The Latest Breaking News from Pollution

Work to clean up polluted wild swimming spots in jeopardy, campaigners say

Pressure groups warn of lengthy delays to river clean ups due to government red tape

Advnture · Jun 3, 2024

Ventilating classrooms could save tens of thousands of London children from air pollution harm

Hospital admissions for children with asthma tend to peak during September

Evening Standard · Jun 2, 2024

Meet Neo Px: The Super Plant That Attacks Air Pollution

It may look like an innocent green plant, but its name evokes something far closer to a robot or interstellar rocket.

International Business Times · Jun 2, 2024

‘Termination shock’: cut in ship pollution sparked global heating spurt

Sudden cut in pollution in 2020 meant less shade from sun and was ‘substantial’ factor in record surface temperatures in 2023, study finds

The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2024

Two women vie for Mexico's presidency amid polarization, spiralling violence

Mexico goes into Sunday’s election deeply divided: friends and relatives no longer talk politics for fear of worsening unbridgeable divides, while drug cartels have split the country into a patchwork quilt of warring fiefdoms. The atmosphere is literally heating up, amid a wave of unusual heat, drought, pollution and political…

France 24 · May 30, 2024

Warning over asthma 'triple threat' from thunderstorms, pollen and pollution

Thursday’s weather could act as trigger for those with asthma

Evening Standard · May 29, 2024

Child's Exposure To Air Pollution In Womb Raises Mental Health Risks During Adolescence

The study investigated how air and noise pollution during pregnancy impact a child's mental health at different stages of development, such as early childhood and adolescence.

Medical Daily · May 29, 2024

Stunts, sewage and serious messaging: Lib Dems hope to capitalise on outrage at water pollution

Party unveils plans for new regulator to tackle sewage crisis and banning bonuses for water firm CEOs as it vies for attention

The Guardian - UK · May 28, 2024

Paris and its suburbs exposed to excessive air-noise pollution, research shows

More than three quarters of the population of the central Île-de-France region are "highly" exposed to both noise pollution and atmospheric pollution, according to new maps carried out by two observatories.

Radio France Internationale · May 28, 2024

Paris 2024: Will the River Seine be Olympics-ready?

In this week's show we take a deep dive into the Seine, to find out how Paris's river is preparing for the 2024 Olympics. We see how authorities are racing against time to boost security, curb pollution and keep visitors entertained. With just a few weeks to go before the…

France 24 · May 27, 2024