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Cancer-causing asbestos has been regulated for decades and removed from buildings. Trump could allow one form to return

Exposure to any type of asbestos is known to cause cancer and it is linked to tens of thousands of deaths in the U.S. each year

The Independent UK

Coal power plants were paid to close. Is it time to do the same for slaughterhouses?

The food industry will go to great lengths (and spend a fortune) to lobby policymakers, confuse the public and politicise scientific findings. You can see the results in the UK’s delay of a ban on junk food advertisers targeting children, or the orchestrated backlash to a report that recommended cutting…

The Conversation

Will a new strategy improve European water management?

One third of the EU is affected by water scarcity and with water pollution and high demand for water, more investment and innovation is needed. We look at the pros and cons of the proposals in the new European Water Resilience Strategy.

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Plastics threaten ecosystems and human health, but evidence-based solutions are under political fire

Negotiations toward a global, legally binding plastics treaty are set to resume this summer, with the United Nations Environment Programme announcing that the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on plastic pollution will reconvene in August.

The Conversation

NAACP files intent to sue Elon Musk's xAI company over supercomputer air pollution

The NAACP has filed an intent to sue Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company over air pollution from a supercomputer data center in Memphis

The Independent UK

Poultry megafarm in Shropshire halted over river pollution concerns

Planning permission quashed by high court after officials failed to consider impact of spreading manure on land

The Guardian - UK

June 16, 2025: The air outside IIT

Last year, a report by the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi revealed that air pollution can be reduced by 15 to 25 percent by tackling the capital’s civic issues like filling potholes, fixing unpaved roads and clearing garbage dump to eliminate road dust.

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Small towns are growing fast across Ghana – but environmental planning isn’t keeping up

Africa’s urban future will be shaped not only by large cities and capitals but also by its many small and medium-sized towns.

The Conversation

How Big Box Stores Are Changing the Air You Breathe Indoors

Walk into a big box store on any given day—bright lights, glossy floors, towering shelves, and wide-open aisles filled with everything from televisions to lawn chairs. These places feel modern and clean, almost like miniature cities under one roof. But behind the air-conditioned comfort and freshly stocked inventory is an…

Everybody Loves Your Money

Momentum building for global plastic pollution pact

The federal environment minister has joined forces with more than 90 countries to clamp down on plastic waste harming the environment and human health.

AAP

Trump’s ‘gas-guzzling’ parade will produce planet-heating pollution costs, analysis says

Among other concerns, the US military parade will produce as much pollution as created to heat 300 homes for a year

The Guardian - US

Marine fungi could help feed the world and fight disease

Fungi are nature’s recyclers and chemists, turning waste into useful products and creating an array of enzymes and compounds. By harnessing this potential through fungal biotechnology (using fungi to develop products and technologies for various applications), we can create sustainable materials, food and processes that help solve global challenges like…

The Conversation

‘A small but mighty program’: little-known US light pollution agency threatened by Trump funding cuts

The Natural Sounds and Night Skies Division strives to provide ‘full sensory experience’ in country’s national parks

The Guardian - US

Anglian Water profits go up after price increases as debt swell to £7.7bn

It came as the utilities firm also revealed an increase in pollution incidents over the year.

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How does air pollution affect mental health? New study aimed to find out

Research looked at records of 14,800 people in Bradford to see what happened after they moved to more polluted area

The Guardian - US

Trump’s pollution rollback rewards wealthy plant owners — at the expense of Americans’ health

Proposals this week to weaken EPA restrictions will help tiny group of owners while ‘the American people will breathe dirtier air’

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: More than 24,000 factory farms have opened across Europe

Intensive livestock farms such as those found across the US are spreading across the continent, according to new data

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‘Too little to be worth regulating’: Trump’s EPA claims America’s power plants don’t pollute enough to matter for climate change

Just a drop in the bucket... in the list of his glaringly shocking statements.

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The Conversation

Cheating by car makers, tampering by owners: crucial car pollution control is being sabotaged

Emission control systems in modern cars have slashed air pollutants such as particulate matter and nitrogen oxides.

The Independent UK

EPA says power plant carbon emissions aren't dangerous. We asked 30 scientists: Here's what they say

The Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency Wednesday proposed a new ruling that heat-trapping carbon gas “emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants do not contribute significantly to dangerous air pollution

The Guardian - US

Trump’s EPA announces major rollbacks to power plant pollution limits

More than 200 health experts say regulatory proposals will lead to biggest increase in pollution in decades

Reason

New Mexico Appeals Court Dismisses Suit Seeking to Compel Greater Environmental Regulation under State Constitution

The appeals court concludes the lawsuit failed to present a claim upon which relief can be granted under state law.

The Independent UK

EPA set to roll back rules that limit greenhouse gases and mercury from US power plants

The Environmental Protection Agency is poised to eliminate rules that limit greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas

The Independent UK

Tulane scientist resigns citing university censorship of pollution and racial disparity research

A Tulane University researcher has resigned, citing censorship from university leaders

The Texas Tribune

Developers propose more than 100 new gas power plants in Texas

New research reveals the planned expansion of gas-fired electrical generation to power artificial intelligence and other heavy industries.

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