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March 6, 2025: Can a fuel ban clean up the city’s air?

In this episode, Newslaundry visits the INA Road to look at steps taken by the Delhi government to tackle vehicular pollution. The government recently announced a petrol ban for old private vehicles. But what has it done for public transportation?

Newslaundry

Scientists around the globe raise concerns as the US stops sharing air quality data from embassies

The U.S. government’s decision to stop sharing air quality data from embassies and consulates worldwide has worried some local scientists and experts who say the data was vital for people to be aware of air quality and monitor their government's progress in improving public health

The Independent UK

Urban rivers ‘vulnerable’ to pollution, MP warns after ‘massive’ spill

The Environment Agency has launched an investigation after thousands of litres of oil spilled into a river, water minister Emma Hardy said

Evening Standard

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Government scientists: We're "pissed"

Elon's massive cuts to science agencies will have damaging global consequences, say endangered workers

Salon

MP calls for inquiry after 'shocking' oil spill in London river destroys wildlife

An estimated 4,000 litres of diesel spilled into the River Wandle

Evening Standard

Supreme Court Eases EPA's Grip on Water Pollution Regulations

The Supreme Court's recent ruling limits EPA's ability to regulate sewage discharge into U.S. waterways affecting water quality standards.

Mic

Supreme Court sides with San Francisco, requiring EPA to set specific targets in water pollution permits

The U.S. Supreme Court has limited how flexible the Environmental Protection Agency and states can be in regulating water pollution under the Clean Water Act in a ruling issued March 4, 2025. However, the justices kept the decision relatively narrow.

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Delhi’s airpocalypse needs more than band-aid solutions

As I sat down to write this piece from my home nestled in the hills of the Western Ghats in Kerala, I had to try hard to summon a memory of the sharp sting of Delhi’s air on a bad air day.

Newslaundry

Trump shuts down worldwide air quality monitoring program

Air quality monitoring atop the U.S. embassy in Beijing led to increased collaboration on anti-pollution projects

The Independent UK

Trump administration to drop lawsuit against Louisiana chemical manufacturer, AP sources say

The Trump administration plans to drop a federal lawsuit against a synthetic rubber manufacturer accused of worsening cancer risks for residents near its Louisiana plant, according to two sources familiar with the matter

The Independent UK

Why can’t I sleep? 4 ways climate change could be keeping you up at night and what you can do about it

Tossing and turning on sweltering summer nights? You’re not alone.

The Conversation

Netflix’s Toxic Town offers a stark warning on environmental rollbacks

Netflix’s new drama Toxic Town tells the true story of a group of women from Corby in Northamptonshire, UK, who gave birth to children with limb differences in the 1980s and 90s. The children were born with shortened arms or legs or missing fingers. The drama follows their battle to…

The Conversation

Ganga purity study was shady from the start. But media amplified it unquestioned

On February 20, the Uttar Pradesh government issued a statement which quoted a Padma Shri awardee scientist to “debunk doubts” about the purity of Ganga water amid the Mahakumbh. This came days after the Central Pollution Control Board had pointed out that faecal coliform levels in the river were 13…

Newslaundry

The Rainham volcano: a waste dump is constantly on fire in east London. Why will no one stop it?

Under Arnolds Field, tonnes of illegally dumped waste have been burning for years, spewing pollution over the area. Locals fear for their health – and despair that no one seems willing to help

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How weather patterns and faraway mountains make Delhi the world’s most polluted megacity

Delhi is perhaps the most polluted of the world’s megacities. Every winter, the city’s 30 million residents breathe air so toxic that visibility drops to mere metres. If you stand on top of one of Delhi’s monuments you can barely make out buildings across the street as the thick, acrid…

Dynamite News

Today it was a Marlboro Light": Vir Das takes dig at Mumbai's air pollution

Stand-up comedian and actor Vir Das, who has never shied away from talking about social issues, recently took a dig at Mumbai's worsening air pollution while humorously comparing breathing in the city to "smoking a cigarette."Read further on Dynamite News:

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Vehicles older than 15 years would not get fuel after March 31: Delhi Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa

The Minister for Environment, Forest and Wild Life, Sirsa, also announced that a team would be formed to identify the vehicles and bar their entry and exit into the city. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Times of India

10 strategies to protect your eyes in pollution

With Air Quality Index (AQI) values significantly higher than usual in some places, Mumbai residents are suffering from the severe impacts of an unprecedented amount of pollution. The Maharashtra State government has established a seven-member committee to investigate the prospect of prohibiting petrol and diesel vehicles in the Mumbai Metropolitan…

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The Conversation

Delhi: how weather patterns and faraway mountains made this the world’s most polluted megacity

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Yes, paper straws suck. Rather than bring back plastic ones, let’s avoid single-use items

When US President Donald Trump ordered federal agencies to return to plastic straws, claiming the paper version is ineffective and “disgustingly dissolves in your mouth”, he was widely criticised for setting back efforts to reduce plastic pollution. But many alternatives designed to help phase out single-use plastics don’t really solve…

Advnture

Wild swimmers are safer in lakes and rivers where beavers live, thanks to their pollution blocking dams, study finds

Researchers uncovered the cleansing effects of dams after monitoring beaver-engineered water systems

The Guardian - UK

‘People’s commission’ to examine future of water industry in England and Wales

Inquiry set up by academics and campaigners to rival ‘too limited’ government-established commission

The Conversation

Big corporations are getting away with catastrophic air pollution – putting Canadians at risk

Millions of kilograms of toxic pollutants, over 17,000 deaths annually and environmental laws that aren’t being diligently enforced. This is the troubling picture that emerged when we, a group of environmental researchers, investigated trends in air pollution enforcement in Canada.

The Conversation

Alberta’s oil and gas wells threaten people’s health, but there are disparities in who is most at risk

Around 13 per cent of Albertans live within 1.5 kilometres of an active oil or gas well. Given the link between oil and gas production and ill health, this leaves a significant proportion of the province’s population at risk.

The Conversation

The world needs a circular economy. But workers in developing countries shouldn’t pay the price

The circular economy offers a fresh approach to how we produce and consume, focusing on reducing, reusing, recycling and recovering. It moves us away from the traditional “make, use, discard” model, creating a more sustainable system to balance the needs of the economy, society and nature. Living within the planet’s…

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