The Latest Breaking News on Pollution

An urgent health warning has been issued to anyone who owns a wood burning stove, as they produce 750 times more tiny particle pollution than a modern HGV truck.

It’s great to see new evidence that the ULEZ has been incredibly effective at taking the most polluting vehicles off the road - it’s making a big difference to the air quality in urban areas. Our children are breathing dangerous levels of air pollution, especially in boroughs such as Islington…

Fewer than half of all citations written by Chicago city health inspectors in recent years for air pollution end up sticking, records show. That’s left neighbors of polluters unhappy.

Many people now use wood burning stoves but they could be extremely damaging to health

Findings of lower diesel and PM2.5 emissions may fortify mayor as he extends scheme across whole city

Polluted air is the second biggest killer in Africa; for moto-taxi drivers the risk from exhaust fumes is high. New bikes could be part of the solution – if they are affordable

AGL's Bayswater Power Station has been fined $15,000 for allegedly discharging saline water into a nearby waterway.

Many people warming homes with wood from construction sites unaware of health risks, say experts

We would like to speak to people in the UK following calls for the stoves to be banned due to air pollution

Cooking can pollute the air inside your house to such an extent that breathing in your kitchen may be as safe as breathing by a busy roadside. A poor supply of oxygen can prevent gas or solid fuels burning properly, which produces harmful pollutants such as fine particulate matter and…

Increasing light pollution worldwide means looking up at the stars in the night's sky is becoming increasingly difficult for people who live in populated areas, according to experts