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"‘Tiny bit of rain and the sewage comes’: Brighton swimmers vent fury at sea pollution"
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‘Tiny bit of rain and the sewage comes’: Brighton swimmers vent fury at sea pollution
Checking for sewage spills has become as normal as checking the weather forecast, say swimmers on East Sussex beaches

"Tyre and road wear particles: Separating fact from fiction"
#Cars #Vehicles #Pollution

Tyre Wear Emissions: Following the Science
Explore the latest science on tyre wear emissions, TRWP and EVs, separating fact from fiction on air quality, health impacts and Euro 7 rules.

"What happens to people’s health when air pollution is reduced?"
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What happens to people’s health when air pollution is reduced?
Growing evidence that cutting coal use and bans on high-polluting vehicles are leading directly to health benefits

"Carbon pollution has fuelled ‘massive expansion’ of marine heatwaves in Europe, study finds"
#Europe #Emissions #Pollution

Carbon pollution has fuelled ‘massive expansion’ of marine heatwaves in Europe, study finds
Hottest periods this year in most sea regions would have been ‘virtually impossible’ in a preindustrial climate

"England’s sewage spills: why citizen scientists want to test for pollution themselves"
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England’s sewage spills: why citizen scientists want to test for pollution themselves
Citizens are taking water testing into their own hands as sewage spills in rivers and on beaches increasingly get reported.

"Lawsuit demands accountability for Cerro de Pasco mining pollution in Peru"
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Lawsuit demands accountability for Cerro de Pasco mining pollution in Peru
A mine that has been operating for decades in the Peruvian Andes continues to contaminate the soil, water and air for thousands of people living nearby, according to a lawsuit filed last month. The contamination has displaced farming and livestock, the lawsuit said, while causing cognitive issues in children, among other public health concerns. Companies […]

"Plastic food packaging blankets the world’s coastlines, study finds"
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Plastic food packaging blankets the world’s coastlines, study finds
Food packaging ranks among the top plastic pollutants littering the world’s coastlines, a new study confirms. The study, published May 20 in the journal One Earth, analyzed data from 112 nations, including 5,300 shoreline litter surveys, to produce the first global index of macroplastic pollution by usage type. Based on 355 peer-reviewed studies, it found […]