The Latest Breaking News on Pollution

Exclusive: Local doctors urged to avoid screening for heavy metals unless patients show symptoms or have clear source of exposure

The play park has been closed while the work goes on

In Merseyside alone there were 5,526 spills last year for a combined total of 31,500 hours

Use this map tool to see the hotspots for sewage spillages around Greater Manchester and the rest of the UK

Plastic pollution has become such major problem that it’s threatening our human rights. That’s the view of two UN special rapporteurs (human rights advisers) who recently issued a joint statement, warning against the “overwhelming toxic tidal wave” of plastic endangering us and the environment “in a myriad of ways over…

How clean is the air you breathe indoors? Before the pandemic, it was a question few people spending time inside offices, gyms, schools and homes asked themselves. But indoor air quality could be the next “frontier” in improving public health.

They said they "will take appropriate enforcement action for any non-compliance"

Fans are the saviors of summer and keeping them clean is a good way to make sure they work more efficiently

Brits can use this map tool to see the hotspots for sewage spillages around the country including treated and untreated waste so that they can be avoided this summer