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Electric cars are not the only fix for green transport

Governments will need to look at more than just electric vehicles to make significant transport emission cuts, modelling from Monash University says.

AAP

South West Water hands boss huge pay hike despite pollution soaring

The pay details come as the group also revealed that pollution incidents at South West Water soared by 80% in 2023

The Independent UK

Microplastics found in every human semen sample tested in study

Chinese scientists say further research on potential harm to reproduction from contamination is ‘imperative’

The Guardian - UK

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Planned megafarm could make river as ‘filthy’ as Wye, Norfolk residents claim

Plans by Cranswick for scheme involving millions of chickens and pigs would kill wildlife in waterway, opponents say

The Independent UK

Scientists report plastic-eating fungus

A fungus living in the ocean can break down a major source of marine pollution a new study reports

Salon

Dining across the divide: ‘I don’t think she recognised how much things have improved, like pollution’

A lively chat saw different views on gas-guzzling cars and whether we are able to halt the climate emergency, but could they at least agree on air pollution?

The Guardian - UK

South Africa’s largest oil refinery sold for a few cents: will BP and Shell be held accountable for environmental damage?

The sale of the South African Petroleum Refinery (Sapref), jointly owned by multinational energy companies BP and Shell, to the state-owned Central Energy Fund for R1 (five US cents) raises questions about whether the company is evading its social and environmental liabilities.

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Meth-addict fish, aggro starlings, caffeinated minnows: animals radically changed by human drugs – study

Addiction, anxiety and sex reversal have been reported in species by researchers as a range of substances contaminates ecosystems

The Guardian - UK

New York City postpones controversial, first-in-the-US congestion pricing plan

Kathy Hochul pushes back plan that was due to start this month and would charge tolls for cars and trucks to enter Manhattan below 60th St

The Guardian - US

Work to clean up polluted wild swimming spots in jeopardy, campaigners say

Pressure groups warn of lengthy delays to river clean ups due to government red tape

Advnture

Ventilating classrooms could save tens of thousands of London children from air pollution harm

Hospital admissions for children with asthma tend to peak during September

Evening Standard

Meet Neo Px: The Super Plant That Attacks Air Pollution

It may look like an innocent green plant, but its name evokes something far closer to a robot or interstellar rocket.

International Business Times

Cutting pollution from the shipping industry accidentally increased global warming, study suggests

A reduction in sulfur dioxide emissions may have caused "80% of the measured increase in planetary heat uptake since 2020."

LiveScience

New US rules aim to crack down on toxic air pollution by steelmakers

Rules target contaminants such as mercury, benzene and lead released by coke ovens used by facilities to burn coal

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Cleaner air in West Midlands could prevent 2,000 deaths a year, study finds

Meeting WHO guidelines would avoid many cases of diseases and save the NHS millions, research shows

Inverse

Eliminating This Common Pollutant Could Actually Lead to More Forest Fires

Inconvenient as it may be, smog, a common type of atmospheric pollution, cools the planet and lowers the risk of wildfires. But there are other solutions than learning to live with it.

The Guardian - UK

‘Termination shock’: cut in ship pollution sparked global heating spurt

Sudden cut in pollution in 2020 meant less shade from sun and was ‘substantial’ factor in record surface temperatures in 2023, study finds

France 24

Two women vie for Mexico's presidency amid polarization, spiralling violence

Mexico goes into Sunday’s election deeply divided: friends and relatives no longer talk politics for fear of worsening unbridgeable divides, while drug cartels have split the country into a patchwork quilt of warring fiefdoms. The atmosphere is literally heating up, amid a wave of unusual heat, drought, pollution and political…

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Evening Standard

Warning over asthma 'triple threat' from thunderstorms, pollen and pollution

Thursday’s weather could act as trigger for those with asthma

Newcastle Herald

More at play than power in Eraring extension

Letters to the editor: Thursday May 30, 2024

Medical Daily

Child's Exposure To Air Pollution In Womb Raises Mental Health Risks During Adolescence

The study investigated how air and noise pollution during pregnancy impact a child's mental health at different stages of development, such as early childhood and adolescence.

The Guardian - UK

Stunts, sewage and serious messaging: Lib Dems hope to capitalise on outrage at water pollution

Party unveils plans for new regulator to tackle sewage crisis and banning bonuses for water firm CEOs as it vies for attention

Radio France Internationale

Paris and its suburbs exposed to excessive air-noise pollution, research shows

More than three quarters of the population of the central Île-de-France region are "highly" exposed to both noise pollution and atmospheric pollution, according to new maps carried out by two observatories.

France 24

Paris 2024: Will the River Seine be Olympics-ready?

In this week's show we take a deep dive into the Seine, to find out how Paris's river is preparing for the 2024 Olympics. We see how authorities are racing against time to boost security, curb pollution and keep visitors entertained. With just a few weeks to go before the…

International Business Times

Mexican Youth Voters Dream Of End To Crime, Pollution

An end to corruption, drug-related violence and pollution are some of the hopes and dreams of millions of young Mexicans preparing to vote in their first presidential election.

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