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EVs weigh more than gas-powered models. Here's what that means for roads, owners and pedestrians

Electric vehicles weigh more than their internal combustion engine counterparts, and that has implications for maintenance, safety and even pollution.

Tribune News Service

Why it’s not just the heat from heatwaves that puts us at risk

Dangerous air pollution can accompany hot weather due to fires and ozone buildup

The Guardian - UK

MPCB lets Gondegaon coal washery open ‘with conditions’

NAGPUR: In a shocker for farmers and environmentalists, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has permitted Gondegaon coal washery to “conditionally restart” its operations.

The Times of India

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Air pollution linked to dementia and cognitive decline in new UK government report

It was also found that more direct damage to the brain can be caused by air pollution.

Daily Record

Belagavi MLA says Ganesh Mandals will celebrate festival as it has always been done

Officials, however, maintain rules, particularly those related to noise and water pollution, will be implemented strictly

The Hindu

‘From the highest mountains to the deepest ocean trenches’: How ocean plastics pollute the Earth

Tens of millions of tonnes of plastic pollution enters the ocean every year, where it can spend decades breaking down into toxic microplastics.

The New Daily

Delhi: Cash incentives to tackle farm fires?

NEW DELHI: Supporting Punjab government’s proposal to incentivise paddy farmers for not burning harvest stubble in the winter, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said Delhi government was “ready to do whatever it can” to reduce air pollution.

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Plastic Pollution Can Be Removed From Lakes By Naturally-Occurring Bacteria

The research team explained that bacteria break down the carbon compounds in plastic to use as food for their growth.

Zenger

Gull poo pollution warnings on Scottish beaches ‘out of proportion’, say experts

British Trust for Ornithology says droppings are ‘innocuous compared to wet wipes or dog poo in plastic’

The Guardian - UK

Commentary: Want to fight climate change and drought at the same time? Bring back beavers

Millions of highly skilled environmental engineers stand ready to make our continent more resilient to climate change. They restore wetlands that absorb carbon, store water, filter pollution and clean and cool waters for salmon and trout. They are recognized around the world for helping to reduce wildfire risk. Scientists have…

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: Port of LA’s broken clean-air pledges show the need for regulation

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are a hub of international trade, and also the biggest source of smog-forming emissions in Southern California because of their heavy concentration of diesel-guzzling trucks, ships, trains and cargo-handling equipment.

Los Angeles Times

Bangor businesses urged to check drainage connections after latest Ward Park pollution

"Contamination of the water has unfortunately occurred on a number of different occasions over the past number of years."

Belfast Live

Delhi: Forecast time to be cut by a third to make pollution curbs effective

NEW DELHI: With the Commission on Air Quality Management, the central government's body on pollution in Delhi-NCR, deciding to base anti-pollution measures under the Graded Response Action Plan on predicted air quality rather than recorded air quality, scientists are updating the system to shorten the forecast time by one-third.

The Times of India

Mountain of unwanted clothes from the UK washes up on Ghana's beaches

A massive mountain of clothes strewn across a beach in Africa has shown the true cost of pollution from 'one-off' throwaway clothing, with the UK thought to be Europe's largest exporter

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Air pollution ‘likely’ to increase the risk of developing dementia, say experts

A Government research group has found that air pollution is "likely" to increase the risk of accelerated cognitive decline and suffering from dementia

The Times of India

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann meets Union minister Gajendra Shekhawat, says will work with Centre to clean up state's waters

CHANDIGARH: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann held a meeting with Jal Shakti minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in Delhi on Tuesday to raise the issue of pollution in River Satluj, Ludhiana’s Buddha Nullah and falling water table in the state.

Texas Observer

Concrete Ideas

New technology and methods may help clean up the cement and concrete industries—two of Texas’ most conspicuous polluters.

Reason

West Virginia v. EPA: Was "Major Questions" Necessary?

A correct interpretation of the statute at issue—Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act—does not give the EPA the authority to issue the sort of regulations at issue in the case.

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How Minnesota's little, polluted Crow River clouds the Mississippi

COSMOS, Minn. — Carrie Jennings flits around the South Fork Crow River like a water bug in the old one-seat canoe she bought years ago for $100, then pauses midstream to peer down at the brown water.

The National (Scotland)

Calls for bold action on emissions in Scotland after report shows dementia link

A new report has found incidents of dementia and cognitive decline are "almost consistently associated" with exposure to air pollution

Radio France Internationale

Thousands of dolphins die in Black Sea, collateral victims of war in Ukraine

Ukrainian biologists have warned that dolphins in the Black Sea are dying at an alarming rate due to deadly noise pollution caused by Russian warships and submarines.

The Guardian - UK

Plastic in the Depths: how pollution took over our oceans

So much plastic pours into the sea every year that species are now endemic to it. A new Guardian series looks at where it comes from, the harm it does and what can be done about it

ABC News

Coalition government's pre-election carbon credit shake-up created 'sovereign risk', department warned

Then-energy minister Angus Taylor blindsided the carbon market with a decision that effectively ripped up contracts worth billions of dollars. Previously secret documents reveal the government was repeatedly warned about the chaos that could occur.

The Guardian - UK

Anglian Water chief lands £1.3m pay despite two-star pollution rating

Campaigners say bonus curbs on Peter Simpson not enough as company logs 25% of all serious pollution incidents last year

Dynamite News

NGT directs DPCC to ensure parks not used for non-conforming purposes

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Delhi Pollution Control Committee and the municipal corporation to ensure that public parks are not used for installation of mobile towers or any other non-conforming purposes. Read more on Dynamite News:

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