BREAKING: gov't announces inquiry into death of 7 year-old Zane Gbangbola, who passed away following floods at his family home. Surrey Fire & Rescue Service recorded hydrogen cyanide in the property + immediately evacuated the house + neighbouring homes: questions-statementshttps//share.googl...

The team @correctiv.org also found elevated levels of PFAS at some bathing sites, including elevated levels of internationally-banned PFOA, classed by WHO as cancer-causing. NL + Denmark have safety limits for PFAS levels in bathing waters, most countries do not. 7/8 correctiv.org/en/europe/20...

The team @correctiv.org has mapped their findings so you can explore chemical pollution at bathing sites near you: 6/8 correctiv.org/en/europe/20...

Fracking: devouring water in some of the world's most drought-struck regions. The article's a few years old but still hugely relevant & free to read: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

When we wash items containing PBDEs, these chemicals get into our wastewater systems. Our sewage treatment systems aren't designed to remove PBDEs, so they enter rivers in treated or raw sewage.

You can check Environment Agency data for your local stream or river using the link below to see if PBDEs are present in it. Spoiler alert, I've never found a single English water body that didn't contain them: environment.data.gov.uk/catchment-pl...

I interviewed Chief Billy Joe Tuccaro about the health impacts of oil pollution, for the BBC World Service. Studies found cancer rates in Fort Chipewyan, downstream from the tar sands oilfields, are 30% higher than in the rest of the Province.

British Geological Survey map of parts of the UK with potential for fracking exploration. Presently, fracking is paused in the UK. Reform has pledged to open up the country to fracking if elected: nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/51...

In Texas, rancher, Schuyler Wight, talks to @oilfieldwitness.bsky.social about pollution from oil + gas drilling in his land: share.google/Ae964xXJ2k79...

0n @theworld.org examining why some Alberta separatists feel a connection to the Trump administration. You can catch the whole piece here 👇🏽 theworld.org/segments/202...

In October, the oil-rich Canadian province of Alberta will hold an independence referendum. On @theworld.org, Marco Werman & I ask who are the leaders of the separatist movement, & what are their stated aims? Full piece here 👇🏽 share.google/HxaHAV16Vk4z...

. @oceanauk.bsky.social's Sea Slick report details how oil spills at sea harm wildlife from whales, to seabirds, otters to fish - causing damage including lesions in the lungs, harm to fertility, reduced ability to swim, fly, hunt or avoid being hunted: uk.oceana.org/reports/sea-...

Oil spills at sea - from shipping, rigs, alleged illegal tanker-washing at sea - are poisoning India's wildlife rich coastlines. Cancer-causing chemicals from oil can harm wildlife, + even end up consumed by people who eat contaminated fish, writes Sumaira Abdulali 👇🏾

WEBINAR, TODAY, HISTORIC LANDFILL 16:00 - 17:00 CEST I'll be one of the speakers Still time to register, hope to see you there 👇🏾 eu01web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Tomorrow, I'll be a speaker at 'Europe's toxic legacy', a webinar based on some of the findings @watershed-i.bsky.social + @investigate-europe.eu made while reporting on pollution from historic landfills. There's still places available if you wish to join us: eu01web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Oil + gas drilling is permitted in many Marine 'Protected' Areas in the UK, as illustrated in our Watershed Pollution Map, below. Bottom trawl fishing is allowed in many MPAs. All of which begs the question - what's 'protected' about a Marine Protected Area? share.google/LiNhOTjTO4hY... 1/4

Oil pollution can cause terrible harm to wildlife. In seals, it can cause breathing conditions + damage to the nervous system. It affects seals' ability to regulate body heat, making them more vulnerable to starvation + hypothermia. Report by @oceanauk.bsky.social: uk.oceana.org/reports/sea-...

Some historic landfills are in flood zones, coastal erosion zones, drinking water protection zones, by waterways. Records of their location are sparse. Together with @investigate-europe.eu we mapped all known old landfills in Europe. You can explore here 👇🏾 share.google/YHQKcJ3q2EWU...

On 20 May, I'll be part of a webinar on pollution from historic landfill across Europe We'll be discussing the joint investigation on old landfill by @watershed-i.bsky.social + @investigate-europe.eu If you'd like to join us, please follow the link below 👇🏾 eu01web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

“The Turkish Mediterranean coast is the most polluted coast in the whole Mediterranean because of...plastic waste from the recycling factories. There’s huge amounts of microplastics–sometimes people can’t even get into the sea because of all the waste” ~ Prof Sedat Gündoğdu Photos, Verdat Örüç

Yes, the 'plastic waste is a resource' trotted out by industry is really quite nauseating. The truth is that plastic is incredibly difficult to recycle for the same reason plastic pollution is so harmful - plastics can be made with unknown combinations of chemicals of concern:

- clean energy surpassed global growth in demand in 2025 - fossil fuel power went into reverse for the first time - coal power dropped to less than a third of global power generation In spite of every obstacle put in its way, renewable energy just keeps growing share.google/oojbxRlHpm7G...

Charity Stormwater Shepherds provide advice on reducing pollution from road vehicles- available here: share.google/3RxdnCNTLlIU... @stormwater-jo.bsky.social 9/9

Our Watershed Pollution Map adjusted to show levels of PM2.5 emissions, high levels at road networks, town centres, oil rigs + shipping lanes. Possible ways to reduce PM2.5 include - better public transport, walking + cycling routes - smaller cars - durable tyres share.google/yyzrd1BOZXQ8...

The study found the greatest health harms related to PM2.5 pollution. Major sources of PM2.5 include industrial processes, burning wood, coal + fuels in our homes, + road traffic, says DEFRA. PM2.5 emissions fell dramatically since 1990 but need to fall further. www.gov.uk/government/s... 2/9

Benzene: classed as cancer-causing in humans by the IARC

“Crude oil, or even refined oil, is a very complex mixture of thousands of chemicals." These chemicals can be absorbed by fish through their gills or directly into the tissues of corals. www.cnn.com/2026/04/17/s... 4/5

Prof Martin Grossell describes the impact oil slicks can have on sea creatures: “Many of the compounds found in crude oil will target heart function and respiration". Animals' immunity can be lowered, their nervous systems disrupted so navigating, hunting or escaping predators is more difficult. 3

The Strait of Hormuz + surrounding seas are critical ecologically as well as politically. Coral reefs, whale sharks, dolphins, endangered Arabian humpback whales, seagrass meadows supporting dugons, islands harbouring green turtles - just some of the creatures + ecosystems in + near the Strait. 2

The good news is, some sources of air pollution fell in the UK since the '90s - so cleaner air is possible. But we need to do more: better public transport, cleaner cars, not burning coal + wood in our homes, cleaner Industrial processes powered by renewables. share.google/ey9mLrW4DFql... 3/3