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Barack Obama

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Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.

WATCH: Trump, EPA's Zeldin announce end of scientific basis for U.S. action on climate change

The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change, the most aggressiv...

www.pbs.org

February 12, 2026 at 7:46 PM

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"Musk’s AI power plant flouting clean air regulations" ☠️☹️
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘A different set of rules’: thermal drone footage shows Musk’s AI power plant flouting clean air regulations

Images confirm xAI is continuing to defy EPA regulations in Mississippi to power its flagship datacenters

www.theguardian.com

February 13, 2026 at 6:13 PM

Plume Plotter

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"Energy-from-waste facilities across 🇬🇧 are experiencing a sharp increase in explosions caused by discarded nitrous oxide cylinders" ☠️💣
resource.co/article/nitr...

Nitrous oxide cylinder explosions surge at EfW plants

ESA warns large pressurised cylinders are damaging at recovery facilities and endangering waste workers

resource.co

February 13, 2026 at 2:08 PM

Plume Plotter

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Latest South London incinerator plume plot, 09:20 12/02/26 #SouthNorwood #Selhurst #Anerley plumeplotter.com/southlondon/

February 12, 2026 at 10:14 AM

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"Residents have expressed anger after the @envagency.bsky.social said it was "minded" to approve an increase in the amount of waste burned in [the] #SouthLondon incinerator." ☠️😠
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Incinerator waste increase plan sparks backlash

The Environment Agency has said it was

www.bbc.co.uk

February 12, 2026 at 10:12 AM

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Latest Canford incinerator plume plot, 13:50 10/02/26 #CanfordMagna #Pilford #BroomHill plumeplotter.com/canford/

February 10, 2026 at 3:07 PM

Plume Plotter

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"They have been talking to residents about the six-mile toxic plume which could be heading their way and singing irreverent ‘incinerator songs’." ☠️🙄

www.westcountryvoices.co.uk/six-mile-tox...

Six mile toxic plume highlighted by songs as Feb 12 deadline looms on Canford incinerator appeal - West Country Voices

Extinction Rebellion (XR) Wimborne activists have been out and about raising awareness of a fast-approaching deadline that could decide the fate of the proposed Canford incinerator. They have been tal...

www.westcountryvoices.co.uk

February 10, 2026 at 2:11 PM

Plume Plotter

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The @plumeplotter.com website has been moving to a new server... The move seems to be complete! ☠️ The plot shows the number of HTTP requests arriving at plumeplotter.com:

February 5, 2026 at 2:00 PM

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PLUME PLOTTER ANNOUNCEMENT! The @plumeplotter.com website will be moved to a different server on February 4. It may stop working for a while during the move. ☹️☠️

February 3, 2026 at 7:41 PM

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nerosunero

@nerosunero.bsky.social

It must be Dublin!
16 January 2026... Dublin
#Dublin #Photography #Streetphotography

January 16, 2026 at 9:51 PM

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"Hundreds of illegal waste tips operating in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿" ☠️
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Supersized illegal waste dumps hidden across English countryside

A BBC investigation uncovers how criminals are operating huge illegal rubbish tips across the country.

www.bbc.co.uk

January 23, 2026 at 1:28 PM

Plume Plotter

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Latest Gloucestershire incinerator plume plot, 11:50 17/01/26 #Elmore #FarleysEnd #ElmoreBack plumeplotter.com/glos/

January 17, 2026 at 12:21 PM

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Natalie Bennett

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#PlasticWaste #PlasticPollution

"Previous studies have significantly underestimated the amount of plastic present in the atmosphere.... small enough to remain suspended for long periods".

With #PublicHealth impacts we are just beginning to consider

www.independent.co.uk/news/science...