The Latest Breaking News from Pollution

Delhi Metro adds extra weekday trips as GRAP-I kicks in from October 22 to combat air pollution

The Delhi Metro will run 20 additional weekday train trips from October 22 after GRAP-I was implemented across Delhi-NCR to tackle worsening air pollution. The DMRC will also intensify dust-control drives at construction sites, inspect nearby roads and strengthen existing pollution-control measures. Delhi's AQI stood at 246 in the poor…

The Economic Times · 7h ago

£3.7bn plan to halt sewage pollution in Lake District ‘jewel’ Windermere

The investment would transform the sewage system around England’s largest natural lake where climate change is worsening impacts of pollution.

Evening Standard · 7h ago

Delhi-NCR Grap-1 restrictions: From crackdown on diesel vehicles to traffic curbs, check full list of restrictions and other details

Delhi pollution news: Delhi-NCR's air quality has declined into the poor category, prompting the Commission for Air Quality Management to act. Stage one measures of the Graded Response Action Plan have been invoked to mitigate the situation. These measures include strict dust control at construction sites and a ban on…

The Economic Times · 8h ago

Delhi to ban non-BS-VI vehicles from November 1 as winter pollution plan kicks in

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced vehicle restrictions for BS-VI emission standard non-compliant vehicles starting November 1. The Winter Action Plan will enforce various measures, including restrictions on construction activities and staggered office timings. Residents are urged to support the initiative to improve air quality during the winter months. The…

The Economic Times · Oct 20

Diageo ‘sincerely sorry’ following pollution incident on River Spey tributary

A chemical thought to be caustic soda entered the water at Knockando burn in May, killing fish and other wildlife.

Evening Standard · Oct 20

Guinness maker apologises for toxic spill in UK river that killed fish and wildlife

A 2km stretch of the burn had been ‘destroyed’ and could take years to recover

The Independent UK · Oct 20

What City Lights Do to Birds Flying Over India at Night

Birds That Fly by Stars They Can No Longer SeeMost songbirds, waders, and raptors that migrate over South Asia do it at night. Darkness gives them cooler, denser air to fly through, fewer predators to dodge, and a sky full of navigational cues, stellar constellations, the faint polarised light at…

Times Life · Oct 20

Tackling Lake Erie’s algal blooms requires targeted conservation strategies

Anyone living along the coast of Lake Erie will be well aware of the periodic algal blooms that appear on its surface. The greenish blooms can cause rashes and other health problems and pose risks to both humans and animals.

The Conversation · Oct 19

Shipwrecks can become thriving reefs, but may contain hidden toxic time bombs

Late last year, scientists in Germany published some remarkable findings on a second world war munitions dump in the Baltic Sea. Some may dismiss the dump as hazardous waste, but to marine biologists it was something far more exciting: a thriving ecosystem.

The Conversation · Oct 19

Stop ‘cash to trash’ housebuilding in Norfolk Broads, says Labour MP

Exclusive: Chris Hinchliff urges environment watchdog to block rules that will allow almost 16,000 new homes in one of UK’s most protected areas

The Guardian - UK · Oct 19