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Air pollution crisis finally in focus ahead of tight Delhi election

India’s capital of over 33 million people has long suffered from toxic air, but this has never really registered as a key political issue. That’s changing this election season, as Stuti Mishra reports from Delhi

The Independent UK

A wild swimmer marries a river in an award-winning documentary that highlights locals' fight to protect it from pollution

The UK-made film has been hailed as an inspiring piece of creative activism and aims to boost a campaign for an area of the River Avon to get Designated Bathing Water Status

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Central Pollution Control Board gets new Chairman

Amandeep Garg (IAS: 1999: HP), Additional Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, has been entrusted with additional charge of Chairman, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). Read further on Dynamite News:

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Nearly 200 Bangkok Schools Close Over Air Pollution

Air pollution forced nearly 200 schools in Bangkok to close on Thursday, local authorities said, as officials urged people to work from home and restricted heavy vehicles in the city.

International Business Times

A new study just revealed a surprising benefit of air frying over other cooking methods

Faster, tastier, and better for your home: here's why air fryers are the least polluting cooking method

Tom’s Guide

A trek to Everest Base Camp: Joy, pain and an uncomfortable truth at the heart of every climber’s story (cloned)

IN FOCUS: It’s an extreme adventure playground that is there for the conquering – but increasingly, there are distressing stories of overcrowding at the summit, pollution across the ranges and locals who disappear from view after helping climbers achieve their dream. Rod Ardehali reports

The Independent UK

Schools close as air quality falls

Several schools across the capital have been forced to close as PM2.5 pollution across the city continued to increase to unhealthy levels.

Bangkok Post

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Gatwick still beats Heathrow hands-down if we must have another runway

Pollution aside, the problem with expanding Heathrow lies in the disruption and delay inevitable in such a complex project

The Guardian - UK

Worried about kitchen pollution? Air fry

A new study compared how much air pollution five different cooking methods produced

Salon

Water quality expert calls for wider PFAS ban as NSW community seeks blood tests on ‘poisoned’ land

Cost of fixing ‘forever chemical’ pollution should be borne by manufacturers and polluters, not governments and consumers, expert tells Senate inquiry

The Guardian - AU

Fatbergs that closed northern Sydney beaches contained faeces, fresh testing reveals

Northern Beaches mayor hopes environment watchdog can ‘identify source so they can stop this from happening at other beaches’

The Guardian - AU

Unsafe air covers Thailand again

Unsafe levels of ultrafine dust were reported in 70 of the 77 provinces on Tuesday, with the worst air pollution detected in Greater Bangkok.

Bangkok Post

Treasury seeks to keep water firm fines earmarked for sewage cleanups

Exclusive: Restoration fund in England could be ‘siphoned off’ to be used for general government spending, not repairing rivers

The Guardian - UK

Heart attacks and high blood pressure are on the rise in Africa - what does air pollution have to do with it?

Air pollution has an alarming effect on global health. In 2019, it was responsible for 4.2 million global deaths. Inhaling air pollution harms health in many different ways beyond simply having effects on the lungs. Over 70% of air pollution deaths are due to cardiovascular diseases – diseases of the…

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Shutdown at Mexico toxic waste plant after Guardian investigation revealed pollution in nearby homes

Mexican officials ordered facility to shut down after report on very high levels of pollutants in surrounding neighborhood

Space

World's largest telescope threatened by light pollution from renewable energy project

Astronomers are sounding alarm bells as the world's most precious sky-observing location faces a light pollution risk due to a new renewable energy project.

Latin Times

Three Texas Border Counties Exceeded Soot Pollution Standards But Avoid Consequences

Experts describe soot as the deadliest form of air pollution.

Newslaundry

#FightToBreathe: Burning through your lungs

If you saw someone smoking 50 cigarettes a day, you’d be concerned. But even if you’re not a smoker, a really bad day of air pollution is the equivalent of smoking that much. Fifty cigarettes, 24 hours, killing your body in ways you don’t want to imagine.

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Haryana Pollution Board: NGT issues notice to over Rs 1.55Cr penalty

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notice to the Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) in an appeal filed by the Freedom Park Society. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Independent UK

Environmental group blasts Trump’s plan to roll back auto emissions regulations: ‘Everyone with lungs will pay the price’

Vehicles that run on gas emit greenhouse gases that warm the planet, resulting in drought and other consequences of climate change

The Guardian - UK

Otters among UK wildlife carrying toxic ‘forever chemicals’, analysis shows

Some wildlife species have accumulated many times more than safe amount of PFAS in their tissue and organs

Newslaundry

Is the Commission for Air Quality Management facing a crisis of its own in Delhi?

The air pollution crisis in the national capital, unsurprisingly, extends to the Commission for Air Quality Management, the all-powerful body set up to mitigate the issue.

The Guardian - UK

‘Everyone thought it would cause gridlock’: the highway that Seoul turned into a stream

Cheonggyecheon stream in the South Korean capital has become an attraction – and helps with flood management, fighting air pollution and cooling the city

The Times of India

Pakistan vs West Indies 1st Test: Toss delayed due to poor visibility

NEW DELHI: Due to low sight and excessive pollution levels reported by air quality monitors, the toss in the first Test match between Pakistan and the West Indies at Multan was delayed on Friday.

The Guardian - UK

Scottish government must do more to control salmon farming, inquiry finds

Report criticises ‘slow progress’ on industry regulation, amid record fish mortality and concerns over welfare and environmental pollution

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