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After losing four relatives to respiratory illness, Zeina Matar fled her hometown north of Lebanon's capital where she says a decaying power plant generates little electricity but very deadly pollution. Thick black smoke sometimes billows from its red-and-white chimneys, leaving a grey haze in the air above the Zouk Mikael…

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Microphones dropped into ocean off Greenland to record melting icebergs

Artist Siobhán McDonald will turn recordings into an acoustic installation exploring humanity’s impact on the ocean

The Guardian - UK

French state fined further €20 million for inadequate action over air pollution

France's highest administrative court on Monday ordered the state to pay €20 million in fines for failing to improve air quality in major cities. The penalties came on top of another €10 million from the same court for the same reason in 2021.

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Smart meters and dynamic pricing can help consumers use electricity when it's less costly, saving money and reducing pollution

Americans want their electricity to be cheap, clean and reliable, but that trifecta is becoming more elusive, thanks to climate change. According to a 2021 report by the nonprofit research organization Climate Central, more than 80% of reported major outages across the U.S. from 2000 through 2021 were caused by…

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Ports reveal unprecedented surge in harmful emissions; officials blame COVID-19 logjam

LOS ANGELES — When Janet Schaaf-Gunter peered through the window at San Pedro Bay last year, she saw so many cargo ships it looked as if Southern California was on the brink of an invasion.

Los Angeles Times

Proliferating wildfires poison public health across the country

As wildfires continue to burn in parts of the United States, state public health officials and experts are increasingly concerned about residents’ chronic exposure to toxin-filled smoke.

Tribune News Service

50 years ago, the Clean Water Act promised to fix America’s water. Did it succeed?

The legacy of the landmark legislation is under threat in many ways. There's still a long way to go to ensure safe water for all Americans.

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Countries push to undermine ban on commercial whaling

Charities say calls at international meeting to lift restrictions are distraction from climate crisis and plastic pollution

The Guardian - UK

EPA takes Ballarat developer Vista Estate to court over Yarrowee River pollution allegations

Residents allege sludge has been flowing into the Yarrowee River from a residential development site since January, with five remedial notices issued by the EPA.

ABC News

Landmark Vic coal pollution case begins

Three energy companies and Victoria's Environmental Protection Authority are facing a trial over their alleged failure to limit pollution from power stations.

AAP

Clean Water Act at 50: environmental gains, challenges unmet

Fifty years ago, Congress passed the Clean Water Act to protect U.S. waterways from abuses like the oily industrial pollution that caused Ohio's Cuyahoga River to catch on fire in 1969

The Independent UK

Tara sails back to France after global voyage checking plankton and pollution

After a voyage of 70,000 kilometres around the globe, the schooner Tara arrived in Brittany on Saturday. The scientists who took part in the two-year mission gathered thousands of samples of marine micro-organisms in a bid to better understand ocean plankton and the impact of pollution.

Radio France Internationale

Research: Cutting Coal Offers Significant Health Benefits However Environmental Justice Issues Remain

According to a recent study that used data from Texas and nearby states, the most popular methods for cutting greenhouse gas emissions from electricity .Read more on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

The air we breathe: how I have been observing atmospheric change through art and science

Overlooking the Bass Strait on the remote and windy northwest tip of Lutruwita/Tasmania is the Kennaook/Cape Grim Baseline Air Pollution Station.

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Coogee beach among NSW swimming spots with ‘poor’ water quality amid La Niña deluge

Twice the number of sites have been exposed to concerning levels of pollution and sewage since 2019, government report finds

Radio France Internationale

France sued for inaction over nitrate pollution, fuel for killer seaweed

A Breton water rights group is suing the French state for not doing enough to lower the amount of nitrate pollution in the Channel, which contributes to the growth of toxic – and sometimes deadly – green algae.

Dynamite News

Health: Air Pollution Shifts The Scales In Favour Of Female Obesity

As more individuals consume bad diets and neglect to engage in regular exercise, obesity has become a significant global health concern in recent decades. Read more on Dynamite News:

The Guardian - UK

‘Hot air’: plans to crack down on UK water polluters dismissed as toothless

Exclusive: critics say stripped-down Environment Agency has not levied a fine in 12 years so no point to higher cap

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Human activity threatening water sources we rely on for life and it's getting worse, says Ireland's environment watchdog

Pollution from agriculture, sewage, forestry and more has left almost half our rivers, lakes, oceans and estuaries in unsatisfactory condition

The Times of India

Connaught Place smog tower has noticeable impact on air pollution up to 300 mts: Delhi minister Gopal Rai

NEW DELHI: The smog tower at Connaught Place in Delhi has a noticeable impact on air pollution up to a distance of 300 metres, Delhi environment minister Gopal Rai said on Friday.

The Independent UK

EPA: Racial disparity in Louisiana's 'Cancer Alley'

The Environmental Protection Agency said it has evidence that Black residents in an industrial section of Louisiana face an increased risk of cancer from a nearby chemical plant — and that state officials have let air pollution remain high and downplayed its threat

The Independent UK

DC sues chemical manufacturer over pesticide pollution

The District of Columbia filed a lawsuit Thursday against Velsicol, claiming it violated the city's environmental laws by polluting a major waterway, the Anacostia River, and its surrounding environment for decades

Liverpool Echo

Water company not to blame for 'raw sewage' dumped in River Mersey

United Utilities said a caravan site and factory waste was to blame for the lumps of sewage found in the water at Otterspool

Salon

Air pollution squirrels into the unborn

An alarming study finds that air pollution breathed in by pregnant women is making its way to the fetus

The Conversation

740,000km of fishing line and 14 billion hooks: we reveal just how much fishing gear is lost at sea each year

Two per cent of all fishing gear used worldwide ends up polluting the oceans, our new research finds. To put that into perspective, the amount of longline fishing gear littering the ocean each year can circle the Earth more than 18 times.

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