UNBELIEVABLE: 54 - The Untold Story

TfL seizes 1,400 vehicles from drivers who ignore London Ulez fines

Bailiffs working on behalf of TfL recoup £25m in 12 months from people who refuse to pay penalty charge notices

The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2024

Mysterious balls have washed up on Sydney beaches. What are tar balls – and what’s the risk?

While preliminary testing reveals a hydrocarbon-based pollutant, experts say the event is very unusual

The Guardian - AU · Oct 16, 2024

India's Fireworks Boom Ahead Of Hindu Festival Of Lights

Wrapping heaps of cone-shaped sparklers in red paper and trimming lengths of silver fuse by the hundreds, workers at an Indian fireworks factory race to meet orders for Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights.

International Business Times · Oct 16, 2024

BHP to face 620,000 claimants in Mariana dam collapse trial in London

Claimants seeking damages from Anglo-Australian mining company over 2015 environmental disaster in Brazil

The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2024

Grangemouth owners set to earn £6m windfall when oil refinery closes

THE owners of the Grangemouth oil refinery are set to earn a multimillion-pound windfall when the plant closes next year, due to a climate scheme…

The National (Scotland) · Oct 12, 2024

Chemical Disaster at Texas Oil Plant Leaves Two People Dead and Dozens More Injured

Researchers from nonprofit Coalition to Prevent Chemical Disasters say there have been 115 hazardous chemical incidents in Texas since January 2021

Latin Times · Oct 11, 2024

Millions of people across the US use well water, but very few test it often enough to make sure it’s safe

About 23 million U.S. households depend on private wells as their primary drinking water source. These homeowners are entirely responsible for ensuring that the water from their wells is safe for human consumption.

The Conversation · Oct 11, 2024

San Francisco is suing the EPA over how specific water pollution permits should be

The U.S. Supreme Court will test how flexible the EPA and states can be in regulating water pollution under the Clean Water Act when it hears oral argument in City and County of San Francisco v. Environmental Protection Agency on Oct. 16, 2024. This case asks the court to decide…

The Conversation · Oct 11, 2024

Surrey swimming lake could close amid plan to allow in polluted Thames water

50,000 people sign petition against creation of channel for river water through Ferris Meadow Lake

The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2024

Dyson Purifier Big+Quiet Formaldehyde review: Combat indoor air pollution with Alpine freshness

Worried about the air quality in your home? Fire up Dyson’s big gun for a blast of fresh air

Evening Standard · Oct 10, 2024