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  1. Volcanic ash cloud halts flights at Indonesia’s main international airport
    By Guardian staff and agencies

    More than 22,000 passengers and 209 flights affected, especially those bound to and from Singapore, after eruption of Anak Krakatoa

    theguardian.com/world/2026/sep

    #Airtransport #Indonesia #Singapore #Airpollution #AsiaPacific #Volcanoes #Environment #Worldnews #TheGuardian #Guardianstaff #agencies

  2. #EPA proposal could leave the public in the dark on #datacenter plans

    By MATTHEW DALY
    Updated 1:37 PM EDT, September 3, 2026

    WASHINGTON (AP) — "A plan by the Environmental Protection Agency could make it harder for the public to learn about and comment on proposed AI data centers that have sparked backlash in communities across the United States and transformed the midterm election landscape.

    "The EPA proposal would eliminate a federal requirement that states notify the public and seek comment before issuing #AirPollution permits for data centers and other #IndustrialFacilities. States could still offer opportunities for public comment, but the EPA would no longer mandate them as a condition for states to grant permits.

    "Critics say the move could thwart local residents from learning about proposed data centers or making their voices heard before projects are approved and construction begins. The move comes during a widespread backlash as #TechGiants build hundreds of massive #ServerWarehouses to fuel #ArtificialIntelligence and #CloudComputing.

    " 'By eliminating the long-standing federal requirement for public notice, this proposal continues efforts by the Trump administration to turn its back on the fundamental EPA principle of transparency,' said Mike Koerber, a former deputy director of EPA’s air quality office.

    "If made final, the plan could create 'an unlevel playing field where citizens in one state are kept completely in the dark about new data centers and heavy industrial emissions in their backyards, while neighboring states maintain oversight,' he said.

    "Under the EPA plan, states with weak or no requirements for #PublicComment could speed permits for data centers, #PowerPlants and other #PollutionSources without consulting the public or even informing communities where the facilities are located, Koerber and other critics said."

    Read more:
    apnews.com/article/epa-data-ce

    #USPol #EPAFail #NoDatacenters #NoAIDatacenters #NoisePollution #LightPollution #WaterIsLife #EnergyWaste #CorporateGreed #CorporateColonialism #DatacenterMoratoriums #Datacentres #Hyperscale #PhysicalMedia #NoPublicComment #SneakyTechGiants #AI

  3. #EPA proposal could leave the public in the dark on #datacenter plans

    By MATTHEW DALY
    Updated 1:37 PM EDT, September 3, 2026

    WASHINGTON (AP) — "A plan by the Environmental Protection Agency could make it harder for the public to learn about and comment on proposed AI data centers that have sparked backlash in communities across the United States and transformed the midterm election landscape.

    "The EPA proposal would eliminate a federal requirement that states notify the public and seek comment before issuing #AirPollution permits for data centers and other #IndustrialFacilities. States could still offer opportunities for public comment, but the EPA would no longer mandate them as a condition for states to grant permits.

    "Critics say the move could thwart local residents from learning about proposed data centers or making their voices heard before projects are approved and construction begins. The move comes during a widespread backlash as #TechGiants build hundreds of massive #ServerWarehouses to fuel #ArtificialIntelligence and #CloudComputing.

    " 'By eliminating the long-standing federal requirement for public notice, this proposal continues efforts by the Trump administration to turn its back on the fundamental EPA principle of transparency,' said Mike Koerber, a former deputy director of EPA’s air quality office.

    "If made final, the plan could create 'an unlevel playing field where citizens in one state are kept completely in the dark about new data centers and heavy industrial emissions in their backyards, while neighboring states maintain oversight,' he said.

    "Under the EPA plan, states with weak or no requirements for #PublicComment could speed permits for data centers, #PowerPlants and other #PollutionSources without consulting the public or even informing communities where the facilities are located, Koerber and other critics said."

    Read more:
    apnews.com/article/epa-data-ce

    #USPol #EPAFail #NoDatacenters #NoAIDatacenters #NoisePollution #LightPollution #WaterIsLife #EnergyWaste #CorporateGreed #CorporateColonialism #DatacenterMoratoriums #Datacentres #Hyperscale #PhysicalMedia #NoPublicComment #SneakyTechGiants #AI

  4. #EPA proposal could leave the public in the dark on #datacenter plans

    By MATTHEW DALY
    Updated 1:37 PM EDT, September 3, 2026

    WASHINGTON (AP) — "A plan by the Environmental Protection Agency could make it harder for the public to learn about and comment on proposed AI data centers that have sparked backlash in communities across the United States and transformed the midterm election landscape.

    "The EPA proposal would eliminate a federal requirement that states notify the public and seek comment before issuing #AirPollution permits for data centers and other #IndustrialFacilities. States could still offer opportunities for public comment, but the EPA would no longer mandate them as a condition for states to grant permits.

    "Critics say the move could thwart local residents from learning about proposed data centers or making their voices heard before projects are approved and construction begins. The move comes during a widespread backlash as #TechGiants build hundreds of massive #ServerWarehouses to fuel #ArtificialIntelligence and #CloudComputing.

    " 'By eliminating the long-standing federal requirement for public notice, this proposal continues efforts by the Trump administration to turn its back on the fundamental EPA principle of transparency,' said Mike Koerber, a former deputy director of EPA’s air quality office.

    "If made final, the plan could create 'an unlevel playing field where citizens in one state are kept completely in the dark about new data centers and heavy industrial emissions in their backyards, while neighboring states maintain oversight,' he said.

    "Under the EPA plan, states with weak or no requirements for #PublicComment could speed permits for data centers, #PowerPlants and other #PollutionSources without consulting the public or even informing communities where the facilities are located, Koerber and other critics said."

    Read more:
    apnews.com/article/epa-data-ce

    #USPol #EPAFail #NoDatacenters #NoAIDatacenters #NoisePollution #LightPollution #WaterIsLife #EnergyWaste #CorporateGreed #CorporateColonialism #DatacenterMoratoriums #Datacentres #Hyperscale #PhysicalMedia #NoPublicComment #SneakyTechGiants #AI

  5. #EPA proposal could leave the public in the dark on #datacenter plans

    By MATTHEW DALY
    Updated 1:37 PM EDT, September 3, 2026

    WASHINGTON (AP) — "A plan by the Environmental Protection Agency could make it harder for the public to learn about and comment on proposed AI data centers that have sparked backlash in communities across the United States and transformed the midterm election landscape.

    "The EPA proposal would eliminate a federal requirement that states notify the public and seek comment before issuing #AirPollution permits for data centers and other #IndustrialFacilities. States could still offer opportunities for public comment, but the EPA would no longer mandate them as a condition for states to grant permits.

    "Critics say the move could thwart local residents from learning about proposed data centers or making their voices heard before projects are approved and construction begins. The move comes during a widespread backlash as #TechGiants build hundreds of massive #ServerWarehouses to fuel #ArtificialIntelligence and #CloudComputing.

    " 'By eliminating the long-standing federal requirement for public notice, this proposal continues efforts by the Trump administration to turn its back on the fundamental EPA principle of transparency,' said Mike Koerber, a former deputy director of EPA’s air quality office.

    "If made final, the plan could create 'an unlevel playing field where citizens in one state are kept completely in the dark about new data centers and heavy industrial emissions in their backyards, while neighboring states maintain oversight,' he said.

    "Under the EPA plan, states with weak or no requirements for #PublicComment could speed permits for data centers, #PowerPlants and other #PollutionSources without consulting the public or even informing communities where the facilities are located, Koerber and other critics said."

    Read more:
    apnews.com/article/epa-data-ce

    #USPol #EPAFail #NoDatacenters #NoAIDatacenters #NoisePollution #LightPollution #WaterIsLife #EnergyWaste #CorporateGreed #CorporateColonialism #DatacenterMoratoriums #Datacentres #Hyperscale #PhysicalMedia #NoPublicComment #SneakyTechGiants #AI

  6. #EPA proposal could leave the public in the dark on #datacenter plans

    By MATTHEW DALY
    Updated 1:37 PM EDT, September 3, 2026

    WASHINGTON (AP) — "A plan by the Environmental Protection Agency could make it harder for the public to learn about and comment on proposed AI data centers that have sparked backlash in communities across the United States and transformed the midterm election landscape.

    "The EPA proposal would eliminate a federal requirement that states notify the public and seek comment before issuing #AirPollution permits for data centers and other #IndustrialFacilities. States could still offer opportunities for public comment, but the EPA would no longer mandate them as a condition for states to grant permits.

    "Critics say the move could thwart local residents from learning about proposed data centers or making their voices heard before projects are approved and construction begins. The move comes during a widespread backlash as #TechGiants build hundreds of massive #ServerWarehouses to fuel #ArtificialIntelligence and #CloudComputing.

    " 'By eliminating the long-standing federal requirement for public notice, this proposal continues efforts by the Trump administration to turn its back on the fundamental EPA principle of transparency,' said Mike Koerber, a former deputy director of EPA’s air quality office.

    "If made final, the plan could create 'an unlevel playing field where citizens in one state are kept completely in the dark about new data centers and heavy industrial emissions in their backyards, while neighboring states maintain oversight,' he said.

    "Under the EPA plan, states with weak or no requirements for #PublicComment could speed permits for data centers, #PowerPlants and other #PollutionSources without consulting the public or even informing communities where the facilities are located, Koerber and other critics said."

    Read more:
    apnews.com/article/epa-data-ce

    #USPol #EPAFail #NoDatacenters #NoAIDatacenters #NoisePollution #LightPollution #WaterIsLife #EnergyWaste #CorporateGreed #CorporateColonialism #DatacenterMoratoriums #Datacentres #Hyperscale #PhysicalMedia #NoPublicComment #SneakyTechGiants #AI

  7. There are serious life-shortening consequences of breathing polluted air

    by Dr Karine Nohr

    A British landmark study of over 3,400 London children aged between 6 and 9 years old measured the impact of air quality improvement following the introduction of London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) and found that reduced emissions are strongly associated with accelerated lung growth in children. Just published by one of the global leading medical journals, the ‘Lancet Public Health’ , the ‘CHILL’ study is one that all of us, everywhere, need to understand.

    The study measured the health of children’s lungs living in areas that would subsequently become low-emission traffic zones and then re-measured annually for 5 years after the introduction of ULEZ. 

    Prior to the study, children living in these traffic areas had reduced lung size and reduced lung function.

    Key findings of the study were that after the introduction of ULEZ, London children not only had reversed stunting of the growth of their lungs, with many of them coming back up to the normal size expected for their lungs, but they also had increased lung capacity. The proportion of London children suffering from clinically impaired lung capacity had dropped significantly.

    This is such an important finding for protecting the health of our children.

    This study provides strong evidence that traffic-related air pollution is a serious risk factor for lung disease and early death and behoves us all to take the impact of our use of fossil fuels very seriously, driving being the most significant contributant of air pollution.

    Despite controversy, Sheffield Councillors introduced a CAZ in 2023, and pollution levels have dropped sharply. 

    Dr Laura-Jane Smith, a London consultant in Respiratory Medicine, sees patients every day in her clinics who are fighting for their breath. She said that her adult patients who live in the ULEZ area are also reporting that they are breathing better and they are having fewer flare-ups that could see them end up in hospital. 

    Now there is clear proof of how much harm is done to the lungs by vehicle use. So should we all start asking ourselves, ‘How essential is it for me to make this journey by car?’

    The argument that has been used by some car drivers that any driving restrictions are ‘infringements of their rights’ must be weighed against infringement of the right of the rest of us, particularly children, but also adults, the right to breathe clean air, and the serious life-shortening consequences of breathing polluted air. 

    #AirPollution #CAZ #CHILL #CleanAirZone #climateChange #DrLauraJaneSmith #environment #health #LancetPublicHealth #lungCapacity #RespiratoryMedicine #sustainability #ULEZ #UltraLowEmissionZone
  8. There are serious life-shortening consequences of breathing polluted air

    by Dr Karine Nohr

    A British landmark study of over 3,400 London children aged between 6 and 9 years old measured the impact of air quality improvement following the introduction of London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) and found that reduced emissions are strongly associated with accelerated lung growth in children. Just published by one of the global leading medical journals, the ‘Lancet Public Health’ , the ‘CHILL’ study is one that all of us, everywhere, need to understand.

    The study measured the health of children’s lungs living in areas that would subsequently become low-emission traffic zones and then re-measured annually for 5 years after the introduction of ULEZ. 

    Prior to the study, children living in these traffic areas had reduced lung size and reduced lung function.

    Key findings of the study were that after the introduction of ULEZ, London children not only had reversed stunting of the growth of their lungs, with many of them coming back up to the normal size expected for their lungs, but they also had increased lung capacity. The proportion of London children suffering from clinically impaired lung capacity had dropped significantly.

    This is such an important finding for protecting the health of our children.

    This study provides strong evidence that traffic-related air pollution is a serious risk factor for lung disease and early death and behoves us all to take the impact of our use of fossil fuels very seriously, driving being the most significant contributant of air pollution.

    Despite controversy, Sheffield Councillors introduced a CAZ in 2023, and pollution levels have dropped sharply. 

    Dr Laura-Jane Smith, a London consultant in Respiratory Medicine, sees patients every day in her clinics who are fighting for their breath. She said that her adult patients who live in the ULEZ area are also reporting that they are breathing better and they are having fewer flare-ups that could see them end up in hospital. 

    Now there is clear proof of how much harm is done to the lungs by vehicle use. So should we all start asking ourselves, ‘How essential is it for me to make this journey by car?’

    The argument that has been used by some car drivers that any driving restrictions are ‘infringements of their rights’ must be weighed against infringement of the right of the rest of us, particularly children, but also adults, the right to breathe clean air, and the serious life-shortening consequences of breathing polluted air. 

    #AirPollution #CAZ #CHILL #CleanAirZone #climateChange #DrLauraJaneSmith #environment #health #LancetPublicHealth #lungCapacity #RespiratoryMedicine #sustainability #ULEZ #UltraLowEmissionZone
  9. There are serious life-shortening consequences of breathing polluted air

    by Dr Karine Nohr

    A British landmark study of over 3,400 London children aged between 6 and 9 years old measured the impact of air quality improvement following the introduction of London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) and found that reduced emissions are strongly associated with accelerated lung growth in children. Just published by one of the global leading medical journals, the ‘Lancet Public Health’ , the ‘CHILL’ study is one that all of us, everywhere, need to understand.

    The study measured the health of children’s lungs living in areas that would subsequently become low-emission traffic zones and then re-measured annually for 5 years after the introduction of ULEZ. 

    Prior to the study, children living in these traffic areas had reduced lung size and reduced lung function.

    Key findings of the study were that after the introduction of ULEZ, London children not only had reversed stunting of the growth of their lungs, with many of them coming back up to the normal size expected for their lungs, but they also had increased lung capacity. The proportion of London children suffering from clinically impaired lung capacity had dropped significantly.

    This is such an important finding for protecting the health of our children.

    This study provides strong evidence that traffic-related air pollution is a serious risk factor for lung disease and early death and behoves us all to take the impact of our use of fossil fuels very seriously, driving being the most significant contributant of air pollution.

    Despite controversy, Sheffield Councillors introduced a CAZ in 2023, and pollution levels have dropped sharply. 

    Dr Laura-Jane Smith, a London consultant in Respiratory Medicine, sees patients every day in her clinics who are fighting for their breath. She said that her adult patients who live in the ULEZ area are also reporting that they are breathing better and they are having fewer flare-ups that could see them end up in hospital. 

    Now there is clear proof of how much harm is done to the lungs by vehicle use. So should we all start asking ourselves, ‘How essential is it for me to make this journey by car?’

    The argument that has been used by some car drivers that any driving restrictions are ‘infringements of their rights’ must be weighed against infringement of the right of the rest of us, particularly children, but also adults, the right to breathe clean air, and the serious life-shortening consequences of breathing polluted air. 

    #AirPollution #CAZ #CHILL #CleanAirZone #climateChange #DrLauraJaneSmith #environment #health #LancetPublicHealth #lungCapacity #RespiratoryMedicine #sustainability #ULEZ #UltraLowEmissionZone
  10. There are serious life-shortening consequences of breathing polluted air

    by Dr Karine Nohr

    A British landmark study of over 3,400 London children aged between 6 and 9 years old measured the impact of air quality improvement following the introduction of London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) and found that reduced emissions are strongly associated with accelerated lung growth in children. Just published by one of the global leading medical journals, the ‘Lancet Public Health’ , the ‘CHILL’ study is one that all of us, everywhere, need to understand.

    The study measured the health of children’s lungs living in areas that would subsequently become low-emission traffic zones and then re-measured annually for 5 years after the introduction of ULEZ. 

    Prior to the study, children living in these traffic areas had reduced lung size and reduced lung function.

    Key findings of the study were that after the introduction of ULEZ, London children not only had reversed stunting of the growth of their lungs, with many of them coming back up to the normal size expected for their lungs, but they also had increased lung capacity. The proportion of London children suffering from clinically impaired lung capacity had dropped significantly.

    This is such an important finding for protecting the health of our children.

    This study provides strong evidence that traffic-related air pollution is a serious risk factor for lung disease and early death and behoves us all to take the impact of our use of fossil fuels very seriously, driving being the most significant contributant of air pollution.

    Despite controversy, Sheffield Councillors introduced a CAZ in 2023, and pollution levels have dropped sharply. 

    Dr Laura-Jane Smith, a London consultant in Respiratory Medicine, sees patients every day in her clinics who are fighting for their breath. She said that her adult patients who live in the ULEZ area are also reporting that they are breathing better and they are having fewer flare-ups that could see them end up in hospital. 

    Now there is clear proof of how much harm is done to the lungs by vehicle use. So should we all start asking ourselves, ‘How essential is it for me to make this journey by car?’

    The argument that has been used by some car drivers that any driving restrictions are ‘infringements of their rights’ must be weighed against infringement of the right of the rest of us, particularly children, but also adults, the right to breathe clean air, and the serious life-shortening consequences of breathing polluted air. 

    #AirPollution #CAZ #CHILL #CleanAirZone #climateChange #DrLauraJaneSmith #environment #health #LancetPublicHealth #lungCapacity #RespiratoryMedicine #sustainability #ULEZ #UltraLowEmissionZone
  11. There are serious life-shortening consequences of breathing polluted air

    by Dr Karine Nohr

    A British landmark study of over 3,400 London children aged between 6 and 9 years old measured the impact of air quality improvement following the introduction of London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) and found that reduced emissions are strongly associated with accelerated lung growth in children. Just published by one of the global leading medical journals, the ‘Lancet Public Health’ , the ‘CHILL’ study is one that all of us, everywhere, need to understand.

    The study measured the health of children’s lungs living in areas that would subsequently become low-emission traffic zones and then re-measured annually for 5 years after the introduction of ULEZ. 

    Prior to the study, children living in these traffic areas had reduced lung size and reduced lung function.

    Key findings of the study were that after the introduction of ULEZ, London children not only had reversed stunting of the growth of their lungs, with many of them coming back up to the normal size expected for their lungs, but they also had increased lung capacity. The proportion of London children suffering from clinically impaired lung capacity had dropped significantly.

    This is such an important finding for protecting the health of our children.

    This study provides strong evidence that traffic-related air pollution is a serious risk factor for lung disease and early death and behoves us all to take the impact of our use of fossil fuels very seriously, driving being the most significant contributant of air pollution.

    Despite controversy, Sheffield Councillors introduced a CAZ in 2023, and pollution levels have dropped sharply. 

    Dr Laura-Jane Smith, a London consultant in Respiratory Medicine, sees patients every day in her clinics who are fighting for their breath. She said that her adult patients who live in the ULEZ area are also reporting that they are breathing better and they are having fewer flare-ups that could see them end up in hospital. 

    Now there is clear proof of how much harm is done to the lungs by vehicle use. So should we all start asking ourselves, ‘How essential is it for me to make this journey by car?’

    The argument that has been used by some car drivers that any driving restrictions are ‘infringements of their rights’ must be weighed against infringement of the right of the rest of us, particularly children, but also adults, the right to breathe clean air, and the serious life-shortening consequences of breathing polluted air. 

    #AirPollution #CAZ #CHILL #CleanAirZone #climateChange #DrLauraJaneSmith #environment #health #LancetPublicHealth #lungCapacity #RespiratoryMedicine #sustainability #ULEZ #UltraLowEmissionZone
  12. Shein faces Paris store closure as host’s new management calls partnership a ‘strategic mistake’

    One of fast fashion‘s biggest names is facing a setback in one of the world’s style capitals, as…
    #France #FR #Europe #EU #Paris #airpollution #Badfastfashionindustrynews #BadNews #Breakupwithfastfashion #Business #Changethewayyougetnewclothes #fashion #Fastfashion #home #tiktok #YahooFinance
    europesays.com/france/74241/

  13. The #EPA proposal would eliminate a federal requirement that #states notify the #public & seek comment before issuing #AirPollution permits for #DataCenters & other #industrial facilities. States could still offer opportunities for public comment, but the EPA would no longer mandate them as a condition for states to grant permits.

    #Trump #law #transparency #regulation #electricity #energy #affordability #CostOfLiving #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #tech #AI #Vote

  14. The #EPA proposal would eliminate a federal requirement that #states notify the #public & seek comment before issuing #AirPollution permits for #DataCenters & other #industrial facilities. States could still offer opportunities for public comment, but the EPA would no longer mandate them as a condition for states to grant permits.

    #Trump #law #transparency #regulation #electricity #energy #affordability #CostOfLiving #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #tech #AI #Vote

  15. The #EPA proposal would eliminate a federal requirement that #states notify the #public & seek comment before issuing #AirPollution permits for #DataCenters & other #industrial facilities. States could still offer opportunities for public comment, but the EPA would no longer mandate them as a condition for states to grant permits.

    #Trump #law #transparency #regulation #electricity #energy #affordability #CostOfLiving #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #tech #AI #Vote

  16. The #EPA proposal would eliminate a federal requirement that #states notify the #public & seek comment before issuing #AirPollution permits for #DataCenters & other #industrial facilities. States could still offer opportunities for public comment, but the EPA would no longer mandate them as a condition for states to grant permits.

    #Trump #law #transparency #regulation #electricity #energy #affordability #CostOfLiving #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #tech #AI #Vote

  17. The #EPA proposal would eliminate a federal requirement that #states notify the #public & seek comment before issuing #AirPollution permits for #DataCenters & other #industrial facilities. States could still offer opportunities for public comment, but the EPA would no longer mandate them as a condition for states to grant permits.

    #Trump #law #transparency #regulation #electricity #energy #affordability #CostOfLiving #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #tech #AI #Vote

  18. Ulez has been a breath of fresh air for London | Letters
    By Guardian Staff

    Sadiq Khan’s ultra-low emission zone in London is celebrated by Lorna Henderson, George Coleby and Leonard Neamtu after a study showed its health benefits for children

    theguardian.com/environment/20

    #Airpollution #London #Transport #Climatecrisis #Children #UKnews #Environment #Childrenshealth #SadiqKhan #Politics #Health #TheGuardian #GuardianStaff

  19. London’s low emission zone is working – so why are cities around the world so cautious about clean air?
    By Fiona Harvey Environment editor

    Similar initiatives have been launched from Barcelona to Bogotá, but they have misinformation, political pressure and vested interests stacked against them

    theguardian.com/environment/20

    #Lowemissionzones #Airpollution #London #Health #Pollution #Roadtransport #Environment #UKnews #Worldnews #Society #TheGuardian #FionaHarveyEnvironmenteditor

  20. Introducing Ulez was my hardest decision as mayor of London – but now we know its astonishing impact | Sadiq Khan
    By Sadiq Khan

    Critics said I was attacking motorists. It’s more important for me that the city’s children are no longer breathing dangerous levels of pollution

    theguardian.com/commentisfree/

    #Airpollution #Pollution #Environment #Health #Society #UKnews #Transport #London #TheGuardian #SadiqKhan

  21. This burning summer is the proof: the voices of climate denial aren’t just delusional, they’re deadly | Sadiq Khan
    By Sadiq Khan

    Look at our blazing forests and parched cities. Green policies aren’t a ‘luxury’, and we can’t burn more oil and gas. People need the truth

    theguardian.com/commentisfree/

    #Climatecrisis #Climatesciencescepticismanddenial #Extremeheat #SadiqKhan #London #Airpollution #Lowemissionzones #TheGuardian #SadiqKhan

  22. Hoptown Chronicle: Beshear issues executive order to protect against ‘harmful impacts’ of data centers. “Gov. Andy Beshear is ordering Kentucky regulators to protect residents and ratepayers from potential harms tied to data centers, including higher utility bills and impacts on air and water.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/08/07/hoptown-chronicle-beshear-issues-executive-order-to-protect-against-harmful-impacts-of-data-centers/
  23. The Unexpected Reason Why Your Migraines Might Get Worse Depending on the Air

    A study out this week may have uncovered something else that can set off people’s painful migraines: air…
    #NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Health #Airpollution #Climate #migraines
    newsbeep.com/us/591359/

  24. theguardian.com/environment/20; link.springer.com/article/10.1 (abstract & refs. only). "'The most striking finding was the sheer breadth & severity of the impact from #airpollution exposure. We found that #air #pollutants were significantly associated with the accelerated onset of different chronic #diseases, spanning almost every major organ system. We were particularly surprised by the high sensitivity of #neurological & #psychiatric disorders.'"

  25. #Maine - New testing identifies elevated #benzene emissions near #SouthPortland tank farms

    “You might have been able to do this in the past, but we’re not going to let you do this in the future.”

    by Norah Hogan, 4/14/2026

    Excerpt: "Long-term exposure to benzene has been linked to dizziness, headaches, blood disorders and cancer.

    "Reiner, who has lived near three of the sites for years, was diagnosed with bladder cancer last Thanksgiving. He underwent surgery in December and is now receiving treatment.

    " 'The big question is, was it this exposure? You can’t say. But this exposure may have contributed,' he said. 'The more toxins and environmental hazards you encounter in your life, it all adds up. It’s the cumulative effect.'

    "Concerns about emissions have persisted for years. Previously, oil companies were allowed to self-monitor their emissions and were subject to stricter regulations only if they reported elevated toxin levels.

    "In 2019, #GlobalCompanies LLC entered into a legal settlement that required the installation of new technology to reduce emissions. The company’s benzene levels are now well below state thresholds.

    " 'They don’t want to be forced to do something that would be the right thing for everybody,' Reiner said. 'Everybody in America could benefit if oil companies started cleaning their emissions before they leave the tank farms and facilities.' "

    Read more:
    wmtw.com/article/elevated-benz

    #MainePol #MaineNews #BenzeneEmissions #AirIsLife #BigOilAndGas #AirPollution #Carcinogenic

  26. #Maine - New testing identifies elevated #benzene emissions near #SouthPortland tank farms

    “You might have been able to do this in the past, but we’re not going to let you do this in the future.”

    by Norah Hogan, 4/14/2026

    Excerpt: "Long-term exposure to benzene has been linked to dizziness, headaches, blood disorders and cancer.

    "Reiner, who has lived near three of the sites for years, was diagnosed with bladder cancer last Thanksgiving. He underwent surgery in December and is now receiving treatment.

    " 'The big question is, was it this exposure? You can’t say. But this exposure may have contributed,' he said. 'The more toxins and environmental hazards you encounter in your life, it all adds up. It’s the cumulative effect.'

    "Concerns about emissions have persisted for years. Previously, oil companies were allowed to self-monitor their emissions and were subject to stricter regulations only if they reported elevated toxin levels.

    "In 2019, #GlobalCompanies LLC entered into a legal settlement that required the installation of new technology to reduce emissions. The company’s benzene levels are now well below state thresholds.

    " 'They don’t want to be forced to do something that would be the right thing for everybody,' Reiner said. 'Everybody in America could benefit if oil companies started cleaning their emissions before they leave the tank farms and facilities.' "

    Read more:
    wmtw.com/article/elevated-benz

    #MainePol #MaineNews #BenzeneEmissions #AirIsLife #BigOilAndGas #AirPollution #Carcinogenic

  27. #Maine - New testing identifies elevated #benzene emissions near #SouthPortland tank farms

    “You might have been able to do this in the past, but we’re not going to let you do this in the future.”

    by Norah Hogan, 4/14/2026

    Excerpt: "Long-term exposure to benzene has been linked to dizziness, headaches, blood disorders and cancer.

    "Reiner, who has lived near three of the sites for years, was diagnosed with bladder cancer last Thanksgiving. He underwent surgery in December and is now receiving treatment.

    " 'The big question is, was it this exposure? You can’t say. But this exposure may have contributed,' he said. 'The more toxins and environmental hazards you encounter in your life, it all adds up. It’s the cumulative effect.'

    "Concerns about emissions have persisted for years. Previously, oil companies were allowed to self-monitor their emissions and were subject to stricter regulations only if they reported elevated toxin levels.

    "In 2019, #GlobalCompanies LLC entered into a legal settlement that required the installation of new technology to reduce emissions. The company’s benzene levels are now well below state thresholds.

    " 'They don’t want to be forced to do something that would be the right thing for everybody,' Reiner said. 'Everybody in America could benefit if oil companies started cleaning their emissions before they leave the tank farms and facilities.' "

    Read more:
    wmtw.com/article/elevated-benz

    #MainePol #MaineNews #BenzeneEmissions #AirIsLife #BigOilAndGas #AirPollution #Carcinogenic

  28. #Maine - New testing identifies elevated #benzene emissions near #SouthPortland tank farms

    “You might have been able to do this in the past, but we’re not going to let you do this in the future.”

    by Norah Hogan, 4/14/2026

    Excerpt: "Long-term exposure to benzene has been linked to dizziness, headaches, blood disorders and cancer.

    "Reiner, who has lived near three of the sites for years, was diagnosed with bladder cancer last Thanksgiving. He underwent surgery in December and is now receiving treatment.

    " 'The big question is, was it this exposure? You can’t say. But this exposure may have contributed,' he said. 'The more toxins and environmental hazards you encounter in your life, it all adds up. It’s the cumulative effect.'

    "Concerns about emissions have persisted for years. Previously, oil companies were allowed to self-monitor their emissions and were subject to stricter regulations only if they reported elevated toxin levels.

    "In 2019, #GlobalCompanies LLC entered into a legal settlement that required the installation of new technology to reduce emissions. The company’s benzene levels are now well below state thresholds.

    " 'They don’t want to be forced to do something that would be the right thing for everybody,' Reiner said. 'Everybody in America could benefit if oil companies started cleaning their emissions before they leave the tank farms and facilities.' "

    Read more:
    wmtw.com/article/elevated-benz

    #MainePol #MaineNews #BenzeneEmissions #AirIsLife #BigOilAndGas #AirPollution #Carcinogenic

  29. #Maine - New testing identifies elevated #benzene emissions near #SouthPortland tank farms

    “You might have been able to do this in the past, but we’re not going to let you do this in the future.”

    by Norah Hogan, 4/14/2026

    Excerpt: "Long-term exposure to benzene has been linked to dizziness, headaches, blood disorders and cancer.

    "Reiner, who has lived near three of the sites for years, was diagnosed with bladder cancer last Thanksgiving. He underwent surgery in December and is now receiving treatment.

    " 'The big question is, was it this exposure? You can’t say. But this exposure may have contributed,' he said. 'The more toxins and environmental hazards you encounter in your life, it all adds up. It’s the cumulative effect.'

    "Concerns about emissions have persisted for years. Previously, oil companies were allowed to self-monitor their emissions and were subject to stricter regulations only if they reported elevated toxin levels.

    "In 2019, #GlobalCompanies LLC entered into a legal settlement that required the installation of new technology to reduce emissions. The company’s benzene levels are now well below state thresholds.

    " 'They don’t want to be forced to do something that would be the right thing for everybody,' Reiner said. 'Everybody in America could benefit if oil companies started cleaning their emissions before they leave the tank farms and facilities.' "

    Read more:
    wmtw.com/article/elevated-benz

    #MainePol #MaineNews #BenzeneEmissions #AirIsLife #BigOilAndGas #AirPollution #Carcinogenic

  30. @greenpeace I think the car emission control in Czech Republic in the EU must be utterly corrupt, because every time I walk next to a city arterial road with a lot of cars I choke on the horrible exhaust stench. While in Cambodia, which is a world champion in corruption, a developing 3rd world dictatorship, where I doubt they even have emission control, I routinely rode a motorbike in similarly dense traffic in similar size arterial roads and I never noticed any stench, with exception of some broken diesel trucks which were billowing similar thick black smoke like in your picture and they were stinking unbearably, so I had to slow down to get rid of them, but the rest of the traffic was not stinking at all unlike in Czech Republic, EU, where just passenger cars stink unbearably.

    So I think the Czech emission control is just a counter-productive overcomplicated bureaucracy which just bullies ordinary citizens and has exactly the opposite effect as claimed.

    I feel

    s t r o n g c o n t e m p t

    towards the Czech regime when I have a comparative international experience like this.

    #czechia #czech #czechrepublic #cambodia #corruption #emissioncontrol #emission #emissions #caremissions #carexhaust #exhaust #exhaustgas #exhaustgasses #bureaucracy #greenpeace #smoke #blacksmoke #thickblacksmoke #pollution #airpollution #hypocrisy #bullying #citizen #citizens #eu #euregime

  31. Delhi Pollution: Mopping Floor With Tap Open!

    It is noticeable that no authority wants to tackle the powerful automobile or construction lobbies, both of whom deny major responsibility and point fingers elsewhere.

    by D. Raghunandan
    Newsclick
    December 8, 2025

    https://www.newsclick.in/delhi-pollution-mopping-floor-tap-open


    #Asia #India #Delhi #pollution #AirPollution #ToxicAir #environment #ecology #automobiles #vehicles #PrivateVehicles #construction