The Latest Breaking News from Pollution

Fossil fuel price surges can lead to worse air quality, study finds

Researchers find increases in toxic chemical in the air in some areas as people switch to cheaper wood burning

The Guardian - UK · Jun 26

How installation art can make plastic waste more tangible

Science tells us that plastic lives forever. From oceans to urban streets, plastic pollution has become a defining geological marker of our time – entangled with nature, yet often hard to see.

The Conversation · Jun 25

How much do we really know about microplastics? | Euronews Tech Talks

Microplastics pollute our planet, raising questions about their impact on human health and the environment. This Q&A episode of Euronews Tech Talks sums up what science knows, and does not know, about them.

Euronews · Jun 25

'Flesh-rotting' bacteria could spread on Europe's beaches as seas warm

Warmer seas are bringing a little-known but potentially dangerous bacterium closer to European beaches, and authorities are paying attention.

Euronews · Jun 24

'Major risk': map reveals sewage-contaminated waterways

Swimmers could continue to be at risk of pathogens in waterways after a state regulator said upgrades to the sewage system will be done over many years.

AAP · Jun 23

Deaths linked to London air pollution have fallen 40%, study estimates

However, Imperial College team also find that pollution has worse health impact than previously understood

The Guardian - UK · Jun 23

Sadiq Khan hails impact of ULEZ expansion as toxic air-related deaths 'fall by 40%'

The Mayor of London extended the Ulez across inner London in October 2021, and to cover the whole of the city in August 2023

Evening Standard · Jun 23

The key stat that backs up Sadiq Khan’s Ulez expansion in London: ‘The evidence is overwhelming’

The Mayor of London extended the Ulez across inner London in October 2021, and to cover the whole of the city in August 2023

The Independent UK · Jun 23

DOJ ends its crackdown on drivers who remove diesel emissions controls. The pollution impact will equal 9 million trucks

The decision aligns with a broader push by the Trump administration to scale back clean-air regulations

The Independent UK · Jun 23

Research Confirms Traffic Noise Raises Cardiovascular Disease Risk by 7.5 Percent in Neighborhoods Near Roads

A 2026 prospective cohort study links every major road noise increase to a 7.5% higher CVD risk. About 90% of NYC residents exceed EPA noise safety guidelines.

Medical Daily · Jun 23