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Survey identifies significant micro plastic pollution on summit of Snowdon

Envirotec Magazine

Image credit: Phil Ross , CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 On Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon), microplastic content was naturally highest where people congregate in large numbers. The results were used to determine a Microplastic Pollution Index, an indicator that could be used by organizations, local authorities or government agencies.

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Tributes flow following death of Peter Ainsworth, Conservative MP and pioneering Green Tory

Business Green

Former colleagues and friends have paid tribute to former Conservative frontbencher Peter Ainsworth, who played an integral role in pushing conservation and climate action into the political mainstream. Sad to hear about the loss of Peter Ainsworth - a delightful colleague & passionate about his causes, especially the environment.

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The landmark trial that could determine who pays to rid America’s drinking water of PFAS

Grist

David Peters’s nightmare began on a Monday in the spring of 2016, just before the end of the work day. Peters was the assistant public works director for the city of Stuart, a community of 18,000 on southeast Florida’s tranquil Treasure Coast. That afternoon, Peters was told that an administrative aide for the U.S.

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Revealed: Scale of The Telegraph’s Climate Change ‘Propaganda’

DeSmogBlog

Credit: Brigitte Wear Prolific Spectator journalist Ross Clark produced the highest number of anti-green columns for The Telegraph. All 10 of her columns written on environmental topics expressed anti-green views – including one that said “net zero zealotry” would inflict “freezing dark and cold” upon British people.