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Environmental activists have condemned air pollution on the African continent as a silent pandemic that will cost billions of dollars and claim millions of lives.

Delhi has suspended most construction and demolition activities as air quality in the Indian capital is set to worsen from Tuesday because of calmer winds and other meteorological conditions, a government minister said.

Cameroon produces 600,000 tonnes of plastic waste every year, an environmental liability for the country's main urban centres. To reduce pollution and help protect the environment, several local entrepreneurs have turned to the collection, recycling and transformation of plastic waste. The applications are vast – from roof tiles to furniture…

Exclusive: Removing incentives due to replace EU scheme would leave rivers in ‘even more degraded state’

Extreme heat and air pollution are taking a deadly toll, but it's not too late to save lives

A new UN report shows that countries aren't doing enough to cut emissions of heat trapping gases

Dirty air is a long-standing problem at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, but data released this month show just how bad things got in 2021. A pandemic-induced surge in consumer sales, record-setting volumes of cargo and a logjam of more than 100 ships anchored off the Southern…

Inexpensive weather monitors attached to handlebars reveal dips in air quality and temperature

Some of the known long-term impacts of this pollution include asthma, heart disease, stroke, lung cancer, and reduced liver function