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Price of parking rises steeply due to English councils’ clean-air surcharges

The AA says ‘cash-guzzling’ councils are adding clean-air levies to parking tariffs and resident parking permits

The Guardian - UK · Apr 10, 2025

Lawsuit alleging environmental racism in Louisiana parish allowed to proceed, federal court says

A federal appellate court says a civil rights lawsuit alleging a south Louisiana parish engaged in racist land-use policies by placing polluting industries in majority-Black communities can move forward

The Independent UK · Apr 9, 2025

Air pollution in Paris region 'cut in half' over the past 20 years

Air pollution in the Paris region has been cut in half over the past two decades, according to a new study published by Airparif, an independent group that tracks air quality.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 9, 2025

OPINION - The Silvertown Tunnel is now open — and it is a terrible backward step for clean air in London

The Silvertown tunnel, which opened to traffic today, drives London backwards. The extra HGVs and cars it brings to east and south-east London will exacerbate air pollution, and undermine efforts to deal with climate change.

Evening Standard · Apr 7, 2025

EPA must use the best available science − by law − but what does that mean?

Science is essential as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency carries out its mission to protect human health and the environment.

The Conversation · Apr 7, 2025

Concern for wildlife as 100-fold increase in chemicals found in harbours

Insecticide used for pet flea treatment has been found in waters in south coast harbours.

The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2025

‘Something to be proud of’: how an Irish town got a sewage makeover – and stopped discharging its waste into the sea

Arklow’s sleek new wastewater treatment plant is a collaborative triumph – and amazingly unsmelly too

The Guardian - UK · Apr 6, 2025

Jury orders Chevron to pay more than $744m for destroying Louisiana wetlands

Verdict marks end of the first trial of 42 lawsuits filed about 12 years ago, alleging firm’s projects destroyed the regions

The Guardian - US · Apr 4, 2025

Chemical industry seeks exemptions from US pollution rules as part of Trump administration offer

Industry groups representing hundreds of chemical and petrochemical manufacturers are seeking blanket exemptions from federal requirements to reduce emissions of toxic chemicals such as mercury, arsenic and benzene

The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2025

Fresh concerns for wildlife after reports of second oil spill in River Wandle in two months

Fresh concerns have been raised about the health of a London waterway after footage shared online appeared to show another oil spill in the River Wandle.

Evening Standard · Apr 4, 2025