The Latest Breaking News on Pollution

Rishi Sunak denies reports ministers are reconsidering super fines for polluting water firms

The Prime Minister has hit back at reports the Government is reconsidering super fines for water companies that dump sewage in Britain’s rivers.

Evening Standard · Feb 13, 2023

Change your car or, better yet, ditch it — for the sake of our children

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…

Evening Standard · Feb 13, 2023

UK city's air so polluted it's like smoking 189 cigarettes a year - see your area

One city in the UK has such bad air pollution that it is equivalent to residents in Northampton smoking 189 cigarettes a year according to one study

Daily Mirror · Feb 13, 2023

Climate groups fear a key government policy to drive down emissions will instead push them up

Climate advocates are insisting changes be made to one of the federal government's key emissions-reduction tools, warning it currently risks perversely allowing emissions to increase.

ABC News · Feb 10, 2023

Clean Air Zone charges 'highly unlikely' except in two Greater Manchester boroughs, Andy Burnham says

The government has asked Greater Manchester to analyse the impact of introducing charges on some vehicles in the city centre

Manchester Evening News · Feb 10, 2023

Wood-burning stove warning: Health alert for anybody that has a fireplace in their home

A major health warning has been given to Brits using wood burning stoves rather than switching on central heating in a bid to save money in the cost of living crisis

Daily Mirror · Feb 10, 2023

Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah: Mother calls for wood-burner ban after child’s death

Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah’s mother has called for a ban on wood-burning stoves in London after her child became first person in Britain whose death was linked to air pollution.

Evening Standard · Feb 10, 2023

Urgent health warning issued to anyone with a wood burning stove in their home

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.

Edinburgh Live · Feb 10, 2023

Ulez expansion is the right thing to do — for the sake of our children

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…

Evening Standard · Feb 10, 2023

Polluters like Southeast Side plant often get a pass on air-quality violations in Chicago, Sun-Times finds

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.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 10, 2023