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Single use plastics like polystyrene cups 'to be banned' in crackdown on waste

Environment secretary Thérèse Coffey is said to be preparing to announce plans to phase out items like plastic takeaway utensils in the coming weeks

Daily Mirror

San Diego, L.A. ban plastic foam

San Diego and Los Angeles join hundreds of municipalities nationwide that are phasing out polystyrene

Salon

Minnesota tries new technologies to remove 'forever chemicals' from water

The bright blue shipping container stood out in the snow-covered landscape of Tablyn Park in Lake Elmo, Minnesota. Inside, contractors calibrated a machine that state officials hope could help solve a decades-long pollution problem in the east metro area.

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Toxic air: MPs start battle to persuade Government to adopt ‘Ella’s Law’

MPs have launched a Commons campaign to persuade the Government to back “Ella’s Law” to tackle toxic air in London and other parts of Britain.

Evening Standard

Jacob Rees-Mogg slammed by campaign group over claims MP voted 'in support of raw sewage'

A plaque was installed by the new campaign group 'commemorating' his voting history on environmental issues

Bristol Post

Single-use plastic cutlery could soon be banned in England

The proposals follow similar initiatives introduced by the Scottish and Welsh governments

Wales Online

How To Prevent the Next Water Crisis

Amid droughts, climate change and development, Todd Votteler has ideas for how Texas can prevent future conflict over resources.

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Warning issued to folks with lung or heart disease following second air pollution spike

"During periods of High Pollution the symptoms of people with lung or heart disease may worsen"

Belfast Live

Are you heading to Florida’s Gulf Coast? Beware of red tide affecting several spots

A bloom of the toxic algae known as red tide continued to plague parts of Southwest Florida’s coastline over the past week with fish kills and respiratory irritation.

Miami Herald

Third Newcastle school to ban cars outside its gates at pick-up and drop-off times

Chillingham Road Primary will become the latest place to try and stop parents driving to pick up their kids

Chronicle Live

Sewage floods family's garden after developer's drains overflow

Daryl Murray and his partner Lisa contacted developers Bellway Homes several times after returning home from holiday to find their garden in a state and a 'foul smell' in their house

Wales Online

Cost of living: Childline calls in Northern Ireland up 40% as children worry about rising costs

Despite these increases, the charity is seeing a drop in volunteers across Northern Ireland

Belfast Live

Pennsylvania lifts ban on gas production in polluted village

One of Pennsylvania’s largest drillers will be allowed to extract natural gas from underneath a rural Pennsylvania community where it has been banned for a dozen years because of accusations it polluted the water supply

The Independent UK

Cost of Living: Residents warned on fuel use as NI town hits highest level of air pollution

The local authority issued advice to those in the area to only use ‘smokeless’ fuels

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Why does India still use and trade asbestos?

Russia is among the nations that supply India with asbestos, a substance banned in several countries.

Daily Mirror

Now's the time for Ella's law to stop children choking on killer air and toxic fumes

Air pollution kills more than four million a year across the globe and around 99% of the world’s population live in areas failing to meet WHO guidelines for air pollution

Dynamite News

Delhi Air Quality Remains 'Very Poor' At 337 AQI

The air quality in the national capital remained in the 'very poor category' with AQI recorded at 337.

Daily Record

Sewage pollution in Scottish waters named among top eco concerns in poll

EXCLUSIVE: A Survation poll shared with the Record highlights Scots' concerns after raw human waste was dumped in rivers and seas 10,000 times last year.

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Daily Record

Water is a source of Scottish pride - don't let that source get polluted

Scots are rightly concerned about the recurring problem of sewage and chemical pollution in our water.

Tribune News Service

EPA says no drinking water was contaminated by Keystone Pipeline oil spill in Kansas

The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday said no drinking water was contaminated after a Keystone Pipeline oil spill in northern Kansas.

Chicago Sun-Times

Docs to Pritzker: Truck diesel pollution is killing Illinoisans

Doctors ask the governor to commit to targets for replacing diesel engine vehicles with electric models.

Chronicle Live

Newcastle Clean Air Zone confusion worries as car drivers assume they will be hit by pollution tolls

A councillor has warned that many motorists wrongly believe they will have to pay the tolls of up to £50 per day once the pollution-cutting scheme comes into force next month

The Guardian - UK

Government to weaken water pollution goals in ‘attack on nature’

Exclusive: Despite demands from water campaigners, there will be no overall target for river health

The Conversation

70 years on from London's Great Smog, we still need cleaner air to protect health

London’s Great Smog of December 1952 was the largest in a series of “pea soupers” which brought normal activity to a halt across the capital. The smog lasted from December 5 to December 9 and led to a large spike in hospital admissions and as many as 12,000 deaths.

The Independent UK

Sri Lanka shuts schools as extreme weather brings pollution

Schools across Sri Lanka are closed as health and environment officials say the air quality in most parts of the island nation is unhealthy partly due to extreme weather conditions

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