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How the overseas owners of the UK’s water companies clean up by polluting our rivers | George Monbiot
Soiled seas and huge shareholder dividends: where has the £64bn borrowed by firms since privatisation gone? So that’s how they do it. I’d been wondering how, when more sewage has been ente...
Mount Fuji view to be blocked as tourists overcrowd popular photo spot
Fujikawaguchiko town official says choice to erect huge barrier is ‘regrettable’ and last resort A huge barrier to block views of Mount Fuji will be installed at a popular photo spot by Jap...
Noise from traffic stunts growth of baby birds, study finds
Researchers also find zebra finches 20% less likely to hatch from eggs if exposed to noise pollution Noise pollution from traffic stunts growth in baby birds, even while inside the egg, researc...
Britain’s natural landscape is in ruins – thanks to the Tories. Here’s how Labour will restore it | Steve Reed
Sewage pollutes our waterways, species face extinction. We must act fast to halt the decline – and we will Steve Reed is shadow environment secretary We must not be the last generation to hav...
I’m asking BP to take its share of responsibility for my ...th, and will take it to UK court if I have to | Hussein Julood
Ali died of cancer last year. He was 21, and had to live in the choking smoke of the Rumaila oilfield A year has passed since my beautiful boy Ali Julood died. Not a day goes by when I do not t...
‘Privileged access’: pro-plastic lobbyists at UN pollution talks increase by a third
Fossil fuel and petrochemical campaigners at Ottawa summit outnumber scientists, EU and Indigenous delegates The number of fossil fuel and petrochemical industry lobbyists has increased by more...
‘Huge disappointment’ as UK delays bottle deposit plan and excludes glass
Scheme for plastic bottles and cans put back to 2027 while environment minister says glass recycling ‘unduly’ complex A UK deposit return scheme for recycling drinks bottles has been delaye...
New rule compels US coal-fired power plants to capture emissions – or shut down
New EPA directive will cut pollution equivalent to the emissions of 328m cars, but industry group decries it as a ‘reckless plan’ Coal-fired power plants would be forced to capture smokesta...
Nature destruction will cause bigger economic slump in UK than 2008 crisis, experts warn
Green Finance Institute report said further pollution could cut 12% off GDP by 2030s The destruction of nature over the rest of the decade could trigger a bigger economic slump in Britain than ...
Mega-warehouses heap more pollution on hard-hit Illinois neighborhoods
Proliferation of hubs for online shopping disproportionately sited in low-income neighborhoods or communities of color Hundreds of mega-warehouses have been built in Illinois for online shoppin...
Survey finds that 60 firms are responsible for half of world’s plastic pollution
Study confirms Altria, Philip Morris International, Danone, Nestlé, PepsiCo and Coca-Cola are worst offenders Fewer than 60 multinationals are responsible for more than half of the world’s p...
Tory duty on Ofwat protects profits over reducing sewage pollution, experts say
Campaigners fear growth duty will hamper water regulator’s ability to crack down on companies in poor financial state The Conservatives have pushed through a duty on the water regulator to pr...
More than one-third of people in the US exposed to harmful air pollution – report
American Lung Association’s State of the Air report states nearly 131 million people are exposed to ozone and particle pollution Nearly four in 10 people in the US are exposed to unhealthy le...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/24/air-quality-pollution-unhealthy
‘Currents bring life – and plastics’: animals of Galápagos live amid mounds of waste
As diplomats search for a deal to curb the world’s growing problem of plastic, piles of bottles, buoys, nets and packaging keep building up in what should be a pristine environment As our sm...
World must come together to tackle plastic pollution, says chair of UN talks
Ecuadorian ambassador to the UK is hopeful impasse can be overcome at treaty negotiations in Ottawa As UN talks begin to agree the first global treaty to reduce soaring plastic waste, the chair...
‘Where can you hide from pollution?’: cancer rises 30% in Beirut as diesel generators poison city
Lebanon’s economy and electricity system are broken and much power is now generated locally, with devastating effects on air quality and health Smog hangs over Beirut most days, a brownish cl...
‘No dividing line’: consultants advising private water companies also work for their regulator, Ofwat
Campaigners call for the whole regulatory system to be replaced after Observer analysis finds watchdog spent more than £25m with consultancies The water industry regulator has spent £26.7m on...
‘Ban them until we know they’re safe’: Dutch flower growers urged to stop using pesticides
Organic float at annual flower parade a sign of changing times amid concerns over chemicals’ link to neurological disorders Flower farmer John Huiberts stands next to a flamingo made of thous...
‘Dirty secret’: insiders say UK water firms knowingly break sewage laws
EXCLUSIVE: Whistleblowers point to broader sewage scandal, with wastewater systems manipulated to divert sewage Whistleblowers say UK water companies are knowingly failing to treat legally requ...
Income and power from cow manure | Letter
JOY CLANCY suggests anaerobic digesters could transform the waste into biogas and liquid fertiliser There is a well-established solution to preventing cow manure spews into our rivers: anaerobi...
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/19/income-and-power-from-cow-manure