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Rigged diesel cars caused 16,000 deaths in France, study says https://www.byteseu.com/1054859/ #DieselEngines #DieselVehicles #France #IllegalSoftware #IndependentGroup #LandPollution #PrematureDeaths #PreventableDeaths

The simple act that can boost you mood and help the planet
By Sarah Forster

Feeling hopeless when it comes to saving the planet? A new study finds picking up litter can boost your mental health.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-29/picking-up-litter-boosts-mental-health-study-finds/104657728

#MentalWellbeing #WaterPollution #LandPollution #ActivismandLobbying #SarahForster

The *only* solution to pollution is to produce less of it; until the remaining quantity is manageable.

#science #chemistry #ecology #PlasticPollution #OilPollution #AirPollution #WaterPollution #LandPollution #FossilFuels #polymers #PetrolChemicals #climate #wildlife

Exploration holes leaking gas 'almost impossible to find' says former chief hydrogeologist A former Queensland chief regulator says there are hundreds of unplugged coal exploration holes that could leak gas, and they are "almost impossible to find". https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-10/exploration-holes-leaking-gas-almost-impossible-to-find/12646122 #AgriculturalCrops #LandPollution #OilandGas #Coal

Mayor fears community left out of decision on toxic West Gate Tunnel soil Moorabool Shire Mayor David Edwards says he fears his council is being shut out of any decisions around the dumping of contaminated soil from the West Gate Tunnel project. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-09/bacchus-marsh-soil-toxic-waste-dump-nsw/12231206 #GovernmentandPolitics #CommunityandSociety #WaterPollution #Mining(Rural) #LandPollution #Regional