The Latest Breaking News on Pollution

Country diary: Wildlife needs quiet, not the roar of motorbikes

Three Shires Head, Derbyshire: The peace of our walk was destroyed by bikers – something nature here has to contend with every day, at great cost

The Guardian - UK · May 7, 2024

Chinese Mill Blamed For Turning Serbia Village Red With Pollution

In the eight years since Chinese company HBIS bought a steel mill near the eastern Serbian city of Smederevo, locals say they have been plagued by heavy air pollution and thick red dust.

International Business Times · May 7, 2024

Unhealthy Levels Of Nitrogen Dioxide In Households With Gas Or Propane Stoves: Study

People living in households with gas or propane stoves breathe in unhealthy levels of nitrogen dioxide, with the increased levels linked to around 50,000 cases of pediatric asthma, the study revealed.

Medical Daily · May 6, 2024

The power of corporate interests in food

"Corporations selling forever chemicals, fossil fuels and ultra-processed foods have a much greater role"

Salon · May 2, 2024

Paris inaugurates massive water storage basin to clean up River Seine for Olympics

French officials inaugurated on Thursday a huge water storage basin meant to help clean up the River Seine, set to be the venue for marathon swimming at the Paris Games and the swimming leg of the Olympic and Paralympic triathlons.

France 24 · May 2, 2024

Big River Watch: public to monitor UK and Irish rivers for pollution

Rivers Trust is asking citizen scientists to record observations of local waterways on free app

The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2024

New US climate rules for pollution cuts ‘probably terminal’ for coal-fired plants

Experts say only ‘handful of plants’ operating with the dirtiest fuel will likely survive, and only Trump and lawsuits could save them

The Guardian - US · May 2, 2024

Methane emissions from gas flaring being hidden from satellite monitors

Use of enclosed combustors leaves regulators heavily reliant on oil and gas companies’ own flaring data

The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2024

Plastic treaty talks conclude in Ottawa with little progress

Global Plastics Treaty negotiations in Ottawa deemed disappointing by environmental groups due to lack of progress in eliminating plastic pollution.

The Hindu · May 1, 2024

French charity boycotts Olympic torch relay over Coca-Cola sponsorship

A French environmental charity says it has turned down the chance to take part in next Thursday's Olympic torch relay in Marseille over Coca-Cola's sponsorship of the event.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 30, 2024