The Latest Breaking News from Pollution

Mounting vehicular pollution in Bengaluru has intensified demands to accelerate the ‘electric’ switch to green mobility. But the costly transition has been slow and unsteady. Why has the relatively cheaper Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) failed to take off as an alternative, fuelling both BMTC buses and private, personal vehicles?

Seagrasses also face increasing pressure from various sources of pollution and invasive species.

“Pollution grew on a massive scale after many chemical factories relocated from Hyderabad, due to stringent chemical pollution norms in the capital of Telangana,” says Nizamuddin, a member of Maniknagar Gram Panchayat.

Researchers discovered that the plastic mulch used to help Californian strawberries grow sheds a large number of plastic mulch fragments. Read further on Dynamite News:

Early this week, the Administrative Court in Chiang Mai province issued a ruling that once again confirms the outgoing government has failed to tackle the problem of toxic air pollution, despite having previously prioritised the fight against PM2.5 dust particles and making this a national agenda.

Congress member Ravikumar Gowda on Friday alleged in the Legislative Assembly that Karnataka State Pollution Control Board officials have been harassing jaggery-making units in Mandya district by insisting that all households running the units should obtain licences from the board to operate them.

Management says the Newcrest-owned mine is now operating in compliance with licence conditions, but residents and experts remain concerned

“OMG, didn’t they notice there was an airport when they moved there?” This was a typical response on Twitter to the news that Newham council had rejected a proposal by City Airport to extend its operating hours, over noise pollution concerns.

People in Bradford made more GP and A&E visits for breathing problems after polluted days, researchers find