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Single-use plastics to be banned in England

The government is gearing up to ban single-use cutlery across the nation in response to public consultation

Manchester Evening News

Harmful PM2.5 levels in 15 Bangkok districts

Fifteen districts of Bangkok were found with harmful levels of PM2.5 dust, above the government's safe threshold of 50 microgrammes per cubic metre (µg/m³), on Monday morning, the Pollution Control Department reported.

Bangkok Post

Plant-based plastics may not be as eco-friendly as they seem

Growing crops to make plastic could reduce reliance on fossil fuels, but at an enormous environmental cost.

Inverse

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Mississippi agency denies NAACP's water discrimination claim

A Mississippi environmental regulator has denied claims that the state agency he leads discriminated against the capital city of Jackson in allocating federal funds

The Independent UK

Single-use plastic cutlery and plates set to be banned in England

The ban could come in across England by the end of the year

Wales Online

Too many smelly candles? Here's how scents impact the air quality in your home

There’s nothing wrong with wanting your home to smell nice and fresh – and from candles to diffusers, there’s no shortage of home scent products to help you achieve that.

The Conversation

Scientists alarmed at discovery of sick frogs in Royal National Park near coal mine pollution

Scientists raise concerns about the health of frogs in the Royal National Park, after sick amphibians were found near the site of coal mine pollution.

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Plastic cutlery, plates and trays to be banned in England this year

The announcement will come almost a year after a consultation into banning some of the most commonly littered single-use plastics - with polystyrene cups also hit

Daily Mirror

The 28 locations across Bristol where air pollution is illegal

15 of them are outside the Clean Air Zone

Bristol Post

US proposes stricter air quality standards for soot

Washington (AFP) - The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed stricter standards on Friday for microscopic particles responsible for harmful air pollution.

AFP

Advocates file civil rights complaint against Georgia environmental office

ATLANTA — When issuing air quality permits for industrial facilities, Georgia environmental regulators must consider the race and ethnicity of surrounding communities, an advocacy group has argued in a complaint filed this week with the federal government.

Tribune News Service

EPA proposes new standards for most dangerous type of air pollution

Declaring that current standards are no longer sufficient to protect public health, the Environmental Protection Agency has proposed strengthening federal rules for one of the world’s most dangerous and pervasive types of air pollution — fine particulate matter.

Los Angeles Times

EPA moves to toughen standards for deadly soot pollution

The Biden administration is proposing lower limits for a deadly air pollutant, saying tougher standards for soot from tailpipes, smokestacks and wildfires could prevent thousands of premature deaths a year

The Independent UK

Beijing’s Key Air Pollution Measure Hits Record Low

The annual average concentration of hazardous PM2.5 particles dropped to 30 micrograms per cubic meter last year, the lowest level since records began

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Poison in the haze: documenting life under Ahvaz’s oppressive orange skies

Ahvaz, in western Iran, is one of the world’s most polluted cities. Mohamad Madadi has made it a mission to photograph his home town’s environmental crisis

The Independent UK

Report: US's largest estuary, Chesapeake Bay, earns D-plus

An environmental group has given the Chesapeake Bay watershed a D-plus grade in its “State of the Bay” report — the same grade it gave the watershed two years ago

Reuters

The newest fronts in climate-change-related legal battles

Climate change-related litigation has more than doubled in the past seven years globally according to a June report by the London School of Economics, and is moving beyond traditionally polluting industries such as fossil fuel production.

Daily Mirror

Sewage pumped into UK waters unmasked as map shows pollution leaving drains for HOURS

Almost 120 storm drains have been issued with red or amber alerts, with almost half currently releasing untreated excrement into public open waterways

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‘Streams as toilets’: Thames Water’s real-time map shows scale of sewage dumps

Data reveals hundreds of hours of discharges via storm overflows in some locations

The Conversation

Urban light pollution is a danger for marine ecosystems – new research

Cities are artificially lit to allow humans to make use of the night. This light pollution means that stars are often barely visible in urban skies. But reduced stargazing is not the only impact of artificial light at night.

The Conversation

PFAS: you can't smell, see or taste these chemicals, but they are everywhere – and they're highly toxic to humans

Humans perceive risk based largely on what we can see, smell and taste. Those senses serve us well when there are perceptible dangers to our health and the environment.

The Independent UK

‘Blatant disregard’ for UK beaches as 320 raw sewage warnings since start of 2023

Environmental charity Surfers Against Sewage logs real-time combined sewage overflows and pollution risk forecasts

AFP

Why monitor wastewater of flights arriving from China for Covid?

Paris (AFP) - Several countries have said they will monitor the wastewater from flights originating from China in response to an explosion of Covid-19 cases across the nation.

AFP

Reducing nitrogen use key to human and planetary health: study

Paris (AFP) - Better management of nitrogen-rich fertilisers through alternating crops, optimising use and other measures can yield huge environmental and health benefits, but must boost food production at the same time, researchers warned Wednesday.

Daily Mirror

UK's most polluted beaches mapped - with over 60 raw sewage warnings in place

The scale of the UK's problem with untreated sewage being released into coastal waters around the UK has been laid bare in updated beach pollution maps. Pollution risk warnings are currently in place for some popular beaches

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