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Analysis: Scientists look to solve ozone threat to Africa's food security

Plant scientist Felicity Hayes checks on her crops inside one of eight tiny domed greenhouses set against the Welsh hills. The potted pigeon pea and papaya planted in spring are leafy and green, soon to bear fruit.

Reuters

Ensure ambient air quality: NGT tells Kerala government

State asked to continue taking preventive and remedial measures against air pollution

The Hindu

Pollution rule needs rework

Back in 1992, the government classified 18 areas with severe pollution problems as Pollution Control Areas, in which additional environmental oversights -- such as tougher air and wastewater emission standards -- would be applied.

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Farming and fertilisers: how ecological practices can make a difference

Agriculture involves a difficult balance between food production and environmental impact. For example, fertilisers can help to achieve good crop yields, but over-using them produces greenhouse gas emissions and pollution.

The Conversation

Heat waves + air pollution can be a deadly combination: The health risk together is worse than either alone

On the morning news, you see the weather forecast is for high heat, and there is an “excessive heat watch” for later in the week. You were hoping the weather would cool down, but yet another heat wave is threatening human health and increasing the chance of wildfires. On top…

The Conversation

Environment Agency tells staff to ignore pollution complaints, says ex-employee

EA ‘shutting down’ calls from public about rivers, says former worker Helen Nightingale, leading waterways to deteriorate

The Guardian - UK

EPA runs inspection blitz across Victoria, after 'shocking' chemical spill

For weeks, Victoria's EPA has been sending teams of inspectors out to industrial businesses across the state for surprise checks, designed to prevent another serious chemical spill.

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Water companies are considering system to turn sewage into drinking water to avert shortages

People will need to be ‘less squeamish’ about where Britain’s drinking water comes from, the Environment Agency chief said

The Independent UK

Development at the cost of environment perilous for humanity: Environmentalist Anil Prakash Joshi

It is high time an international debate began on growing ecological insecurity of the world and the perils of rising air pollution and depleting water resources, Mr. Joshi said.

The Hindu

Environment Agency investigating after water pollution spotted in North Sea 'from East Durham to Teesside'

Photos show what appears to be pollution in the North Sea, seen from Easington beach

Chronicle Live

Water companies to face ‘strictest targets’ on sewage pollution under new plan

Defra said it is launching the ‘largest infrastructure programme in water company history to crack down on sewage spills and end pollution’.

The Independent UK

New government plan to stop sewage spills branded ‘joke’ and ‘licence to pollute’

‘Weak’ targets won’t stop the dumping, say Labour and Lib Dems

The Independent UK

Steps taken to check pollution of Vembanad, Ashtamudi lakes inadequate, says NGT

Additional Chief Secretary (Environment) directed to appear before the Principal Bench with action-taken report

The Hindu

EPA to designate 'forever chemicals' as hazardous substances

The Environmental Protection Agency is designating some toxic industrial compounds used in cookware, carpets and firefighting foams as hazardous substances under the so-called Superfund law

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The Guardian - UK

Drought, pollution, floods: Avon in Devon tells story of UK rivers in distress

A journey down the waterway in an area of outstanding natural beauty highlights troubles facing UK rivers

The Guardian - UK

More action needed on UK’s summer smogs, say experts

Data shows rise in ozone values over past few years, with many days breaching WHO guidelines

France 24

France's Macron visits Algeria in bid to mend ties

French President Emmanuel Macron has kicked off a three-day visit to Algeria with economic ties on the agenda, as well as a bid to reset often tense relations between Paris and Algiers. Also in this edition: Angola's ruling party edges closer to an election win after the tightest presidential race…

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UK sewage turning Channel and North Sea into dumping ground, say French MEPs

Post-Brexit UK accused of abandoning international obligations to protect marine life and human health

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Smog across Colorado's Front Range is going to make gas more expensive. But do the clean air benefits justify the cost to consumers?

As foul smog continues to hover along Colorado's Front Range horizon, millions of drivers in the state will pay more for a special formula of gasoline that is supposed to cause less pollution. But just how much that fuel improves the air and whether the expense is worth the financial…

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NSW gold mine fined for dust pollution

The environmental watchdog has fined one of Australia's largest gold mines for failing to stop dust from polluting homes near Orange in the NSW Central West.

ABC News

Cadia Hill gold mine slugged with highest possible EPA penalty for dust pollution

The New South Wales' environmental watchdog said the dust pollution at Cadia Hill gold mine near Orange occurred after a tailings facility dried out.

The Times of India

Delhi: Pollution meet today to draft winter action plan

NEW DELHI: Environment minister Gopal Rai said the Delhi government had started preparing a winter action plan for the city to be better prepared to deal with the upcoming pollution cycle.

Newcastle Herald

EPA seeks top legal advice about power station pollution exemption

The NSW Environment Protection Authority is under increasing pressure to reveal the legal advice it has received about the legality of a pollution exemption provided to Vales Point power station.

Chronicle Live

Petition launched to re-open bus and cycle lane in Gateshead to all traffic

Almost 300 people have signed a taxi driver's petition to scrap the bus and cycle lanes on Askew road amid concerns about pollution, congestion, and the cost of living crisis

Wales Online

Warning more sewage could wash up on beaches over bank holiday as most affected areas revealed

Surfers Against Sewage said it did not take exceptionally heavy rainfall for raw sewage to be flushed out in storm overflows

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