The Latest Breaking News on Pollution

Villagers have spoken of their fears for after witnessing a mysterious liquid flowing downhill from a mine where a toxic chemical was dumped several decades ago

Record View says it is an issue that needs to be dealt with now.

Travel without the combustion-engine fumes and noise is increasingly popular in the country with some of the world’s worst air pollution

The Ty Llwyd Quarry near Caerphilly is believed to contain highly carcinogenic PCBs after being dumped at the site decades ago by chemical company Monsato

Plan unveiled at Davos to find fair limits on impact of climate and other crises, which most affect poorer countries

Gas stoves are a leading source of hazardous indoor air pollution, but they emit only a tiny share of the greenhouse gases that warm the climate. Why, then, have they assumed such a heated role in climate politics?

Rishi Sunak has urged the Mayor of London to “properly reconsider” plans to expand the ultra low emission zone (Ulez) across the capital later this year.

‘Doing nothing is not an option’, chairman of the City’s streets committee says

Mayor facing backlash against plans to expand Ulez across London in August

In 2019, young artist Pratchaya Charernsook became aware of microplastic pollution after news reports of researchers at the Marine National Park Operation Centre finding an average of 78 pieces of microplastics in the stomach of every mackerel they collected from Hat Chao Mai National Park.

Other lives: Professor of public health medicine who helped to reveal the dangers of childhood exposure to atmospheric pollution