The Japan Times21m ago
Though agricultural burning, forest fires and weather patterns create an annual pollution season across much of Southeast Asia, areas of northern Thailand are seeing haze that even hardened locals say is exceptional. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/03/asia-pacific/science-health/northern-thailand-pollution/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #sciencehealth #thailand #pollution #pm25
Blood clots and burning eyes as pollution chokes north Thailand

The city of Chiang Mai has regularly topped the IQAir monitor website's most polluted big cities list this week, with the situation even worse in the backpacker destination of Pai.

The Japan Times
Dragofix41m ago

Study finds dangerous lead levels in children’s clothing https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/04/260402042737.htm

#children #clothes #environment #health #lead #pollution

Study finds dangerous lead levels in children’s clothing

Fast fashion might come with a hidden danger: lead. Researchers testing children’s shirts from multiple retailers found every sample exceeded U.S. safety limits, raising concerns about toxic exposure—especially since young kids often chew on clothing. Brightly colored fabrics like red and yellow showed particularly high levels, likely due to chemicals used to fix dyes. Simulations suggest that even brief mouthing could expose children to unsafe amounts of lead, a substance known to harm brain development and behavior.

ScienceDaily
sanzavec3h ago

Paris va brûler des déchets pour faire du chauffage, au détriment des banlieues

« Ces combustibles peuvent être constitués d’encombrants, de boues d'épuration, de plastiques, de voitures déchiquetées. Nous nous attendons donc à ce que cette usine soit plus polluante que les usines d’incinération des déchets ménagers »

le Conseil de Paris a donné son feu vert au projet de construction d’un nouvel incinérateur sur la commune de Vitry-Sur-Seine

https://lareleveetlapeste.fr/paris-va-bruler-des-dechets-pour-faire-du-chauffage-au-detriment-des-banlieues/
#paris #pollution

Paris va brûler des déchets pour faire du chauffage, au détriment des banlieues

Vitry-sur-Seine est en colère. Ils doivent accueillir un nouvel incinérateur qui va servir à chauffer... les parisiens.

La Relève et La Peste
Miro Collas4h ago

EPA moves to designate microplastics and pharmaceuticals as contaminants in drinking water | US Environmental Protection Agency | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/03/epa-microplastics-pharmaceuticals-water

#Contamination #Pollution #Microplastics

EPA moves to designate microplastics and pharmaceuticals as contaminants in drinking water

Proposal, a win for RFK Jr’s Maha movement, is a ‘first step’ toward tackling plastic pollution, advocates say

The Guardian
michael4h ago
who wants to work right next to an 8-lane motorway and breathe the #pollution all day ? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly68pxdvqeo also, that's #kidlington effectively being merged with #oxford
Plan for Exeter College's 'world-leading' computing centre filed

The site sits close the A34 and Oxford Canal near Kidlington, just north of the city.

BBC News
Low Tide4h ago

Links for 4/3/26

Why SoCal shark sightings are up — and ways to stay safe in sharky waters

The ski industry is oddly quiet on climate change

Should Oil And Gas Companies Pay To Clean Up Hawai?i’s Flood Damage?

Professors Say AI Is Destroying Their Students’ Ability to Think

Silicon Valley Has Lost Its Moral Compass (with Anil Dash)

Web­

https://www.kawentzmann.de/exotic-blog/asides/links-for-4-3-26/

#california #FossilFuel #ocean #oil #pollution #technology #wildlife

Links for 4/3/26 | The Exotic Blog

Why SoCal shark sightings are up — and ways to stay safe in sharky waters The ski industry is oddly quiet on climate change Should Oil And Gas Companies Pay To Clean Up Hawai?i’s Flood Damage?

The Exotic Blog
MediaFaro Analysis5h ago

Deadly coal: Bosnia-Herzegovina’s problems with its energy transition.

Will Bosnia-Herzegovina’s belated start to the energy transition delay its EU accession?

The country is struggling to move away from coal-fired power generation. There is a shortage of desulphurisation plants. The air pollution is at an extreme level.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260403-deadly-coal-bosnia-herzegovinas-problems-with-its-energy-transition?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#BosniaAndHerzegovina #Pollution #EnergyTransition #FossilFuels #Coal #EU

Deadly coal: Bosnia-Herzegovina’s problems with its energy transition.

Will Bosnia-Herzegovina’s belated start to the energy transition delay its EU accession? The country is struggling to move away from coal-fired power generation. There is a shortage of desulphurisation plants. …

Euronews
Paul Wermer, CC BY-NC-SA 4.06h ago

EPA moves to designate microplastics and pharmaceuticals as contaminants in drinking water

But, as #MAHA folks noted: "Maha leaders, farmers and organizations told Zeldin in a letter on Tuesday to tackle the health impacts of pesticides, plastics and Pfas chemicals."

Still, 2 out of 4 is a start (I hope)

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/03/epa-microplastics-pharmaceuticals-water?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

#WaterQuality #Pollution #SewageTreatment #PlasticPollution

EPA moves to designate microplastics and pharmaceuticals as contaminants in drinking water

Proposal, a win for RFK Jr’s Maha movement, is a ‘first step’ toward tackling plastic pollution, advocates say

The Guardian
World news | The Guardian7h ago
EPA moves to designate microplastics and pharmaceuticals as contaminants in drinking water https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/03/epa-microplastics-pharmaceuticals-water #UsEnvironmentalProtectionAgency #Water #TrumpAdministration #Plastics #UsNews #Environment #UsPolitics #Pollution
EPA moves to designate microplastics and pharmaceuticals as contaminants in drinking water

Proposal, a win for RFK Jr’s Maha movement, is a ‘first step’ toward tackling plastic pollution, advocates say

The Guardian
Robert Sanscartier7h ago

#health

Every spring, the pollen season turns mild, sunny days into an ordeal for millions of people with allergies.

The pollen season is getting longer, and the reason may be not only the climate but also artificial nighttime lighting in cities

https://www.bgnes.com/health/pollen-allergy-season-is-getting-longer-but-not-because-of-climate-change

#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #UpheavalClimate #ClimateInstability #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

Pollen allergy season is getting longer, but not because of climate change

Every spring, the pollen season turns mild, sunny days into an ordeal for millions of people with allergies.

BGNES