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Plastic wet wipes could be banned under new Government water plan

A consultation will look at a possible ban of plastic in wet wipes and restrictions on certain substances in firefighting foam, textiles, cleaning products, paints and varnishes

Wales Online

Tory ministers recycle wet wipe ban announcement for the THIRD time in five years

Environment Secretary Therese Coffey will pledge to consult shoppers and industry on outlawing wet wipes containing plastic fibres over concerns they are creating fatbergs in Britain's sewers

Daily Mirror

Ban on plastic wet wipes could be imposed under government's plans for cleaner water

The plans include restrictions on certain cleaning substances that enter the water system and tougher enforcement on those who pollute the supply

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Residents baffled by 'strange' smell reported across West Bridgford

Locals can't point their finger on where the smell has come from

Nottingham Post

Water firms to invest £1.6bn in improvements, says Ofwat

Regulator announces two-year plan in victory for campaigners pushing to clean up England’s rivers

The Guardian - UK

Snowy Hydro and Webuild fined $30k over Kosciuszko National Park pollution incidents

The EPA says the companies caused a two-kilometre sediment plume to appear in Yarrangobilly River.

ABC News

Labour pledges to bill stop to companies dumping sewage in waterways

Ministers and water companies could face a new legal obligation to clamp down on raw sewage being dumped into the country’s waterways under new plans put forward by the Labour Party.

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Squirrels live longer in leafier parts of London, air pollution study shows

The closer the rodents live to the centre of the city, the worse their symptoms of lung disease

The Guardian - UK

Starmer criticises government’s ‘flimsy’ plan over water pollution in England

Labour leader accuses ministers of turning rivers into ‘open sewers’ after Thérèse Coffey says firms will face tougher penalties

The Guardian - UK

Water companies could face unlimited fines for polluting

Environment Secretary Therese Coffey is expected to announce next week plans ministers believe will ‘make polluters pay’

Evening Standard

Water companies face unlimited fines in crackdown on sewage spills

There were an average of 824 waste spills a day last year, and ministers want to make polluters pay

The Independent UK

Most polluted city in the world where population have difficulty breathing

The tourist hotspot, Chang Mai, in Thailand, is popular among many travellers around the world, but it is now competing against other cities in having the world’s worst air quality

Daily Mirror

20mph speed limit zones are not being introduced on the M4

We reported that the drastic move was being made later this year but it is of course April 1

Wales Online

Irish Water issues stark warning following Ringsend blockages

Irish Water estimates that around 70 tonnes of blockages are removed each week from their Ringsend treatment plant, which is the equivalent to five double decker buses worth of waste

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AFP

US sues Norfolk Southern over toxic train derailment

New York (AFP) - US officials filed suit Friday against Norfolk Southern, seeking financial penalties after the company's toxic rail derailment in Ohio led to residential evacuations in early February.

The Independent UK

EPA approves California rules phasing out diesel trucks

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is clearing the way for California rules that will phase out the sale of diesel-powered trucks

The New Daily

Plastics now represent overwhelming bulk of beach debris

Plastic now dwarfs every other kind of litter found on Australian shores and 80 per cent of what the nation uses still ends up in landfill. A federal

Liverpool Echo

Good Morning Britain viewers say 'we deserve better' as guest appears in studio

Ben Shephard and Charlotte Hawkins were at the helm of the show on Friday

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Thai firefighters battle forest blaze

Nakhon Nayok (Thailand) (AFP) - Hundreds of Thai firefighters and soldiers battled a forest blaze less than 100 kilometres (60 miles) from Bangkok on Friday as the kingdom grapples with air pollution that has made nearly 2 million people ill this year.

AAP

Unknown risk in plastic rubbish lining Australian coast

Three-quarters of the waste littering Australia's coastline is now plastic with authorities yet to fully assess the risk posed by the pollution.

Edinburgh Live

Concerned Edinburgh residents spot 'oil slick' in Water of Leith as investigation launched

Environmental experts have launched an investigation after concerned residents raised the alarm after spotting an 'oil leak' in the water of Leith on Thursday.

Daily Record

Sewage dumped in Scotland's rivers 14,000 times in 2022 - nearly 40 times a day

Rocker-turned-pollution campaigner Feargal Sharkey said horrendous new figures laid bare the 'full scale of the horror and abuse' of our waterways.

Evening Standard

Blueair DustMagnet 5240i review: the smart air purifier for small city homes

The compact device is undeniably powerful, but the glitchy app needs tweaking

Daily Mirror

Private jet takes off every six minutes as mega rich turn UK into luxury plane capital

Research carried out by Dutch environmental consultancy CE Delft on behalf of Greenpeace highlights quite how polluting private jets are in the European Union and UK

Wales Online

Welsh Water bills to rise 'significantly' to tackle pollution in rivers

Six of the most polluted rivers in the UK are in Wales

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