MYSTERIOUS: 16 - What They Never Told You

At least 15 English sewage plants use plastic beads spilled at Camber Sands

Exclusive: Experts urge water companies to update plants to avoid another catastrophe, as analysis reveals scale of use

The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2025

Government encouraged to give order to clean up ‘obscene’ illegal rubbish dump

An MP said the danger has intensified as heavy rain is carrying part of the 12-metre high waste dump towards the River Cherwell.

Evening Standard · Nov 17, 2025

What are bio-beads used for and how did they get spilled on to Camber Sands beach?

Plastic pellets attract algae and smell like food so can be eaten by birds, fish and dolphins, which can prove fatal

The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2025

‘I can’t breathe in this city’: inaction over Delhi’s suffocating pollution sparks rare protest

The failure by state governments to do anything about pollution means it has often been met with apathy. But at a rare protest anger and frustration were rife

The Guardian - UK · Nov 11, 2025

Southern Water apologises for catastrophic spill of plastic biobeads in Sussex

Resulting pollution on Camber Sands beach poses threat to wildlife including dolphins and seals

The Guardian - UK · Nov 10, 2025

Air pollution levels surge in India's capital, sparking rare protests

A thick layer of smog has enveloped India’s capital, New Delhi, as pollution levels surge, worsening a public health crisis

The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2025

‘Environmental catastrophe’ fears as millions of plastic beads wash up on Camber Sands

MP asks for explanation from Southern Water amid concerns the spill could have dire impact on rare sea life

The Guardian - UK · Nov 8, 2025

Mercury treaty summit criticized for inaction on gold mining crisis

A global mercury summit in Geneva has faced criticism from environmental and Indigenous groups for failing to act on mercury use in small-scale gold mining, the world’s top source of mercury pollution and a growing threat to the Amazon

The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2025

Placing Climate Tort Litigation in Context (Updated)

Using tort law for environmental protection has a deeper historical pedigree than does resort to administrative regulation.

Reason · Nov 7, 2025

‘Not everyone can afford air purifiers’: Delhi protest seeks answers on air crisis

As toxic air continued to blanket Delhi-NCR, activists gathered at Jantar Mantar to protest the governments’ continued failure to confront the crisis.

Newslaundry · Nov 7, 2025