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How AI is making affordable air pollution sensors more accurate

Clean air is a fundamental right. However, every day, 100 children under the age of five tragically lose their lives in east Asia and the Pacific due to a silent killer – air pollution.

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Changes to bathing water status test will deny rivers protection, say critics

Campaigners say introduction of feasibility test in England and Wales over bathing status is ‘snub to communities’

The Guardian - UK

Mongolia's Children Choke In Toxic Pollution

As she watched her five-month-old son lying in intensive care, wires and tubes crisscrossing his tiny body, Uyanga cursed her hometown Ulaanbaatar and its chronic pollution.

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No evidence of foul play in North Sea ship collision, says minister

Mike Kane also told MPs there is currently ‘no sign of pollution’ from either of the vessels involved.

Evening Standard

From TB to HIV/AIDS to cancer, disease tracking has always had a political dimension, but it’s the foundation of public health

Federal datasets began disappearing from public view on Jan. 31, 2025, in response to executive orders from President Donald Trump. Among those were the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Youth Risk Behavior Survey, which asks respondents about their gender identity and sexual orientation and tracks behaviors like smoking and…

The Conversation

How is pollution actually affecting our health?

Invisible pollutants fill the air around us, and their effects on the human body shouldn’t be underestimated.

The Independent UK

13 of world’s 20 most polluted cities in India, PM2.5 over 10 times WHO norms in 35% cities: Report

Thirteen of the world’s 20 most polluted cities are in India, with Byrnihat in Meghalaya topping the list, according to the World Air Quality Report 2024 by Swiss air quality technology company IQAir.

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Only 17% of global cities had safe air in 2024, air quality report finds

Global study finds 126 of the 138 countries analysed – 91.3 per cent – exceeded safe air quality limits

The Independent UK

The seven countries worldwide with the cleanest air – and those with the dirtiest

Most of the world has dirty air, with just 17 per cent of global cities meeting WHO air pollution guidelines

The Independent UK

Only seven countries worldwide meet WHO dirty air guidelines, study shows

Annual survey by IQAir based on toxic PM2.5 particles reveals some progress in pollution levels in India and China

The Guardian - UK

UK and Welsh governments announce £1m fund to tackle River Wye pollution

The river’s water quality and wildlife has drastically declined after years of pollution from sewage discharges and industrial chicken farming.

Evening Standard

Colorado Residents Now Have a Way to ‘See’ the Toxic Emissions They Live With

High-tech camera reveals the pollutants spewing into the atmosphere, providing evidence for the state to investigate gas and oil operators.

Capital & Main

Microplastics hinder plant photosynthesis, study finds, threatening millions with starvation

Researchers say problem could increase number of people at risk of starvation by 400m in next two decades

The Guardian - UK

Key questions answered on how the UK responds to oil spills

The UK is responding after an oil tanker sustained a ruptured tank following a collision with a carbo ship.

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Birds and seals at risk from North Sea crash, charity says

The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds said the crash was close to the biggest gannet colony in England.

Evening Standard

Revealed: how Sadiq Khan's Ulez expansion cut road pollution in every outer London borough

Transport for London publishes data for how pollution levels have been affected by Ulez expansion

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Good news for open water swimmers as lawmakers promise to clean up Britain's largest lake

Lake Windermere has been flooded with pollution despite its position as Britain's most popular open water swimming spot

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Let Me Explain: Why politicians downplaying India’s pollution crisis is worrisome

When a recent Central Pollution Control Board report revealed that water along several ghats of the Ganga was unfit for bathing during the Mahakumbh, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath was quick to claim that the water was pure and even fit for drinking. He even alleged that those who raised…

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Lake Windermere: Government vows to clean up England’s largest lake

Environment secretary Steve Reed has vowed to ensure ‘only rainwater’ enters England’s largest lake

The Guardian - UK

UK government vows to clean up Windermere after sewage criticism

Environment secretary points to measures to stop lake being ‘choked by unacceptable levels’ of pollution

The Independent UK

Government will clean up Windermere, Environment Secretary Steve Reed to pledge

The Cabinet ministersaid: ‘Windermere is a stunningly beautiful national treasure – but it’s being choked by unacceptable levels of sewage pollution.’

The Guardian - UK

Nigerian king faces Shell in London high court over decades of oil spills

King Okpabi, ruler of Ogale, says Shell has caused chronic pollution, while oil firm argues it is not responsible

The Conversation

Women and girls are on the frontline of climate change – but their stories are seldom heard

Women and girls are disproportionately affected by the climate crisis. They are more likely to suffer health consequences as a result of floods, droughts, heatwaves, air pollution, wildfires and other environmental disasters.

The Guardian - UK

Gas hob can raise indoor air pollution higher than busy UK road, study finds

Research by Which? compared levels nitrogen dioxide and fine particulate matter in homes and street in London

The Guardian - UK

How cooking with gas releases harmful air pollution in the home

Nitrogen dioxide, normally associated with diesel exhausts, is among pollutants released by using gas cooker and hob

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