The Latest Breaking News on Pollution

How much microplastic are we inhaling? Scientists still aren’t sure

Any plastic product you interact with, be it a trash can or coffee maker, or lamp, is jettisoning little bits of itself as it ages. Exactly how many of those microplastics enter our body remains to be seen.

Inverse · Jan 14, 2023

Mumbai's air quality turns 'very poor'

MUMBAI: After a four-day bad air haul last week, Mumbai's air quality plunged into a very poor category (322) yet again on Friday, nearing that of Delhi's (326). Ahead of Mumbai marathon, it also comes as warning for those having respiratory issues.

The Times of India · Jan 14, 2023

Anglian Water fined more than £500,000 after raw sewage kills 5,000 fish

Environment Agency chief executive Sir James Bevan said: ‘We welcome this sentence. Serious pollution is a serious crime.’

Evening Standard · Jan 13, 2023

North East Today: Call to replace Newcastle's Central Motorway and Joelinton drink-driving charge

Your midday briefing on all the latest from across the North East

Chronicle Live · Jan 13, 2023

EPA soot standard could save thousands

Health experts say it doesn’t go far enough to limit the deadly pollutant

Salon · Jan 13, 2023

Washington is capping carbon emissions

The new system follows in California’s footsteps — except when it doesn’t

Salon · Jan 13, 2023

Single-use plastic bans: research shows three ways to make them effective

Governments around the world are introducing single-use plastic product bans to alleviate pollution.

The Conversation · Jan 13, 2023

Pollutionwatch: citizen science helps raise alarm on UK air pollution

Rising numbers of people are taking air pollution measurements to push authorities to take action

The Guardian - UK · Jan 13, 2023

Japan eyes delay of Fukushima plant water release

Japan has revised the timing of a planned release to the sea of treated radioactive wastewater at the Fukushima nuclear plant to “around spring or summer,” indicating a delay from the initial target, after factoring in the progress of a release tunnel and the need to gain public support

The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2023

Tasmanian business owner Tim Jenkins in court over Plenty River pollution that caused mass fish kill

A Tasmanian business owner appears in court for the first time after his company was charged with spilling waste material into a river north of Hobart, causing a significant fish kill.

ABC News · Jan 13, 2023