart arrhythmias appear to be triggered even when air pollution within quality limits

The Guardian - UK

Hundreds of yoga teachers call out lululemon over coal-powered factories

Climate campaigners say pollution from multibillion-dollar clothing company’s production is inconsistent with its ethical branding

The Guardian - AU

‘We are not going away’: the volunteers fighting back against England’s polluted rivers

Determined fishers are testing their stretches of river for pollution as citizen scientists take on the water companies

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TNPCB’s nod mandatory for STPs in below 20,000 sq mt construction projects

‘The directive is meant for their effective monitoring’

Liverpool Echo

United Utilities blame caravan site and factory waste for sewage in Mersey River

Around 100 beaches in England were hit by raw sewage discharges last month, sparking national outrage

Daily Mirror

UK beaches issued dreaded 'Do not swim' order after major pollution and sea sewage risk

Water tests taken by the Environment Agency at three beaches in East Yorkshire revealed pollution levels are far too high for bathers to safely swim in the sea

The Conversation

Is your gas stove bad for your health?

Cooks love their gadgets, from countertop slow cookers to instant-read thermometers. Now, there’s increasing interest in magnetic induction cooktops – surfaces that cook much faster than conventional stoves, without igniting a flame or heating an electric coil.

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The Guardian - AU

Coalmine wastewater spill south of Sydney turns creek in Royal national park to black sludge

NSW EPA investigating third coal pollution incident this year involving Peabody Energy’s Metropolitan mine

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Pollution and lung cancer are linked, a new study reveals

New research breakthrough explains why so many non smokers get sick with the disease.

The Hindu

Punjab farmers picket outside Ministers and MLAs residences, demand debt waiver

Kisan Mazdoor Sangarsh Smiti raised various issues including groundwater water and pollution in rivers, compensation for death of cattle due to lumpy skin disease

Axios

Scientists find air pollution link to lung cancer

Poor air quality was attributed to more than 250,000 lung cancer deaths around the world in 2019.

Texas Observer

An Eleventh-Hour, Hail-Mary Climate Remedy

The Inflation Reduction Act promises to slash U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, but enables more pollution in Gulf Coast communities.

The Guardian - AU

Seeing stars: the astronomical rise of Australian dark-sky tourism

Australia has a relative abundance of astro-tourism destinations, and a growing movement to help protect their darkness

The Hindu

Study to find sources of air pollution in city nearing completion

IIT Madras report, being prepared in coordination with various departments, is likely to be ready in a couple of months

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