The Latest Breaking News from Pollution

Coming in 2023: Climate Liberalism: Perspectives on Liberty, Property and Pollution

An edited volume considering whether Classical Liberal ideas may help address climate change and other large-scale pollution problems.

Reason · Dec 17, 2022

Michael Hiltzik: Oil and gas drillers mobilize to kill a key California environmental rule

The oil and gas industry, which has been accustomed to getting its own way from California regulators for decades, suffered a rare defeat this year.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 17, 2022

Amazon's plastic waste increased in 2021

Amazon says it generated 214 million pounds of plastic waste in 2021. An advocacy group says it was 3 times that

Salon · Dec 16, 2022

London’s Tube network ‘riddled with toxic metallic particles’ small enough to enter human blood

University of Cambridge researchers conducted a new type of pollution analysis using magnetism to inspect dust samples from the London Underground

The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2022

Pollutionwatch: how initiative could improve air quality in UK schools

As UK air pollution bill begins its passage through the Commons, one project hopes British schools will host pollution monitors

The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2022

$698M deal to end Monsanto PCB pollution lawsuit in Oregon

Oregon's attorney general says Bayer has agreed to pay $698 million to end a lawsuit over PCB pollution associated with products made by Monsanto, the agriculture giant it now owns

The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2022

Iron particles in Tube air ‘can enter bloodstream’, new research reveals

Pollution monitors ‘may not detect full extent of ultra-fine dust’

Evening Standard · Dec 15, 2022

Tube 'riddled with toxic air particles linked to cancer that could endanger passengers'

Fragments of metal thrown into the air by braking trains can enter passengers' bloodstream after being inhaled, and they pose a danger due to poor ventilation throughout the Underground system

Daily Mirror · Dec 15, 2022

Metallic particles small enough to enter human bloodstream found on Tube

University of Cambridge researchers conducted a new type of pollution analysis using magnetism to inspect dust samples from the London Underground.

The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2022

Air purifiers: indoor pollution kills but many devices are ineffective and some may even cause harm

Air pollution kills around 7 million people each year. Most of these deaths occur in developing countries, where solid fuel is often burned in poorly ventilated spaces. However, between 26,000 and 38,000 of those deaths occur in the UK.

The Conversation · Dec 15, 2022