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Cate Blanchett says 'leaf blowers need to be eradicated from the face of the earth' because '30 minutes on a leaf blower has more pollution than driving a pickup from Texas to Alaska'. Does this make you rethink yours?

The sound of a leaf blower on a summer's day is undoubtedly annoying, but do they deserve to go? The actress responds with an enthusiastic yes

Homes & Gardens

Map reveals residential wood-burning hotspots in England and Wales

Researchers analyse energy performance certificate data to identify areas with potentially high particle pollution

The Guardian - UK

About 15% of world’s cropland polluted with toxic metals, say researchers

Scientists sound the alarm over substances such as arsenic and lead contaminating soils and entering food systems

The Guardian - UK

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Appliance efficiency standards save consumers billions, reduce pollution and fight climate change

President Donald Trump has said he wants to reverse decades of regulations about energy efficiency in American household appliances, claiming doing so will provide Americans with “freedom to choose” products that meet their needs.

The Conversation

Kicking up a stink: row over sewage pollution blighting Cape Town’s beaches

Campaigners say authorities should be doing more to clean up waters around the city of nearly 5 million people

The Guardian - UK

Aaj Ka AQI: Pollution’s impact on IIT-Delhi

Over the past few years, IIT-Delhi has come up with several studies on the state of air pollution in India. Does pollution impact the institute as well?

Newslaundry

The great Mississippi tops list of most endangered rivers amid fears over Trump rollbacks

Cuts to disaster agency and deregulation of fossil fuels, plus rise of water-guzzling datacentres, highlighted in new report

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Vespa Love Affair: Indonesians Turn Vintage Scooters Electric

When Indonesian executive Heret Frasthio takes his antique 1957 VL Vespa for a ride, its white paint peeling off, the usual fumes and hum of the free-spirited scooters cannot be seen or heard.

International Business Times

Water companies’ pollution incidents in England increased by 30% in 2024

The sector, which had been set a target to reduce spillages by 40%, needs ‘radical reform’, campaigners say

The Guardian - UK

Recycling firm, boss cop largest fine over toxic blaze

An environment watchdog has secured its largest fine after a waste recycling company and its director were penalised for a toxic blaze that forced evacuations.

AAP

‘I needed heart surgery after swimming in polluted water’: Health warning as sewage spills reach decade-high

As a result of sewage pollution, 331 people have seen a doctor with chest infections and gastroenteritis and some were hospitalised

The Independent UK

Water pollution in England at 10-year high, campaigners warn

Firms were collectively set a target of a 40% reduction in pollution incidents but instead recorded a 30% increase, Surfers Against Sewage said

Evening Standard

Water pollution across UK surged by nearly a third and highest in decade

Only a third of survey respondents believe their supplier will take the necessary steps to address water pollution

The Independent UK

25 years of Everglades restoration has improved drinking water for millions in Florida, but a new risk is rising

Do you know where your drinking water comes from?

The Conversation

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Salon

Creatures of the night, unite

Dark sky proponents mull the rights of nature to battle light pollution. Here's how it would work

Newslaundry

Aaj Ka AQI: Delhi govt polluting without consequence?

A petition before the National Green Tribunal had recently claimed that many Delhi government vehicles pollute without consequence. An analysis of a list of 107 vehicles found that at least 66 official vehicles lacked a pollution under control certificate.

Newslaundry

While Delhi gasps, is the government driving dirty?

While the traffic police aggressively penalises ordinary citizens for pollution violations, are they equally tough on Delhi government vehicles?

The Guardian - UK

It’s time to consign these giant SUVs to the rubbish heap of history

The vehicles are not only too big and dangerous, they create a disproportionate amount of pollution that ends up in the ocean

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The Conversation

Drug pollution in water is making salmon take more risks – new research

“Out of sight, out of mind” is how we often treat what is flushed down our toilets. But the drugs we take, from anxiety medications to antibiotics, don’t simply vanish after leaving our bodies. Many are not fully removed by wastewater treatment systems and end up in rivers, lakes and…

The Independent UK

Less than 10% of plastic produced globally comes from recycled materials – study

Analysis also finds that only 9% of the hundreds of millions of tonnes of plastic produced ends up being recycled.

The Guardian - UK

‘Yoda’ for scientists: the outsider ecologist whose ideas from the 80s just might fix our future

John Todd’s eco-machine stunned experts by using natural organisms to remove toxic waste from a Cape Cod lagoon. Forty years on, he wants to build a fleet of them to clean up the oceans

The Guardian - US

Elon Musk’s xAI powering its facility in Memphis with ‘illegal’ generators

Advocacy group says the firm has doubled the number of methane gas burning turbines it’s using without permits

Euronews

Commission overruled as lawmakers extend microplastic controls to shipping

After a series of high profile spills at sea, MEPs and governments have agreed that new pollution controls must extend to maritime freight, despite opposition from the EU executive.

Radio France Internationale

Air pollution in Paris region 'cut in half' over the past 20 years

Air pollution in the Paris region has been cut in half over the past two decades, according to a new study published by Airparif, an independent group that tracks air quality.

The Conversation

How windfalls from commodity price booms come back to bite exporters

When the wholesale prices of essential goods like food or oil suddenly rise, it can cause deep shifts in the economy that upend trade balances and hike inflation rates. This is known as a commodity price boom.

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