The Latest Breaking News from Pollution

Paper calls for assessment of impact of sound pollution on cetaceans before firms allowed to mine sea bed

Scots have a perfect opportunity for a last minute romantic Valentine's Day date this year with the aurora borealis.

It’s great to see new evidence that the Ulez has been incredibly effective at taking the most polluting vehicles off the road — it’s making a big difference to the air quality in urban areas. Our children are breathing dangerous levels of air pollution, especially in boroughs such as Islington…

One city in the UK has such bad air pollution that it is equivalent to residents in Northampton smoking 189 cigarettes a year according to one study

Plans for Square Mile would create ‘brightness zones’ governed by curfews amid the darkened buildings

Air quality experts weigh in on different methods to keep air pollution out of the home and refute commonly held beliefs

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah’s mother has called for a ban on wood-burning stoves in London after her child became first person in Britain whose death was linked to air pollution.

An urgent health warning has been issued to anyone who owns a wood burning stove, as they produce 750 times more tiny particle pollution than a modern HGV truck.

Analysis says land-based carbon offsets lead to more fossil fuel mining and fail to deliver genuine emissions reductions

It’s great to see new evidence that the ULEZ has been incredibly effective at taking the most polluting vehicles off the road - it’s making a big difference to the air quality in urban areas. Our children are breathing dangerous levels of air pollution, especially in boroughs such as Islington…