The Latest Breaking News on Pollution

A proposal to vastly increase natural gas storage at the site of the nation’s largest-known methane leak is prompting opposition from California lawmakers

NGT directs BRO to plant 10,000 trees in Uttarakhand to make up for trees felled during road construction. Joint committee formed to assess damage to vegetation and prevent landslides. DFO to monitor survival of plantation and DM to ensure BRO takes steps to prevent landslides.

"Perhaps the best thing we can do for now is to avoid using straws altogether, where possible"

Office for Environmental Protection chair tells ministers plan will degrade England’s rivers and demands that they explain it to MPs

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and three Cabinet ministers have eaten Fukushima fish sashimi at a lunch meeting in an apparent effort to show that fish is safe following the release of treated radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant

Experts warn that Environmental Protection Agency’s new rule could weaken protections for nearly half of US wetlands.

Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah’s daughter Ella, nine, died in 2013 after an asthma attack

Ministers have claimed Ulez is cash-raising ploy – but letter reveals Grant Shapps backed a separate charge for same reason

Defiant London mayor defends ‘vital’ scheme, amid angry clashes outside No 10 and ‘get Khan out’ chants

Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah has been campaigning for cleaner air in UK cities.

Fish kill incident at Lingambudhi Lake reported on Aug 29. Officials from Forest, Pollution Control & Fisheries Depts collected samples for analysis. Preliminary assessment suggests rainfall led to inflow of pollutants & organic content, depleting oxygen levels. Samples sent to Fisheries College in Mangaluru. Stakeholders suggest sewage treatment plant to…