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Dangerous satellite air pollution exists in a legal loophole

Air pollution from re-entering satellites is a potential environmental disaster that evades Earth-based laws, experts say.

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Pollutionwatch: Dangers of adding rubbish to home fires

Tests show adding just 10% of waste to a wood burner indoors can double its particle pollution

The Guardian - UK

The biodiversity jukebox: how sound can boost beneficial soil microbes to heal nature

In a race against time, scientists are exploring new ways to restore natural systems. Alongside traditional methods such as planting trees, reducing pollution and reintroducing native species, a surprising new tool is emerging: sound. Ecologists can harness sound to bring life back to degraded ecosystems.

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Fossil Fuel Pollution Worsened Hurricane Helene's Impact, Studies Find

Climate analyses of Hurricane Helene reveal the impact of fossil fuel pollution on exacerbating the storm's effects. Global warming increased rainfall and ...

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Brazilians Choke As Fire Smoke Blankets 80% Of Country

With as much as 80 percent of Brazil under a blanket of smoke from historic wild fires, face masks last used during the coronavirus pandemic are coming out again.

International Business Times

In storms like Hurricane Helene, flooded industrial sites and toxic chemical releases are a silent and growing threat

Hundreds of industrial facilities with toxic pollutants were in Hurricane Helene’s path as the powerful storm flooded communities across the Southeast in late September 2024.

The Conversation

'Shocking': High levels of faeces found at wild swimming locations

NEARLY 60 of Scotland’s most popular spots for wild swimming were polluted with high levels of faeces at least once this summer, analysis by The…

The National (Scotland)

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Electric vehicles don’t need to sound like the future—even if they are the future

When electric vehicles sound like UFOs, we all lose. And the stakes are higher than most people realize.

Fortune

‘Rivers you think are pristine are not’: how drug pollution flooded the UK’s waterways – and put human health at risk

High levels of antibiotics and other drugs have been found in water in the country’s most treasured and protected landscapes, raising concerns over antimicrobial resistance

The Guardian - UK

Oil pollution in North Sea is ‘grossly underestimated’, suggests new report

Growing up in Aberdeen, Scotland, the shadow of the Piper Alpha disaster loomed large over our community. The tragic explosion of the oil rig platform in 1988 claimed the lives of 167 people. Back then, I was blissfully unaware of the ecological ramifications of that disaster. But the spill of…

The Conversation

Exposure To Air Pollution During Pregnancy And Childhood Have Lasting Effects On Brain: Study

Exposure to fine particles (PM2.5) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) during pregnancy and childhood can lead to significant changes in the microstructure of the brain's white matter, the study revealed.

Medical Daily

Oil pollution in UK waters far worse than reported, says conservation group

‘Opaque’ recording system means recorded volume of everyday oil pollution over the past decade should be increased by 43%, according to Oceana report

The Guardian - UK

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs laws to curb oil and gas pollution near neighborhoods

California Gov. Gavin has signed new laws to reduce oil and gas pollution

The Independent UK

Why there are growing cases of respiratory disease in India

According to the 2017 Global Burden of Diseases Report, India is among the countries with the highest burden of chronic respiratory diseases, accounting for 15.69% of global cases and 30.28% of global deaths from these conditions. It has the highest number of COPD cases, with 55.23 million affected, and the…

The Times of India

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Should I leave my porch light on all night? Security experts give 5 reasons you should never leave your light on, and reveal what to do instead

Lighting is an easy way to secure a home, so it's smart to wonder if you should leave your porch light on at night. However, security experts don't recommend it

Capital & Main

Pennsylvania Gas Driller: Our Operations Pose No Health Risk. You Can’t Be Serious, Activists Say.

With billions up for grabs and scores of air quality violations to its name, CNX tries to recast itself as a climate warrior.

International Business Times

California Files Lawsuit Against ExxonMobil For Misleading Public On Plastic Recycling

The lawsuit comes two years after the California attorney general launched an investigation into the fossil fuel and petrochemical industries, examining their involvement in the ongoing global crisis of plastic waste and pollution.

International Business Times UK

California Bans All Plastic Bags; Sues ExxonMobil For 'Lying About Recylcing Being A Viable Solution For Plastic Waste'

California is leading the fight against plastic pollution. It is banning plastic bags and suing ExxonMobil for its role in promoting single-use plastics.

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ExxonMobil lying about recycling?

A recent report by California calls into question ExxonMobil's self-touted plastic recycling achievements

The Independent UK

California sues ExxonMobil and says it lied about plastics recycling

California is suing ExxonMobil for allegedly deceiving the public for half a century by promising that recycling would address the global plastics pollution crisis

The Guardian - US

California sues ExxonMobil over alleged role in plastic pollution crisis

First-of-its-kind suit comes as climate experts claim that fossil fuel producers are deceiving public about plastics

The Conversation

Mass animal extinctions: our new tool can show why large mammals – like the topi – are in decline

We could be witnessing the sixth mass extinction at an alarming rate worldwide. It’s marked by the rapid loss of species due to human activities like habitat destruction, pollution and climate change. Unlike previous mass extinctions, which were caused by natural events, this one is driven by human impact –…

The Guardian - UK

Six water firms in England ‘overcharged customers by up to £1.5bn’

Firms underreported true scale of sewage pollution for 10 years, which allowed them to set higher bills, tribunal told

International Business Times

'Convergence' Growing On Global Plastics Treaty: UN Environment Chief

The UN environment chief said Sunday she was beginning to see convergence on the world's first binding treaty on plastic pollution despite differences on production caps and a tax-like plastic fee.

Dynamite News

Delhi: 65Kg fire crackers being smuggled from Ghaziabad seized; 1 held

The arrested individual, identified as Rohit, was caught smuggling the consignment of illegal firecrackers from Ghaziabad in a car. Read further on Dynamite News:

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