The Latest Breaking News on Pollution

US supreme court puts hold on EPA attempt to reduce pollution that drifts across states

Court grants temporary halt to program designed to stop ‘upwind’ states from causing pollution that flows to ‘downwind’ neighbors

The Guardian - US · Jun 27, 2024

Plastics companies blocked mitigation efforts and may have broken US laws – study

Paper outlines different legal theories that could help governments pursue accountability for harms

The Guardian - US · Jun 26, 2024

NGO Denounces Rising Air Freight Pollution

An environmental pressure group denounced Wednesday the rising emissions of the air freight industry, which has been boosted by global supply chain difficulties and rising online commerce.

International Business Times · Jun 26, 2024

Common cleaning product releases trillions of microplastics each month, study warns

Actual amount could be much higher, researchers warn

The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2024

Most plastics are made from fossil fuels and end up in the ocean, but marine microbes can’t degrade them – new research

Marine plastic pollution is a massive environmental issue, with a plastic smog of an estimated 170 trillion particles afloat in the world’s oceans. This highlights how urgently we need to develop strategies to mitigate this environmental crisis.

The Conversation · Jun 23, 2024

Revealed: the ‘catastrophic scale’ of sewage spills in England and Wales

Water companies have logged five sewage spills a day, every day, for a decade, analysis by the Observer shows

The Guardian - UK · Jun 22, 2024

Microplastic discovery in penises raises erectile dysfunction questions

The contaminants have also recently been found in testes and semen, amid concerns about falling male fertility

The Guardian - UK · Jun 19, 2024

Almost 2,000 children die every day from air pollution, report finds

Global study reveals dirty air is second only to malnutrition as cause of death among under-fives

The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 2024

EPA chief vows to take on Republican-led states over pollution rules rollback

Michael Regan defends civil rights record and denies abandoning communities who face brunt of toxic pollution

The Guardian - US · Jun 18, 2024

'Concerning' lack of transparency over toxic pollution

A fossil fuel company neglected to tell residents that a nearby gas plant was emitting elevated levels of cancer-causing chemicals for more than a year.

AAP · Jun 18, 2024