The Latest Breaking News on Pollution

Indonesian authorities are blaming the dry season and and motorized vehicles as the main causes of air pollution in Jakarta, after a Swiss air quality technology company named the city as the most polluted in the world

Study adds to growing evidence that health harm from air pollution accumulates through our lifetimes

Levels of contaminants such as arsenic and lead at Casey eclipsed international quality guidelines between 1997 and 2015, study finds

The announcement comes after neighbouring Merton Council announced it was also launching a scrappage fund

Chennai-based 'Poovulagin Nanbargal' and 'Manthan Adhyayan Kendra' released a report highlighting health hazards caused by two thermal power stations and a mine in Neyveli and Cuddalore. Findings showed high levels of mercury, selenium and fluoride in drinking water sources, air and soil pollution, and lack of adequate health facilities. Report…

Commentary: The public debate has yet to be won on the scale needed to save the planet

A new study raises questions about the quantity of plastic in the ocean, but the threat itself is clear

A new study suggests cutting pollution could reduce the use of such services by dementia patients by as much as 13%

The emergence of a possible link between air pollution and antibiotic resistance shows why action to clean up air is so badly needed