The Latest Breaking News on Pollution

90% of Great Lakes water samples have unsafe microplastic levels – report

But experts say damage can be reversed if US and Canada act quickly to stop new plastics from entering lake system

The Guardian - US · Aug 17, 2023

New Jersey OKs slightly better settlement over polluted land where childhood cancer cases rose

New Jersey has accepted a revised settlement over chemical dumping that turned a Jersey Shore community into one of America’s most notorious toxic waste cleanup sites

The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2023

Oil, aquatic trash and toxic algae threaten life in Venezuela's Lake Maracaibo

The fishermen of Lake Maracaibo say they face their worst nightmare everyday as fish stocks decline and pollution degrades the health of this great freshwater lake, one of the oldest — and largest — in the world

The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2023

Starmer clashes with Khan and ‘disappoints’ top donor by opposing Ulez

Labour leader tells cities there are ‘other ways’ of addressing air pollution

The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2023

London council to hit motorists with ‘sixfold increase’ in emissions based parking charges

The costs of parking permits are set to soar over the next decade

Evening Standard · Aug 13, 2023

How microplastics are making their way into our farmland

Microplastic pollution is a global environmental problem that is ubiquitous in all environments, including air, water and soils.

The Conversation · Aug 13, 2023

Don't just wait for the water firms – three things we can do right now to clean up Britain's rivers

Britain’s rivers and coasts are polluted – there’s no escaping that fact – and water companies are coming under more and more pressure to fix things. Most recently, a law firm has announced its plans to take collective legal action against the UK’s six biggest water companies over alleged pollution…

The Conversation · Aug 11, 2023

Jakarta is the world's most polluted city. Blame the dry season and vehicles for the gray skies

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

The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2023

Air pollution speeds progression of lung diseases, UK study finds

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

The Guardian - UK · Aug 11, 2023

EPA weighs formal review of vinyl chloride, toxic chemical that burned in Ohio train derailment

The Biden administration says it could soon launch a formal evaluation of risks posed by vinyl chloride, the cancer-causing chemical that burned in a towering plume of toxic smoke following the fiery train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio

The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2023