The Latest Breaking News on Pollution

The ‘biodegradable’ product that can be terrible for the environment

Experts say the assumption that non-plastics are environmentally friendly must be challenged and reconsidered

The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2025

Serious pollution incidents by English water companies rose 60% last year

Environment Agency records 75 serious incidents among total of 2,800, with Thames Water being worst offender

The Guardian - UK · Jul 18, 2025

Melbourne creek turns bright blue after construction chemicals wash into waterway

Victoria’s environment protection authority launches investigation over pollution of Banyule creek in Rosanna

The Guardian - AU · Jul 17, 2025

Vietnam will ban fossil-fuel motorcycles from central Hanoi over pollution concerns

Vietnam will ban fossil-fuel motorcycles in the heart of Hanoi starting July 2026, aiming to cut air pollution and move toward cleaner transport

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2025

US pollution measurement practices raise questions about reliability of data

Guardian analysis heightens concerns on whether the air around many large factories is, or will be, safe to breathe

The Guardian - US · Jul 11, 2025

Further safety concerns over asbestos at site of Belfast bonfire

Hundreds of loyalist bonfires will be lit on Friday night ahead of traditional July 12 celebrations across Northern Ireland.

Evening Standard · Jul 11, 2025

Toxic Pfas above proposed safety limits in almost all English waters tested

Exclusive: 110 of 117 bodies of water tested by Environment Agency would fail standards, with levels in fish 322 times the planned limit

The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2025

Air pollution controls weaker for larger emitters, research finds

Diesel generators allowed to emit 48 times more nitrogen oxides than gas boilers producing same amount of energy

The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2025

Breathing dirty air could raise the risk of a common brain tumour

Meningiomas are the most common type of primary brain tumour and make up around one in three of all primary brain and spinal cord tumours in adults in the UK

The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2025

OPINION - Drivers! Back down. You can't argue with the data: LTNs are officially saving lives

It’s a truth many struggle to accept, but in London cars have become killers.

Evening Standard · Jul 10, 2025