The Latest Breaking News from Pollution

The Senate has a climate deal. Now comes the hard part

After decades of inaction on the climate crisis, the federal government is on the verge of enacting a sweeping plan to slash planet-warming pollution, with Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema agreeing late Thursday to support the bill.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 5, 2022

Do Not Swim notice extended at popular Dublin beach due to high levels of bacteria

Since July 25, "elevated bacterial results" have been found from seawater sampling

Dublin Live · Aug 5, 2022

The UN just declared a universal human right to a healthy, sustainable environment – here's where resolutions like this can lead

Climate change is already affecting much of the world’s population, with startlingly high temperatures from the Arctic to Australia. Air pollution from wildfires, vehicles and industries threatens human health. Bees and pollinators are dying in unprecedented numbers that may force changes in crop production and food availability.

The Conversation · Aug 5, 2022

NJ sues Monsanto over ‘reckless’ PCB contamination, including along Delaware River

PHILADELPHIA — The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection filed suit Thursday against Monsanto for “extensive damage” caused by PCB contamination, citing “reckless long-term discharge of” polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) statewide and noting pollution from a company facility in Gloucester County on the Delaware River.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Aug 4, 2022

The EPA has identified 23 U.S. facilities that are emitting toxic air pollution that puts people at risk

One of them is in Laredo, which has elevated rates of cancer, according to a recent state analysis. The findings come after reporting by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune.

The Texas Tribune · Aug 4, 2022

Advocates: Senate bill means environmental health, also harm

Billions of dollars in climate and environment investments from the Inflation Reduction Act could flow to communities in the United States that have been plagued by pollution and climate threats for decades

The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2022

The plastic crisis has deep corporate roots: to protect our planet, they need to be exposed

This spring, I taught a new undergraduate course in environmental sociology. Most of my students took the course because they were curious to see what their desire to live more sustainably had to do with sociology.

The Conversation · Aug 4, 2022

How year-round crops could reduce farm pollution in the Mississippi River

MINNEAPOLIS — Don Wyse's field of winter barley used to be mostly empty in the spring.

Tribune News Service · Aug 4, 2022

Police issues challan to BJP MP Manoj Tiwari for not wearing helmet during ‘Tiranga bike rally’

He was riding a motorcycle without helmet, licence, pollution control certificate: traffic police

The Hindu · Aug 4, 2022

Safety concerns on remote NT's Roper Highway, as trucks start carting 300,000 tonnes of iron ore

Remote Arnhem Land residents worry iron ore trucks are making the Roper Highway increasingly more dangerous, and causing dust pollution.

ABC News · Aug 4, 2022