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Chile closes state copper smelter that polluted bay for decades

Chile's state-owned copper mining giant Codelco has shut down its Ventanas copper smelter after decades of polluting Quintero Bay with toxic gases and turning it, along with 15 other companies, into an environmental “sacrifice zone.”

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It's not just climate – we've already breached most of the Earth's limits. A safer, fairer future means treading lightly

People once believed the planet could always accommodate us. That the resilience of the Earth system meant nature would always provide. But we now know this is not necessarily the case. As big as the world is, our impact is bigger.

The Conversation

Cigarette butts, the plastic pollution that's hiding in plain sight

As nearly 200 countries discuss how to cut plastic pollution at UN talks in Paris this week, environmental campaigners are pushing for a global ban on plastic filters in cigarettes – one of the biggest sources of plastic waste worldwide.

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Earth is 'really quite sick now' and in danger zone in nearly all ecological ways, study says

A new study says Earth has pushed past seven out of eight scientifically established safety limits and into “the danger zone,” not just for an overheating planet that’s losing its natural areas, but for well-being of people living on it

The Independent UK

Scottish drivers warned of cars banned in low emission zones as £480 fine begins - full list

Glasgow's LEZ come into force on June 1 as owners of non compliant vehicles are being warned over penalty charges.

Daily Record

World Bank lends $50.8 million to cut air pollution in Bosnian region

The World Bank has approved a 46.1 million euro ($50.8 million) loan to help Bosnia's autonomous Bosniak-Croat Federation tackle alarming air pollution and its health and economic consequences, the bank said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Australia’s emissions fell 0.4% in 2022 despite increases in transport and agriculture pollution

Inventory shows Australia has burned through 27% of emissions budget under Paris climate accord in 25% of allotted time

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What Illinois can do since Supreme Court gutted federal protection of wetlands, waterways

The Supreme Court last week restricted the EPA’s ability to protect America’s waterways and wetlands. Illinois can’t afford to sit back and do nothing to protect both in our state, the head of the Illinois Environmental Council writes.

Chicago Sun-Times

Darwin, Palmerston residents urged to take precautions against 'unhealthy' air quality amid fuel reduction burning

Air quality in Darwin and Palmerston deteriorated to unhealthy levels in recent days amid fuel-reduction burns ahead of the Top End's fire season.

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Driver warning as Scotland's first low emission zones comes into force this week

Non-compliant vehicles caught within the low emission zone can expect a fixed penalty notice and fine - but there are some exemptions.

Daily Record

Huge new warehouses get the go-ahead despite residents' plea over noise pollution 'torture'

Proposals for two industrial units - standing at 12.5 and 10 metres tall respectively - at Kingsway Business Park, in Rochdale, were passed by a majority vote of the council’s planning committee.

Manchester Evening News

Cadia Gold Mine near Orange ordered to fix dust pollution after heavy metals found in locals' blood, water

High levels of metals like lead, nickel and selenium were found in the blood and water of residents living near a NSW mine, prompting a deadline to reduce pollution.

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Steve Coogan, Paul Whitehouse and Lee Mack join Windermere pollution protest

Comedians perform at Lake District event in campaign to highlight ‘national scandal’ of volume of sewage being pumped into lake

The Guardian - UK

Drax-owned wood pellet plant in US broke air pollution rules again

Amite BioEnergy, which was fined $2.5m in 2021, notified Mississippi facility had breached emission limits

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Steve Coogan describes sewage pollution of Lake Windermere as 'national scandal'

"They’ve been polluting it since its inception," the Alan Partridge star claimed

Bangkok Post

Plastic pollution: treaty talks get into the nitty-gritty

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday warned that global plastics pollution was a "time bomb", as diplomats began five days of talks in Paris to make progress on a treaty to end plastic waste.

The Independent UK

UN talks on a treaty to end global plastic pollution open in Paris

A United Nations committee is meeting in Paris to work on what is intended to be a landmark treaty to bring an end to global plastic pollution, but there is little agreement on what the outcome should be

The Conversation

3 little-known reasons why plastic recycling could actually make things worse

This week in Paris, negotiators from around the world are convening for a United Nations meeting. They will tackle a thorny problem: finding a globally binding solution for plastic pollution.

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Salon

SCOTUS is helping polluters

Brett Kavanaugh broke from the conservative majority to warn about helping businesses pollute the water

The Guardian - UK

30 water treatment works released 11bn litres of raw sewage in a year, study suggests

Exclusive: Researchers analysed works run by nine water and sewerage companies in England and Wales

Daily Record

Houseplants help 'remove cancer causing toxins' and may help you live longer

Scientists have found that plants are highly effective at removing cancer causing toxins from indoor air

Evening Standard

OPINION - Our planet faces disaster, but events like RideLondon can make a real difference

We are living on borrowed time. Our planet is heating up, the weather is becoming more extreme and we need to find new ways to feed ourselves.

The Independent UK

Supreme Court limits regulation of some US wetlands, making it easier to develop and destroy them

The Supreme Court is curtailing the federal government’s power to protect some wetlands

AFP

Fungi and plants clean up California pollution

Los Angeles (AFP) - In an industrial wasteland in Los Angeles, Kreigh Hampel is uprooting California buckwheat with a pitchfork to find out how much lead it has absorbed.

Reason

Supreme Court Reins in EPA Overreach

Thanks to Sackett v. EPA, the feds can no longer treat a backyard puddle like it's a lake.

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