The Latest Breaking News from Pollution

Plea for action on Nottingham road where you can 'taste the pollution'

Some have called for Canal Street to be reopened to ease congestion

Nottingham Post · Sep 18, 2022

This household appliance could be filling your home with invisible health hazards

One of the main air pollutants commonly associated with using gas stoves is nitrogen dioxide.

Inverse · Sep 17, 2022

Air pollution can damage teens' hearts within two hours, study finds

Fine particulate air pollution increased cardiac arrhythmias in teens.

Inverse · Sep 16, 2022

A rapid shift to electric vehicles can save 24,000 lives and leave us $148 billion better off

Australia has a feasible rapid pathway to decarbonise its transport sector. The benefits of electric vehicles are hard to dismiss.

The New Daily · Sep 15, 2022

NGO retracts ‘waste colonialism’ report blaming Asian countries for plastic pollution

Ocean Conservancy apologises for ‘false narrative’ of 2015 study that put blame for bulk of world’s plastic waste on five Asian states

The Guardian - UK · Sep 15, 2022

Beachgoers told to avoid swimming after sewage and pollution alerts issued

There are currently 28 pollution warnings in place throughout the UK.

Manchester Evening News · Sep 15, 2022

A rapid shift to electric vehicles can save 24,000 lives and leave us $148bn better off over the next 2 decades

Reducing air pollution from road transport will save thousands of lives and improve the health of millions of Australians. One of the quickest ways to do this is to accelerate the current slow transition to electric vehicles.

The Conversation · Sep 15, 2022

Are beach showers polluting the ocean?

According to a recent study, the facilities are a “point source” of sunscreen contamination and threaten coral reef

Salon · Sep 14, 2022

The trash island built by fishermen

The fishing industry is dumping trash in the ocean — and the microplastics trickle up to our bodies

Salon · Sep 14, 2022

Southern Water alters pollution alert tool to curb automatic red alerts

Map used to flag red all raw sewage releases into bathing waters – but firm now says it factors in ‘impact’

The Guardian - UK · Sep 14, 2022