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HC displeased with let down in drive against plastics in the Nilgiris; orders immediate crack down on shops, tourists

The Madras High Court expressed displeasure over the let down in the drive against plastics in the Nilgiris district especially during the summer tourist season and directed the district administration to crack down on shops selling one-time use plastic water bottles as well as tourists carrying such bottles to the…

The Hindu

Air pollution in US from wildfire smoke is worst in recent recorded history

Exclusive: rapid analysis of extreme event by Stanford University shows worst day of exposure to such pollution since 2006

The Guardian - US

Advice for Brits with New York holidays booked as city covered in 'apocalyptic' smog

Canada wildfires have caused a New York smog as residents are being urged to stay indoors - we look at your rights if you have flights and holidays to New York City booked

Daily Mirror

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Wildfires in Canada, US: How to stay safe if you are affected

Smoke from Canadian wildfires poured into the US East Coast and Midwest triggering air quality alerts.

Al Jazeera

How to check air quality on Google Maps

Got concerns about how dirty the local air is? Here's how to check air quality with Google Maps.

Tom’s Guide

World warming at record 0.2C per decade, top scientists warn

Record-high greenhouse gas emissions and diminishing air pollution have caused an unparalleled acceleration in global warming, 50 top scientists warned Thursday in a sweeping climate science update.

France 24

Gujarat HC issues notice after senior citizen complains of noise pollution during festivals

AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat high court on Thursday issued notice to the authorities concerned over a petition filed by a senior citizen complaining about noise pollution in his housing society in Ahmedabad by using loudspeakers during the festivals of Navratri and Ganesh Mahotsav.

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England raw sewage taskforce has only met once in last year, FoI request reveals

Storm overflows group has been promoted by ministers as evidence they are taking issue seriously

The Guardian - UK

New York hits pollution record and hundreds of flights delayed amid Canada wildfire smoke

Millions of people in North America have been advised to wear masks outdoors due to poor air quality levels sparked by intense wildfires in Canada

Evening Standard

Chicago area air quality improving, but wildfire effects may linger a few days

In Illinois, air quality was classified as moderate, including in Chicago, by the state EPA. Still, residents with health conditions are advised to stay indoors.

Chicago Sun-Times

How to protect pets from wildfire smoke amid air quality alert

Wildfire smoke may pose an even greater risk to our beloved pets

The Independent UK

Tens of millions under air quality alerts in US as Canada fire smoke drifts south

Eastern US states including New York, Massachusetts and Connecticut issue alerts as hundreds of wildfires burn in Canada

The Guardian - US

Study finds disturbing evidence of marine plastic pollution off Kerala coast

Researchers have found unsettling evidence of plastic dumps in the ocean beyond 40-metre depth off the Kerala coast that are posing a grave threat to marine life forms.

The Hindu

I swam down Ghana’s Volta River for 40 days to show the true cost of cheap clothes

Secondhand clothing waste from Europe is choking the waterways of the west African country. It must not go on, says Ghanaian entrepreneur Yvette Yaa Konadu Tetteh

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Mayor urges vulnerable New Yorkers to wear masks as smoke from Canada's fires chokes city

Air quality across the northeastern U.S. and Canada has plummeted to unhealthy levels.

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan: Other cities’ air is at stake if Ulez doesn’t expand

The mayor also warned that an “anti-scientific mindset, one hostile to facts and reason, has been allowed to seep into our political culture”

Evening Standard

Sunak urged to call out Tories ‘dismissing the science’ of air pollution

The Prime Minister was told by a group of leading scientists that members of his party are endorsing ‘doubt merchants’ in relation to the medical impacts of poor air quality

The Hindu

Green Champion Awards 2022 presented for contributions in environmental conservation

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The Independent UK

Study shows just how much toxic air office plants can remove in a single work day

‘This is the first time plants were tested for their ability to remove petrol-related compounds’

The Guardian - UK

Sunak urged to distance himself from Tories who dismiss air pollution risks

Leading scientists write to PM amid campaign against expansion of clean air zone in London

The Independent UK

DNA sucked into air filters can reveal what plants and animals are nearby

Scientists have found that air quality monitoring stations pick up lots of DNA that can reveal what plants and animals have been in the area

The Guardian - UK

Airborne DNA accidentally collected by air-quality filters reveals state of species

Monitoring stations that already test for pollution could have dual purpose of mapping declines in biodiversity, reveals new study

Chicago Sun-Times

Tell Congress to give EPA enough power to protect our nation’s wetlands

A bipartisan majority in Congress passed the Clean Water Act in 1972 because rivers were on fire, fish were dying, and Lake Erie was labeled “functionally dead.” The Supreme Court should not be allowed to rewrite the Act and ignore 45 years of practices to protect the environment and public…

The Hindu

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Bangkok Post

The right to clean air

In 2009, Smog In The City envisioned a not-too-distant future for Chiang Mai. Set in 2019, Fah returns home to find her family and villagers suffering from air pollution. Following a critical level of toxic haze, the government orders a state of emergency and immediate evacuation. After her mother dies…

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