The Latest Breaking News from Pollution

Arsenic and toxic metals found at Australia’s largest Antarctic research base, man who backs the cane joins Queensland youth justice group, Trump’s Twitter trawled by investigators

Levels of contaminants such as arsenic and lead at Casey eclipsed international quality guidelines between 1997 and 2015, study finds

Claims of under-reporting pollution incidents and overcharging customers will result in legal action against six English water corporations

Responses to Category One and Two calls both see marked improvement

Wildfire smoke from Canada’s extreme fire season has left a lot of people thinking about air quality and wondering what to expect in the days ahead.

Class action legal claim on behalf of 20 million householders in England and Wales could top £800m in compensation

Utilities argue proposed EPA power plant rules are too strict, while environmental groups say they should reduce climate pollution even more.

Chennai-based 'Poovulagin Nanbargal' and 'Manthan Adhyayan Kendra' released a report highlighting health hazards caused by two thermal power stations and a mine in Neyveli and Cuddalore. Findings showed high levels of mercury, selenium and fluoride in drinking water sources, air and soil pollution, and lack of adequate health facilities. Report…

Exposure to relatively high levels of air pollution is associated with increased use of community mental health services by people with dementia, according to a large long-term study published in the open-access journal BMJ Mental Health. Read further on Dynamite News:

A new study raises questions about the quantity of plastic in the ocean, but the threat itself is clear

A new study suggests cutting pollution could reduce the use of such services by dementia patients by as much as 13%