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Sewage pollution: why the UK water industry is broken

As a child swimming off the coast of south Devon in the 1960s, I believed the warm water passing through my legs was the Gulf Stream current. Now, as an adult, I realise it was actually raw sewage being discharged into the ocean.

The Conversation

What is adult onset asthma? Sadiq Khan to publish book on air pollution

The Mayor of London is publishing a book on climate action inspired by his asthma diagnosis at age 43

Evening Standard

Australian parliament passes first climate change legislation in a decade

Labor’s climate bill has passed both houses of parliament with support from the Greens and key crossbench senators

The Guardian - AU

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Small island community fights plans for Scotland's largest salmon farm

A SMALL island community has united against plans for what would be Scotland’s largest salmon farm amid pollution concerns.

The National (Scotland)

Million jobs needed for India’s air quality management, says iFOREST report

Air pollution management should be seen as an opportunity to build a green economy, suggests report’s author

The Hindu

TNPCB notifies waste battery rules

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The Hindu

Gabon: The high cost of 'low-cost' oil

Puddles of oil in the forests, polluted lagoons, crabs covered in oil: with photos and videos, activists have been denouncing recurrent pollution in western Gabon. In three years, they have recorded ten polluted sites in the Etimboué region, all of them located near the oil fields belonging to the Franco-British…

France 24

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Silvertown: Tunnelling starts for new London river crossing amid pollution protests

Climate protesters have expressed concern about the crossing’s impact on traffic and air pollution

Evening Standard

Tunnelling starts for new London river crossing Silvertown Tunnel

Climate protesters have expressed concern about the crossing’s impact on traffic and air pollution.

The Independent UK

Rising energy costs could lead to more homes using fireplaces for heat but not without potentially serious consequences

This increase could have serious implications including air pollution and even chimney fires.

Irish Mirror

Majority of Scots want to ban car engines running outside schools

In the survey, 78 per cent said they would like to see new laws put in place to stop people leaving their car engines running while waiting near schools.

Daily Record

Texas regulators proposed cracking down on harmful plastic “nurdles” — and then changed their minds

The Texas coast is a hot spot for “nurdle” pollution, tiny plastic pellets created in the process of producing everyday products. But a plan to require proactive prevention of their release has been scrapped.

The Texas Tribune

Warning issued as storm sewage discharged at some of Wales' most popular beaches

Surfers Against Sewage have issued pollution alerts for sewage at four popular beaches

Wales Online

CSE analysis finds limited improvement in cities funded by National Clean Air Programme

Only 14 of 43 NCAP cities registered a 10% or more reduction in their PM2.5; only 43 cities had adequate data to be considered

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Eustice defends ‘utter failure’ of efforts to cut raw sewage discharges in England

Environment secretary responds to criticism of plan to stop ‘literal shit being pumped into rivers and seas’

The Independent UK

Dutch farm minister resigns after protests over pollution

The Dutch agriculture minister has unexpectedly resigned following a tumultuous summer of protests by farmers over pollution regulations

The Independent UK

TV gardening expert Kate Bradbury’s top 5 pollution-busting trees to plant

The RHS ambassador recommends her favourites and gives additional tips on growing trees as hedges.

The Guardian - UK

‘Is it seaweed – or something more sinister?’ The sewage blighting Cornwall’s beaches

Beachgoers were warned to stay out of the water this summer after sewage was discharged into the sea. Locals at Falmouth Bay in Cornwall tell of their rage at the water companies – and the rising tide of filth

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The Conversation

Taxes out, subsidies in: Australia and the US are passing major climate bills – without taxing carbon

At last, there’s action on climate change. The United States recently passed its largest climate bill ever. And Australia is set to usher a 43% emissions target into law this week, although the Greens will try to amend the bill so the climate impacts of new gas and coal projects…

Manchester Evening News

Pollution warnings issued for Welsh beaches as people are warned to stay out of the water

The public have been advised of reduced water quality at six Welsh beaches

The Guardian - AU

Catastrophe, pollution, dirty subsidies and nature capitalism: another week in the climate crisis

The chance of extreme events is increasing because emissions aren’t slowing down. The hard work to transform the economy has barely begun.

The Hindu

Air pollution in Delhi: Gopal Rai to chair meeting on winter action plan on Monday

The environment department will oversee the implementation of the interventions to mitigate winter pollution in Delhi

The National (Scotland)

Revealed: The 49 Scottish beaches polluted by sewage

MORE than half of Scotland’s most popular beaches have been contaminated with sewage in breach of safety limits this summer, according to the…

The Hindu

Marine life facing serious threat due to plastic pollution, say experts

‘People should not use plastic materials during their visit to beaches’

The Guardian - UK

‘We just want the truth’: British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths

Question mark over freeport in Tees Valley after ecological disaster puts communities in the north east of England at loggerheads with the government

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