The Latest Breaking News from Pollution

An Eleventh-Hour, Hail-Mary Climate Remedy

The Inflation Reduction Act promises to slash U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, but enables more pollution in Gulf Coast communities.

Texas Observer · Sep 12, 2022

Seeing stars: the astronomical rise of Australian dark-sky tourism

Australia has a relative abundance of astro-tourism destinations, and a growing movement to help protect their darkness

The Guardian - AU · Sep 11, 2022

Study to find sources of air pollution in city nearing completion

IIT Madras report, being prepared in coordination with various departments, is likely to be ready in a couple of months

The Hindu · Sep 11, 2022

World’s first zero-particle ship sets sail in the Mediterranean

The French ferry company La Méridionale this week launched its new environmentally friendly vessel, the Piana. Its engines are equipped with particle filters to cut air pollution – an innovation considered a world first in maritime transport.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 10, 2022

Cancer breakthrough is a ‘wake-up’ call on danger of air pollution

Scientists uncover link between car fumes and lung cancer that helps explain why so many non-smokers develop disease

The Guardian - UK · Sep 10, 2022

Air pollution causes lung cancer, scientists discover

Fumes from vehicle exhausts and other fossil fuel smoke may increase the risk of lung cancer in nonsmokers, according to a revolutionary new study

The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2022

Will Charles III be as green a king as he was a prince?

New king will have to eschew grand statements on climate crisis but his role does not stop him talking to the PM in private

The Guardian - UK · Sep 10, 2022

With gas-fueled car ban, California hopes to lead the nation. Can it deliver?

LOS ANGELES — It was the sort of bold, climate-focused initiative that California has developed a reputation for — an effective ban on the sale of new gasoline-powered cars by 2035.

Los Angeles Times · Sep 9, 2022

First Thing: Queen Elizabeth II’s death marks end of an era

Death brings end to Britain’s second Elizabethan era and heralds reign of King Charles III. Plus, rural Virginia pivots from coal to green jobs

The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2022

Concerns raised over pollution of watercourse near Dumfries

Angler John Powell spotted sediment running into the Glen Burn near Glenkiln

Daily Record · Sep 9, 2022