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BMA aims for cleaner, safer air

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) plans to elevate the PM2.5 safety standard from 50 to 37.5 µg/m³.

Bangkok Post

North America has cut air pollution, seen more storms. NOAA study suggests a connection

MIAMI — Over the last 40 years, North American cars and power plants have gotten cleaner. They spewed far less pollution into the atmosphere, a difference visible by satellites.

Miami Herald

Eleven-year bus yatra: moving from pollution towards a solution!

Prof Solanki calls for reducing usage of ‘unclean energy’

The Hindu

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Study finds cleaner air leads to more Atlantic hurricanes

A new study links how many hurricanes form worldwide to air pollution levels

The Independent UK

MEPs call for 20% reduction in car emissions by 2025

European parliament’s environment committee proposes interim goal on way to all-electric future

The Guardian - UK

Cape Verde’s recycling initiatives face off against global trash

The powerful Canary Current ferries trash from across the world to the island beaches of the West African country.

Al Jazeera

US fracking boom could tip world to edge of climate disaster

140bn metric tons of planet-heating gases could be unleashed if fossil fuel extraction plans get green light, analysis shows

The Guardian - US

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Yorkshire’s title as the lobster capital of Europe under threat as thousands was up dead

Locals blame chemical leaks and pollution for sudden deaths

The Independent UK

Why can’t smoggy Southern California improve air quality? Local regulators blame the federal government

LOS ANGELES — With smoggy Southern California poised to miss a critical clean air goal next year, local regulators are now threatening to sue the Environmental Protection Agency, saying the federal government has made their job “impossible.”

Los Angeles Times

Exxon doubles down on ‘advanced recycling’ claims that yield few results

The petroleum company is under investigation for misleading the public while exacerbating the global plastic pollution crisis

The Guardian - US

Amid azaan row, Karnataka issues guidelines on loudspeakers

Those wishing to use loudspeakers are to get permission within 15 days

The Hindu

‘People laugh but think twice’: Belgian cartoonist takes on plastic pollution

Pieter De Poortere is putting his best-known character, Dickie, to work to help galvanise opposition to a giant plastics plant in Antwerp

The Guardian - UK

SWTD modernising its fleet to rein in pollution and improve revenue

Fleet of steel ferries to be replaced with seven catamaran ferries with fibre-reinforced plastic body

The Hindu

Global Plastic Watch: Satellite Eyes Pinpoint Waste From Space to Reduce Ocean Pollution

A cutting-edge new tool developed by Minderoo Foundation has identified thousands of waste sites across 25 countries for the first time using advanced satellite data technology and machine learning to measure piles of plastic waste from space. Global Plastic Watch ( globalplasticwatch.org ) is a tool which combines earth observation…

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Aircraft noise becomes a key federal election issue for some frustrated Brisbane residents

Flight path and aircraft noise is emerging as a key federal election issue in inner-Brisbane electorates, with residents in dozens of suburbs complaining of excessive noise pollution from Brisbane Airport's new runway.

Salon

New DOJ office to fight pollution

New Justice Dept. office will take on polluters in hard-hit communities

The Independent UK

How do we get cars out of cities?

While cars are sometimes necessary for people’s mobility and social inclusion needs, car-centric cities disadvantage those who are already marginalised. Kimberly Nicholas explores 12 ways to scrap the automobile

The Hindu

Working to tackle drug traffickers: Coast Guard D-G Pathania

We have the capability to reassign ships and aircraft for fresh tasks, he says

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Irish Mirror

Irish winter home staple could be off the shelves from September in line with smoky fuel ban

"Because of they way they burn, are below the 10 micrograms of pollution that is put out into the atmosphere?"

The Guardian - UK

Pollutionwatch: the sad end of the Met Office’s atmospheric survey plane

Moasa aircraft will no longer measure pollutants over UK after funding was stopped

The Conversation

A climate scientist on India and Pakistan's horror heatwave, and the surprising consequences of better air quality

The record-shattering heatwave that engulfed most of India and Pakistan through March and April brought temperatures exceeding 45℃ in many areas, leading to critical electricity and water shortages.

Al Jazeera

Bougainville starts process to reopen controversial Panguna mine

Officials say the facility will provide crucial income despite causing war and pollution the last time it was open.

Salon

UN recognizes plastic pollution crisis

Insidious microplastics are in our blood and in the food we eat. Are we too late to stop the plastic apocalypse?

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Only about 5% of plastic waste gets recycled in US, new report says

PHILADELPHIA — Only 5% to 6% of the 46 million tons of plastic waste generated annually in the U.S. gets recycled, a big dip from the last estimate of nearly 9% just a few years ago, according to a new study by two environmental groups focused on creating awareness around…

The Conversation

Allowing E15 fuel year-round won't increase sales very much, but it's a symbolic victory for corn ethanol advocates

As part of efforts to dampen high gasoline prices, the Biden administration is temporarily allowing gas stations to sell a special fuel blend called E15, containing 15% ethanol, year-round. Under the Clean Air Act, E15 cannot be sold in summer because it evaporates more readily in warm weather and can…

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