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"Supercharged dust storms are exposing millions to deadly air pollution"
#Pollution #AirPollution

Supercharged dust storms are exposing millions to deadly air pollution
More people are getting sick due to sand and dust storms that are now more intense and frequent, contributor Sean Mowbray reported for Mongabay. The intensifying storms have exposed many millions more people to dangerous levels of particulate pollution across the world. In some regions, it has also triggered outbreaks of respiratory and infectious diseases. […]

Lake Anna analysis finds multiple pollution sources, with mines a key contributor #lake …

Lake Anna analysis finds multiple pollution sources, with mines a key contributor
A new University of Virginia study led by environmental scientist Justin Richardson shows that phosphorus pollution driving algae blooms in Virginia's Lake Anna may come from residential areas as well as farms, but a more significant source of these toxins are legacy mines that continue to release toxic metals like arsenic and lead into local waterways.

Pretty much all the main culprits here are vehicles being dumped in Australia because Australia lacks international standard emission control. My last two vans were European diesels which use AdBlue to reduce pollutants .
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2025-1

Real-world testing shows which vehicle models emit more of the deadly pollutant NOx
New rules around NOx, the most deadly form of vehicle pollution, come into force today, as testing reveals which popular models are pumping out more than others.      

Graham Platner's national finance director has resigned (Christopher Burns/Bangor Daily News)
https://www.bangordailynews.com/2025/10/31/politics/elections/maine-graham-platner-national-finance-director-resigns-ronald-holmes-iii/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251031/p58#a251031p58

🔪 Turning up the heat on steel's carbon pollution problem
#europe

Air pollution kills thousands a year in the UK and abroad – why isn’t there a bigger uproar? https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/27/air-pollution-kills-thousands-london-ulez

The US navy knew of potentially dangerous levels of airborne plutonium in San Francisco
for almost a year
before it alerted city officials
after it carried out testing that detected radioactive material in November last year, public health advocates allege.
The plutonium levels exceeded the federal action threshold
at the navy’s highly contaminated, 866-acre Hunters Point Naval Shipyard.
It was detected in an area adjacent to a residential neighborhood fil…

Musk Busted Pleading to Visit Pedo Island in Epstein Files for 'Wildest Party' (Annabella Rosciglione/The Daily Beast)
https://www.thedailybeast.com/musk-busted-pleading-to-visit-pedo-island-in-epstein-files/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260130/p115#a260130p115

Which countries are paying the highest price for particulate air pollution? #environment

Which countries are paying the highest price for particulate air pollution?
Polluted air causes an estimated 7 million deaths worldwide each year, according to the World Health Organization. Much of the mortality comes from PM2.5, particulate pollution smaller than 2.5 micrometers in diameter that can enter the lungs and bloodstream and cause respiratory and cardiovascular problems. In addition to particles emitted directly into the atmosphere, ammonia (NH3), nitrogen oxides (NOX), and sulfur dioxide (SO2), which are emitted by factories, ships, cars, and power plants,…

Plastic pollution is worsened by warming climate and must be stemmed, researchers warn #environment

Plastic pollution is worsened by warming climate and must be stemmed, researchers warn
Climate change conditions turn plastics into more mobile, persistent, and hazardous pollutants. This is done by speeding up plastic breakdown into microplastics—microscopic fragments of plastic—spreading them considerable distances, and increasing exposure and impact within the environment.