The Latest Breaking News on Pollution

How clean is YOUR air? Two major Scottish cities named as cleanest in UK

Glasgow and Edinburgh are amongst the cleanest cities in the UK for air quality.

The National (Scotland) · Feb 21, 2023

Clean environment constitution faces jury

A case challenging a landfill provides the first insights into how the courts interpret the amendment

Salon · Feb 21, 2023

Ghana wants fewer polluting old cars on the road. But it’s going about it the wrong way

Used vehicles contribute greatly to transport emissions, undermining public health and the environment. In the US, Europe and parts of Asia, clunkers programmes – exchanging older, polluting used vehicles for cash – are becoming a popular approach for reducing the vehicles’ socio-environmental harms.

The Conversation · Feb 20, 2023

Further delay to Deposit Return Scheme would be ‘frankly unbearable’, say campaigners

ENVIRONMENTAL campaignrs have warned the Scottish Government that any further delay to the introduction of the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) would be…

The National (Scotland) · Feb 20, 2023

Australia’s big emitters could cut CO2 by 90% by 2050 without offsets, report finds

Report finds that supply chains for major industries, including iron and steel, could cut annual CO2 to 17m tonnes by mid-century

The Guardian - AU · Feb 20, 2023

Industry maps net zero pathway with safeguard uncertain

Industry, government and financiers need to invest more than $20 billion per year for the Australian economy to expand without dangerous levels of pollution.

AAP · Feb 19, 2023

From cradle to compost: the disruptors who want to make death greener

Startups rush to gain foothold in a burgeoning industry as New York and California move to legalize human composting

The Guardian - US · Feb 19, 2023

Welsh rivers pumped with sewage named among UK's most polluted

Six of the UK's top 20 most polluted are in Wales

Wales Online · Feb 19, 2023

Negotiations on cap for big polluters heat up

The government is locked in negotiations with the Greens and cross bench as it attempts to pass new climate legislation that some argue doesn't go far enough.

AAP · Feb 18, 2023

New legislation to tackle plastic waste

New legislation hopes to cut down on the extreme amount of waste due to single-use plastic

Salon · Feb 18, 2023