Pollution
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Anglers warned to avoid area as authorities and Qantas investigate leak of chemicals classified as an ‘emerging contaminant’
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Committee calls for deposit return scheme and free refill stations after finding capital hooked on bottled water but not recycling
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Damage comes after many coral reefs in Whitsundays were pummelled and broken by storm
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It wouldn’t work, and our roads would become even more dangerous. Why is the government wasting time considering it?
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Letters: The continuing assault on air quality by local councils and government authorities shows that they pay only lip service to improving air quality
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Experts have suggested car makers pay for the air pollution crisis rather than drivers. If you own a diesel car we’d like to hear what you think
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Ridhima Pandey, daughter of green activist, urges ministers to reduce emissions to limit impact on younger generations
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Cheating, dodging rules and heavy lobbying by motor manufacturers fuelled the toxic air the UK is struggling with today
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Inventor Anirudh Sharma is capturing carbon from car exhausts to turn it into ink. And he’s got his eye on London’s black cabs next
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I lived in the Chinese capital for five years and the smog made my life hell. Of course it’s better here – but we must never be complacent
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German and French governments have already required that manufacturers fix vehicles spewing high levels of toxic pollution but UK is ‘doing nothing’
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Theresa May ‘very conscious’ that past governments encouraged motorists to buy diesel cars, as increased charges for polluting vehicles loom large
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A bonfire of public protections is being lit in Britain and in the United States – and the beneficiaries of it will be the very rich
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Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happen
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More than 2,000 schools around England and Wales are located near roads with illegal and dangerous levels of emissions from diesel cars. Use this tool to see whether your school is on the list
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Study reveals fall in birth weight in areas of the Tennessee Valley which had greatest boom in coal-fired power plant activity following nuclear closures
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Move brings tolerable daily intake levels in line with US standards and follows months of controversy over contaminations near airports and military bases
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Australian Medical Association accused of supporting politics over science after Dr Michael Gannon said impact of job losses may outweigh health benefits
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Penalties for law-breaking factories and construction sites are contributing to improved air quality in China’s capital, say academics
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Study shows extent to which US and western European demand for clothes, toys and mobile phones contributes to air pollution in developing countries
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