"Fossil Fuels Must Go The Way Of Dinosaurs": UN Chief At COP31

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• Delhi’s Diwali pollution started before the fireworks

  Environmental researchers found that the national capital's toxic atmosphere was driven primarily by high baseline emissions and regional drift rather than seasonal festivities alone. Although post-celebration spikes captured public attention, local traffic and surrounding industrial districts had already pushed fine particulate concentrations to several times the national safety threshold. This persistent pre-festival contamination highlights the structural nature of the region's winter air quality emergency.

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• Nurdle impact to be researched for a year

  Scientists from Newcastle University and the University of Liverpool are spearheading an environmental investigation following a July ship collision at the Port of Tyne that dumped tonnes of microplastic pellets into the river. Supported by the National Environment Research Council, the team is evaluating threats to coastal ecosystems and marine wildlife as the industrial plastics spread across vast distances.

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• Significant drop in levels of toxic 'forever' chemicals in England's rivers

  Regulatory bans targeting PFOS and PFOA have successfully reduced freshwater contamination across the country, mitigating exposure risks linked to animal tissue damage and testicular cancer. However, the environmental persistence of these compounds means the pollutants have merely washed into the sea rather than broken down. The findings have ignited fresh debate over whether thousands of related substances should face similar comprehensive restrictions.

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