The Latest Breaking News from Pollution

Thai capital’s already bad air made worse by forest fires and burning on farms

For weeks, Iran has been hit by cold weather. In a country where most households rely on natural gas for heating and hot water, gas shortages in many regions have paralysed the population, leaving people in sub-zero temperatures. In some regions, schools and public facilities have even been closed. The…

When Sakarin Krue-On, artist and lecturer at the Faculty of Painting, Sculpture and Graphic Arts, Silpakorn University, was asked to create an artwork for the 2021 exhibition "Art For Air" at Chiang Mai City Arts & Cultural Center, he was struck with the idea of using snow globes.

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has issued a high air pollution alert for the capital and urged people to “be careful”.

Planning committee to discuss fears project will blight area with light and noise pollution

London’s ultra-low emissions zone is due to be expanded to cover the whole of the capital from August 29.

Concreting over London will cause further flooding of the Tube, the chief executive of the Environment Agency warned on Tuesday.

Londoners told to ‘be careful’ and urged to avoid unnecessary car journeys across Tuesday

I love the idea of my boy and his dad peering through a telescope together, writes Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett. But what will light pollution leave for them to look at?