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Israel’s Pollution-free Yom Kippur Can Be A World Model

By not driving or buying on the Day of Atonement, the people of Israel transform and reclaim the urban environment.

Zenger

Toxic Texas Revealed

The Lone Star State now ranks number one in industrial discharges into waterways, according to a new report issued by Environment America.

Texas Observer

Beach cleanup goes high-tech

Plastic-munching drones and robots are starting to ply beaches and waterways.

Axios

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Delhi makes it compulsory for all construction sites of 5,000 sq mtrs to install anti-smog guns

As stubble burning season begins in north India and with pollution levels in the national capital increasing, the Delhi government has begun started implementing its Winter Action Plan. Read more on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Invisible Demons review – apocalypse now for pollution nightmare in Delhi

A despairing handwring of a film shows the effects of environmental crisis on India’s capital – with images as nightmarish as sci-fi

The Guardian - UK

Exclusive-U.S. seeks allies as split emerges over global plastics pollution treaty

The United States is seeking to form a coalition of countries to drive negotiations on a global plastic pollution treaty, weeks after a similar group involving several other G7 nations was launched, according to a document seen by Reuters.

Reuters

Educate officials on environmental laws with help of NLSIU, HC tells KSPCB Chairperson

Court found that cases filed for violation of environmental laws are being quashed as officials are not following procedure as per law

The Hindu

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Nigeria’s sacred Osun River supports millions of people - but pollution is making it unsafe

Pollution has become a worrying threat to Nigeria’s Osun River. The river supports millions of people who rely on the water for agriculture as well as industries. It is also an integral part of Nigeria’s treasured Osun-Osogbo sacred grove, a UNESCO world heritage site. Emmanuel O. Akindele unpacks what’s causing…

The Conversation

California leads the world in testing drinking water for microplastics

You are drinking microplastics.

Tribune News Service

Allahabad HC expressed displeasure over pollution in Ganga

The High Court said said that the ambitious National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) was throwing dust in the eyes and little work to clean the river was visible on ground

The Hindu

Newsom vetoes bill aimed at preventing light pollution

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill that would have dimmed the light pollution emanating from state buildings, writing that the proposed law was an "overly broad mandate" whose costs California is currently ill-equipped to cover.

Los Angeles Times

Which wetlands should receive federal protection? The Supreme Court revisits a question it has struggled in the past to answer

The U.S. Supreme Court opens its new session on Oct. 3, 2022, with a high-profile case that could fundamentally alter the federal government’s ability to address water pollution. Sackett v. EPA turns on a question that courts and regulators have struggled to answer for several decades: Which wetlands and bodies…

The Conversation

Seven of the best places in Scotland to stargaze

Escape the big cities, avoid the light pollution and enjoy millions of stars with a visit to one of these ideal stargazing spots.

Daily Record

UK accused of funding environmental racism with subsidies to Drax

The power station has paid out millions over alleged overpollution in US south, investigation finds

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The safeguard mechanism: Australia’s emissions trading scheme in all but name

From the time it was created, the mechanism has been subject to obfuscation. Labor is about to try and make it work, but it won’t be smooth sailing

Salon

Can this law solve the plastic crisis?

Thanks to a law signed this past June, there could be much less plastic waste in California within a decade

The Guardian - UK

How birds of prey are exposing a toxic time bomb

Researchers are finding chemicals that have not been fully tested for their environmental impact in eagles, owls and falcons – a sign of widespread, persistent pollution

The Independent UK

Biden administration launches environmental justice office

Forty years after a predominantly Black community in Warren County, North Carolina, rallied against hosting a hazardous waste landfill, President Joe Biden’s top environment official has returned to what is widely considered the birthplace of the environmental justice movement to unveil a national office that will distribute $3 billion in…

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Cyclists' fury as Gosforth High Street bollard removal plans branded 'massive backwards step'

Campaigners have claimed the plans "won’t help reduce pollution" or bring in more shoppers

The Independent UK

Scientists fear exposure to pollution could be altering children’s brains

Abnormalities in brain structure have been linked to depression and anxiety

Radio France Internationale

Tap water undrinkable in a quarter of French towns and cities

A French television documentary has revealed that tap water in at least one quarter of French urban areas is below the health standards set by the government's water quality agency. Pollution by pesticides is the main problem.

Daily Mirror

Swimmers' fury as sewage and pollution is dumped in sea along picturesque coastlines

Open water swimmers have slammed the release of sewage and pollution into coastlines around the UK as well as apps used to give advice to bathers amid a summer of issues

Tribune News Service

Clearing pollution helps clear the fog of aging — and may cut the risk of dementia

During the past decade, a growing body of research has shown that air pollution harms older adults’ brains, contributing to cognitive decline and dementia. What hasn’t been clear is whether improving air quality would benefit brain health.

The Independent UK

Air pollution ‘causes brain damage raising risk of depression and autism in children’, new study shows

Research from Rotterdam found those who grew up around busy roads had abnormal white matter

The Guardian - UK

How green is your delivery? Concerns over air pollution impact of new shopping habits

Should schools and vulnerable communities be protected from health hazards associated with warehouses?

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