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February
10, 2005
In
India, Delhi
continues to
grapple with
severe air
pollution,
ranking as
India’s second
most polluted
city for the
fourth
consecutive
month in
January 2025,
according to a
report by the
Centre for
Research on
Energy and
Clean Air
(CREA). The
national
capital
recorded an
average PM2.5
concentration
of 165
micrograms per
cubic metre,
exceeding the
safe limits
prescribed by
global health
standards
February
3, 2025
Tech:
In Cyprus, the
authorities
have
identified the
source of
sewage
pollution in
Limassol’s
Polemidia dam
using drone
technology,
January
27, 2025
Activists
are suing
Colorado's air
quality
commission for
failing to
protect
vulnerable
communities
from
pollution.
Major air
polluters in
the state have
been able to
pay a fee
instead of
monitoring
their
emissions to
keep residents
safe
January
20, 2025
UN Diplomats Get Exempted from Congestion Pricing in NYC UN Refuses Press Questions
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack
SDNY
COURTHOUSE,
Jan 10 – United Nations diplomats have gotten
themselves exempted from NYC's $9 Congestion
Price payments, even as for example lower
income residents of the NYCHA Al Smith Houses
and lower Manhattan small businesses
complained without recourse about having to
pay them.
In a notice tucked into the Federal Register
of January 6, the US State Department
ostensibly notified the public of "exemption
from charges assessed by the Metropolitan
Transportation Authority of New York for entry
into its designated 'Congestion Relief Zone'
for foreign missions and certain international
organizations. This benefit extends to members
and personnel of and representatives to such
foreign missions and international
organizations."
Perhaps exemption for other countries'
ambassadors is understandable, if those
countries similar exempt US diplomats. But why
allow already overpaid UN staff - and
officials like Antonio Guterres and his
bloated UN Security detail - to not pay what
other New Yorkers - and for example New Jersey
residents - pay?
UN
Spokesman Stephane Dujarric refuses to answer
Inner City Press' written questions, after
having it thrown
out of the UN; Melissa
Fleming has ignored a request for
dialogue on press freedom from pro bono law
firm Quinn Emanuel.
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January
13, 2025
The
District of
Columbia on
January 10
filed a
lawsuit
against the
federal
government
over pollution
in the
Anacostia
River, arguing
it has
inflicted
“catastrophic
harm” on the
mostly poor
and minority
communities
living along
the urban
waterway
January
6, 2025
The
Biden
administration
granted
California
permission
Friday to
enforce its
zero-emission
rules for lawn
mowers and
leaf blowers
December 30,
2024
Maryland is suing the company that produces the waterproof material Gore-Tex often used for raincoats and other outdoor gear, alleging its leaders kept using “forever chemicals” long after learning about serious health risks associated with them.
December
23, 2024
On December 20, Inner City Press live-tweeted oral arguments in SDNY about congestion pricing here
December
16, 2024
A
pipeline
company will
pay a
six-figure
fine over
violations of
the Clean Air
Act on the
Fort Berthold
Indian
Reservation.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
officials say
Arrow Pipeline
failed to meet
several
federal
regulations
during an
inspection
last year. The
issues include
observing
smoke and
hydrocarbon
emissions from
several gas
compressor
stations and
failing to
meet records
management
requirements.
The EPA says
Arrow has
corrected the
violations and
will pay a
$450,000
penalty.
December
9, 2024
The
United
Nations’
Intergovernmental
Negotiating
Committee to
develop an
international
treaty on
plastic
pollution
wrapped up its
fifth session,
known as
INC-5, on 1
December
without
reaching
agreement.
Just another
UN failure...
December
2, 2024
In
Iran,
“according to
statistics,
about 40,000
people fall
victim each
year due to
air pollution
and $12
billion in
damage is
inflicted on
the country,"
Tasnim News
Agency
reported
Health
Minister
Mohammadreza
Zafarghandi
saying on
Friday.
Air pollution
was one of the
health
concerns
discussed at a
meeting of the
Academy of
Medical
Sciences on
Friday,
attended by
Iran’s
President
Masoud
Pezeshkian.
November
25, 2024
In
Houston after
months of
investigation
in the Fifth
Ward, one part
of the study
done by Union
Pacific and
the
Environmental
Protection
Agency say
there are no
toxic levels
of chemicals
in the area
where a cancer
cluster was
identified
years ago.
Fifth Ward
residents are
very
frustrated
with these
findings
considering
they say
they’ve been
searching for
answers for
years. The
cancer cluster
was officially
identified
back in 2019,
but they say
it dates back
decades.
November
18, 2024
Pennsylvania
and other
states in the
Chesapeake Bay
Watershed are
unlikely to
meet their
2025 pollution
commitments to
reduce
nitrogen,
phosphorus and
sediment
pollution
November
11, 2024
UN
climate
summits are at
risk of “undue
corporate
influence" and
"fossil fuel
industry
capture”, two
corruption
watchdogs
warned, as oil
and gas
producer
Azerbaijan
prepares to
host the Cop29
in November.
November
4, 2024
. A New York
judge
criticized
state Attorney
General
Letitia James’
pollution
lawsuit
against
PepsiCo as
“predatory” in
his ruling to
dismiss the
state's 2023
complaint,
which targeted
the beverage
giant’s
supposed role
in the
pollution of
the Buffalo
River.
The attorney
general’s
office
conducted a
study which
found that
more than 17%
of the trash
in the Buffalo
River came
from PepsiCo
products. By
its count, the
next highest
contributor
was McDonald’s
at
6%.
But New York
Supreme Court
Justice Emitio
Colaiacovo
found that
James
ultimately
failed to show
that PepsiCo
should have
warned
customers
about the
risks of the
plastics found
in its
packaging,
ruling that
company had
“no duty” to
do so.
“There is no
duty to warn
of an obvious
danger of
which the
product user
is actually
aware or
should be
aware as a
result of
ordinary
observation or
as a matter of
common sense,”
Colaiacovo
wrote in a
19-page
decision
October
28, 2024
DC's
Office of the
Attorney
General filed
a civil
lawsuit
against Fort
Myer
Construction
Corporation on
Oct. 17 for
repeated
violations of
the District’s
Water
Pollution
Control Act.
October
21, 2024
The
Supreme Court
on Wednesday
allowed a
Biden
administration
regulation
aimed at
limiting
pollution from
coal-fired
power plants
to remain in
place as legal
challenges
play out. The
justices
rejected a
push to block
the
Environmental
Protection
Agency rule,
marking the
third time
this month the
majority has
left an
environmental
regulation in
place for now.
One justice,
Clarence
Thomas,
dissented....
October
14, 2024
The
United States
Supreme Court
will not hear
an emergency
appeal effort
by power plant
owners and
utility
companies that
had begged the
high court to
halt new
pollution
rules set out
by the Biden
administration
and EPA.
In a one-page
order, U.S.
Supreme Court
Justice John
Roberts
declined to
hear the case,
essentially
leaving in
place new
toxic air
pollution
standards that
will fall
heavily on
Montana’s
Colstrip
plant.
October
7. 2024
Neighbors
of Bitcoin
Mine in Texas
File Nuisance
Lawsuit Over
Noise
Pollution The
incessant
humming sound
from thousands
of fans
cooling off
computers that
mine Bitcoin
has enraged
the community.
September
30, 2024
"As
Azerbaijan
readies to
host the
United Nations
COP29 climate
talks,
residents near
the capital,
Baku, say oil
pollution is
posing a toxic
hazard. The
country's
fossil-fuel
resources have
made it a
leading player
on the
international
market but
people who
live near the
rigs complain
that oil
spills are
ignored while
state
officials
focus on
promoting the
country as a
clean,
thriving
economy. "
September
23, 2024
In
Houston, Texas
the liquid
natural gas
pipeline fire
in La Porte
near Deer Park
has been
continuously
burning and
despite some
officials
stating that
there's no air
quality risk,
some experts
said it might
lead to some
air
pollution...
September
16, 2024
The
Black Warrior
Riverkeeper
and
Greater-Birmingham
Alliance to
Stop Pollution
(GASP),
represented by
the Southern
Environmental
Law Center
(SELC), are
filing a
lawsuit
against
Bluestone
Coke. The
environmental
groups allege
the company is
in violation
of the Federal
Clean Water
Act.
September
9, 2024
Riverkeeper
in a swing
states: The
Chattahoochee
Riverkeeper
has sued the
city of
Atlanta for
allegedly
polluting the
Chattahoochee
River. The
Chattahoochee
Riverkeeper
says the
Clayton Water
Facility is
discharging
illegal levels
of pollution.
In March of
this year,
E.coli
bacteria in
the river was
traced back to
the facility.
Chattahoochee
Riverkeeper
Executive
Director Jason
Ulseth says
the city of
Atlanta has
allowed
operational
and
maintenance
failures at
the facility
to compound
over time,
failing to
follow through
on even the
most basic
equipment
repairs.