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Public debate on water pollution “oversimplified”, believes expert panel

Envirotec Magazine

The water sector must get better at communicating the challenges of tackling pollution and why there is an urgent need for better collaboration between utilities, government bodies, regulators and customers. It’s complicated, challenging and there are things people can do individually to help.

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Ocean oil pollution is growing — and not from oil spills

Grist

Oil spills may be dramatic and devastating, but they’re not the biggest contributor to ocean oil pollution — not by a long shot. According to the report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, “ Oil in the Sea ,” these sources are by far the largest and fastest-growing contributor to ocean oil pollution.

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Taking control of the harmful effects of air pollution to improve health outcomes

Envirotec Magazine

In 2010, the European Respiratory Society appealed to physicians to “recognise that air pollution is the largest environmental challenge for European citizens, one that currently limits the fundamental right of all individuals to breathe clean air. i] In the UK around 40,000 deaths are attributable to outdoor air pollution.[ii].

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Seeking clarity

Envirotec Magazine

It attempts a snapshot of air pollution exposure in over 7000 cities worldwide, and its impact on health. and NO2 pollution, with fine particles seeming to be an affliction of the world’s poorer regions especially, while NO2 is a problem for city dwellers everywhere. over 2010-2019. Between NO2 and PM2.5,

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Air Quality Grant: £9m fund opens for council projects that tackle air pollution

Business Green

New programme to prioritise projects that reduce air pollutants, improve knowledge and information about air quality, or tackle particulate matter. Adoo Kissi-Debrah became the first person to have air pollution recorded as a contributory cause of illness and death on their death certificate.

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Why aren't we taxing pollution to fund social care?

Business Green

The UK government should increase tax on things we want less of - such as pollution - and reduce tax on things we want more of - such as jobs - explains Eunomia's Chris Sherrington. In the 2010 Budget , it was further announced that fuel duty would rise by one pence per litre above indexation in April 2014.

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Reducing cars’ emissions easier said than done, says EU audit institution

Envirotec Magazine

Since 2010, the “Cars CO₂ Regulation” has set an EU fleet-wide target for average CO₂ emissions from newly registered cars. The EU’s green revolution can only happen if there are far fewer polluting vehicles, but the challenge is huge”, said Pietro Russo, the ECA member who led the audit. “A