HISTORICAL FACTS: 57 - Caught on Camera

The Crunch: big cars and road deaths, the people’s verdict on CEO salaries and tracking baby pandas

A simple stripy chart measures worsening air quality around the world. Plus: North Korea continues its trashy balloon campaign

The Guardian - AU · Sep 5, 2024

Air pollution harms male fertility while women face similar risk from noise, study finds

Environmental pollutants may have different effects on male and female reproduction, research in BMJ suggests

The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2024

Water bosses could be jailed if they cover up sewage dumping under new law

CEOs in England and Wales could face two years in prison under proposals to force firms to supply data quickly

The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2024

PCBs: these toxic pollutants were banned decades ago but still pose a huge threat

Toxic synthetic chemicals called polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were banned more than 40 years ago but still threaten human health and the environment today.

The Conversation · Sep 3, 2024

How sewage helped restore a desert river

A new study underscores the utility of raw sewage — and how ecosystem collapse is a choice we can help reverse

Salon · Sep 3, 2024

Pollution levels highly harmful to wildlife in quarter of England’s neighbourhoods, research finds

Friends of the Earth says pollution exceeds healthy levels for nature in 9,062 localities

The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2024

Many protected landscapes owned by English water firms in disrepair, data shows

Exclusive: Figures reveal just 16% of company-controlled sites of special scientific interest are in good condition

The Guardian - UK · Aug 31, 2024

Major Challenge To EPA's Enforcement Will Be Heard By Supreme Court In October

San Francisco is challenging Clean Water Act regulations for wastewater discharges into the Pacific Ocean.

International Business Times · Aug 29, 2024

Air purifiers handed out in San Diego are not enough to combat the sewage stench coming from Tijuana

Residents in the area have reported chronic coughs, migraines and nausea due to the smell; they say symptoms go away when they go somewhere else

Latin Times · Aug 28, 2024

The new climate stripes? How creativity can inspire environmental action

Without context, vast numbers are meaningless. Data can be incredibly dry, abstract and difficult to visualise. But sometimes scientists find clever ways of presenting complex information in creative, eye-catching and more tangible forms.

The Conversation · Aug 28, 2024