Incinerator broke air pollution limits 916 times
The Environment Agency are currently considering enforcement action against the operator, Viridor.
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Brazilian court restores Amazon soy moratorium, for now
A federal court in Brazil has reinstated the Amazon soy moratorium, a private-sector antideforestation measure that helps protect the Amazon Rainforest against the expansion of soy farms in the biome. The Aug. 25 ruling overturns a suspension issued last week…
Humans inhale as much as 68,000 microplastic particles daily, study finds
Particles are small enough to burrow into lungs, says report, with health impacts ‘more substantial than we realize’ Every breath people take in their homes or car probably contains significant amounts of microplastics small enough to burrow deep into lungs,…
Chicago Has a Huge Lead Pipe Problem—and We Mapped It
Lead water service lines plague the whole city, hitting Black and Latino neighborhoods hardest. See if your home is at risk. By Keerti Gopal, Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, Peter Aldhous, Clayton Aldern, Amy Qin This story is a partnership between Inside Climate News, Grist…
How We Mapped Chicago’s Lead Pipe Problem and What We Learned
Find out if you’re at risk and how to replicate our work. By Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, Keerti Gopal, Peter Aldhous, Clayton Aldern, Amy Qin This story is a partnership between Inside Climate News, Grist and WBEZ.
Lead Pipes Are Everywhere in Chicago. Here’s How to Protect Yourself
How to test your water, get free filters and find other help. By Sophia Kalakailo, City Bureau This story is a partnership between Inside Climate News, Grist, WBEZ and City Bureau.
How we mapped Chicago’s lead pipe problem and what we learned
Chicago has a lead pipe problem. The city estimates that about 412,000 out of roughly 491,000 water service lines require replacement because they are known or suspected to contain lead. That’s the most of any city in the country. Service…
Chicago has the most lead pipes in the nation. We mapped them all.
As Gina Ramirez buckled her 11-year-old son into her car last month for their daily drive to school, she handed him a plastic water bottle. “I would love to be able to have him put a cup under the tap…
Lead pipes are everywhere in Chicago. Here’s how to protect yourself.
Chicago residents risk daily lead exposure from toxic lead service lines, the underground pipes that connect buildings to the city’s water supply. The city has the most lead service lines in the country — around 412,000 — and officials don’t…
Climate change intensified wildfire weather in Greece, Türkiye and Cyprus: Study
Hundreds of wildfires across Europe have burned at least 1 million hectares, or around 2.5 million acres, since the start of the year. That’s made 2025 the worst year for the continent since official wildfire records began in 2006. In…