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How are Krakow residents coming together to fight air pollution?

With almost 1 million inhabitants, the Polish city of Krakow has a problem with air quality, and pollution is being fought on all fronts.

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Toxics

What is carbon pricing? Could it clean Utah’s air and cut emissions?

Some Utah GOP lawmakers and their Democratic counterparts want to pursue instituting carbon pricing that would impose fees on businesses that pollute the air and then give the revenue back to the state’s taxpayers. Would it work? Is it politically possible in conservative Utah?

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www.deseret.com

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Health Care

Why healthcare organizations need ESG and climate action plans

Today’s healthcare organizations face a rapidly accelerating suite of climate and ESG-related challenges, including rising energy costs, physical disruptions, and a list of ever-increasing expectations from investors and regulators as well as doctors, patients, and communities.

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www.environmentalleader.com

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Toxics

Carbon removal technology reaches early milestone

The world's largest facility dedicated to removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is set to come online tomorrow in Iceland, a major milestone for the nascent direct air capture industry.

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www.eenews.net

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Toxics

What's that smell? 'Funky but industrial' odor in Pittsburgh remains something of a mystery

Residents variously described the smell as similar to paint thinner or varnish, burning rubber, melting or burning plastic, and shoe polish.

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www.post-gazette.com

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Climate

Who are the children most at risk from climate change?

Climate change affects everyone, but today's children are the ones who will be left to deal with the most disastrous consequences in the future.

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Toxics

The Covid-19 houseplant boom: Why monsteras are dominating social media

The explosion in plant demand has led to a massive industry whose environmental effects can be tricky to nail down.

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www.vox.com

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Toxics

Pollution damaging humans’ first line of defence against infections and toxins, review finds

Researchers from the Technical University of Munich say there is a clear link between exposure to airborne or waterborne particles and several health conditions.

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www.independent.co.uk

www.cp24.com

Justice

Ontario seeing more and larger wildfires this year, officials say

Ontario officials say the number of northern wildfires this year is double the 10-year average and the amount of land burned is more than three times the average.

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www.cp24.com

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Climate

How Fresno urban heat island rank impacts air, health

Fresno has one of the most intense urban heat islands in the country, according to a new report by the nonprofit news organization Climate Central. Fresno

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Toxics

CA wildfire unleashed toxic smoke 150 miles, study says

A study released Monday by the California Air Resources Board said the 2018 Camp Fire subjected area residents to unhealthy levels of particulate matter, zinc, lead and other dangerous chemicals.

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Toxics

Bengaluru witnessed 90% spike in NO2 pollution between April 2020 and 2021

Despite initial gains during the national lockdown in 2020 and subsequent ones imposed by various State governments this year to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, pollution levels remained a problem in major cities in India.

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www.thehindu.com

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Climate

Rudy Salas: California energy future must include biomass plants

As our state continues to battle wildfires, deal with power shut offs, and work to reduce air pollution, we need reliable, safe and renewable solutions like biomass energy that can reduce harmful emissions and stabilize our grid.

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www.fresnobee.com

tribune.com.pk

Justice

Jakarta residents holding breath for court ruling on toxic air

Born and raised in the bustling megacity of Jakarta, Indonesia's densely populated, traffic-choked capital, environmentalist Khalisah Khalid has long anguished over the city's toxic air.

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Toxics

“They’re trying to make it so we walk away”: It’s about to get harder to file lawsuits saying sugar harvesters poisoned the air

Some residents in a rural farming community say sugar harvesting is poisoning the air. The Florida Legislature just passed a bill that would make it harder to sue.

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From our Newsroom

Researchers, doctors call for regulators to reassess safety of taking acetaminophen during pregnancy

The painkiller, taken by half of pregnant women worldwide, could be contributing to rising rates of reproductive system problems and neurodevelopmental disorders like ADHD and autism.

LISTEN: Azmal Hossan on the sociology of climate crises in South Asia

"If we look at the rate of carbon emissions, most is emitted by the developed and industrialized countries, but the problem is poor countries like Bangladesh are the main sufferers."

Op-ed: We don’t have time for another fossil fuel bridge

Those holding up carbon capture and hydrogen as new climate solutions are leading us down the wrong path.

Climate storytelling: Creativity and imagination in the face of bleak realities

Working with youth writers on a climate-fiction screenplay has opened my eyes to the power of the arts in confronting environmental crises.

Peter Dykstra: Protected by an alphabet soup of acronyms

How are Krakow residents coming together to fight air pollution?

What is carbon pricing? Could it clean Utah’s air and cut emissions?

Why healthcare organizations need ESG and climate action plans

Carbon removal technology reaches early milestone

What's that smell? 'Funky but industrial' odor in Pittsburgh remains something of a mystery

Who are the children most at risk from climate change?

The Covid-19 houseplant boom: Why monsteras are dominating social media

Pollution damaging humans’ first line of defence against infections and toxins, review finds

Ontario seeing more and larger wildfires this year, officials say

How Fresno urban heat island rank impacts air, health

CA wildfire unleashed toxic smoke 150 miles, study says

Bengaluru witnessed 90% spike in NO2 pollution between April 2020 and 2021

Rudy Salas: California energy future must include biomass plants

Jakarta residents holding breath for court ruling on toxic air

“They’re trying to make it so we walk away”: It’s about to get harder to file lawsuits saying sugar harvesters poisoned the air

Researchers, doctors call for regulators to reassess safety of taking acetaminophen during pregnancy

The painkiller, taken by half of pregnant women worldwide, could be contributing to rising rates of reproductive system problems and neurodevelopmental disorders like ADHD and autism.

LISTEN: Azmal Hossan on the sociology of climate crises in South Asia

"If we look at the rate of carbon emissions, most is emitted by the developed and industrialized countries, but the problem is poor countries like Bangladesh are the main sufferers."

Op-ed: We don’t have time for another fossil fuel bridge

Those holding up carbon capture and hydrogen as new climate solutions are leading us down the wrong path.

Climate storytelling: Creativity and imagination in the face of bleak realities

Working with youth writers on a climate-fiction screenplay has opened my eyes to the power of the arts in confronting environmental crises.

Ocean plastic pollution

Too much plastic is ending up in the ocean — and making its way back onto our dinner plates.

Peter Dykstra: Protected by an alphabet soup of acronyms

CITES, CCAMLR, LDC, MBTA, CBD, Ramsar, LWCF ... they may make your eyes glaze over, but they protect our health and planet.

The painkiller, taken by half of pregnant women worldwide, could be contributing to rising rates of reproductive system problems and neurodevelopmental disorders like ADHD and autism.

"If we look at the rate of carbon emissions, most is emitted by the developed and industrialized countries, but the problem is poor countries like Bangladesh are the main sufferers."

Those holding up carbon capture and hydrogen as new climate solutions are leading us down the wrong path.

Working with youth writers on a climate-fiction screenplay has opened my eyes to the power of the arts in confronting environmental crises.

Too much plastic is ending up in the ocean — and making its way back onto our dinner plates.

CITES, CCAMLR, LDC, MBTA, CBD, Ramsar, LWCF ... they may make your eyes glaze over, but they protect our health and planet.

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