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Air pollution is preventing insects from sniffing out the crops and wildflowers that depend on them, according to new research.

Zenger

People of colour far likelier to live in England’s very high air pollution areas

Study finds minority ethnic people make up nearly half of populations in areas with very high NO2 or PM2.5 levels

The Guardian - UK

Cars among main causes of oil in oceans

Cars and highways are among the top contributors to ocean oil pollution, study finds

Salon

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Climate change worsened Hurricane Ian's rainfall by 10%, scientists say

Climate change made Hurricane Ian’s most extreme rainfall about 10% worse than it would have been without two centuries of greenhouse gas pollution, according to a first-take analysis of the storm by two U.S. climate researchers. Their rapid analysis, which they shared on Twitter, looked only at rainfall, and not…

Tribune News Service

A public payphone in China began ringing and ringing. Who was calling?

It started in July. The callers live in Gourd Island, and they were hoping to share an important message that they say was being ignored by their local authorities.

WEKU

The Hebburn housewife who battled for decades against pollution from local cokeworks

A new book, Clean Air, recalls how a Tyneside housewife Jennie Shearan united the local community to fight against the pollution her neighbourhood was forced to endure

Chronicle Live

Water companies forced to cut £150m from customers’ bills

Thames, Southern and nine other firms penalised after missing targets on pollution

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Green watchdog accused of allowing ‘illegal operation’ polluting Scottish beach with sewage

SCOTLAND’S green watchdog has been accused of allowing the “illegal operation” of a Scottish Water site which has polluted an East Lothian…

The National (Scotland)

Plastic Odyssey sets off on round-the-world mission to fight marine pollution

Plastic Odyssey will leave the port of Marseille, in the south of France, on 1 October for a three-year expedition. Its main goal is to find ways to reduce marine pollution by plastics in the 30 countries most affected by this issue in Africa, South East Asia and South America.

Radio France Internationale

Is your gas stove bad for your health?

A professor shares some perspective on how gas stoves can contribute to indoor air pollution

Salon

Anger over 'unfair' Leeds taxi no-go areas which cause pollution and force drivers onto long detours

Calls have been made to relax the no go zones

Leeds Live

In Pilsen, community effort builds to close Chicago’s last big scrap-metal shredder

Mary Gonzales, 81, is leading the push to close the pollution-emitting operation owned by Sims Metal Management.

Chicago Sun-Times

Air Pollution Worsens The Financial Damage Of Climate Change

Air pollution increases the financial damage of climate change by up to two-thirds, according to new research from the USA. The study revealed that in some cases, smog raises the social cost of carbon by as much as 66 percent.

Zenger

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

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Texas Observer

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.

Axios

Beach cleanup goes high-tech

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

Dynamite News

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:

The Guardian - UK

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

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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.

The Hindu

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 Conversation

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…

Tribune News Service

California leads the world in testing drinking water for microplastics

You are drinking microplastics.

The Hindu

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

Los Angeles Times

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.

The Conversation

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…

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