The Latest Breaking News from Pollution

HS2: Anger as bosses set to ditch Euston construction debris rail pledge

Seb Dance, Sadiq Khan’s deputy mayor for transport, has called on the Government to block the plans amid pollution fears

Evening Standard · Apr 27, 2022

Clive Palmer’s proposed open-cut mine could have ‘far-reaching impact’ on Great Barrier Reef, study finds

Study finds tidal currents could introduce pollution from coalmine into seagrass meadows and dugong sanctuary in marine park

The Guardian - AU · Apr 27, 2022

Disease-causing parasites can hitch a ride on plastics and potentially spread through the sea, new research suggests

Typically when people hear about plastic pollution, they might envision seabirds with bellies full of trash or sea turtles with plastic straws in their noses. However, plastic pollution poses another threat that’s invisible to the eye and has important consequences for both human and animal health.

The Conversation · Apr 26, 2022

Protesters gather on New Brighton beach against sewage pollution

Thousands of campaigners across the country joined forces for the cause

Liverpool Echo · Apr 23, 2022

The key to winning the climate debate isn’t economics: it’s health

The environment ranks low in polls of the public’s fears, while sickness ranks top. Yet we will all get more ill as the planet heats

The Guardian - UK · Apr 23, 2022

EPA orders Pilsen metal shredder to add pollution sensors

The environmental agency wants Sims Metal Management to monitor for metals and other harmful contaminants released in the air.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 22, 2022

City announces plan to expand air pollution monitoring, cut greenhouse gases by 60%

By 2025, Mayor Lori Lightfoot wants to have a “robust outdoor air quality monitoring network” and also is pushing for a big emissions cut by 2040.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 22, 2022

Newcastle named 'worst city in Europe' for air pollution in March, but council claims data 'skewed'

The city recorded the highest concentration of nitrogen across the continent last month, though the analysis has been questioned by civic centre officials

Chronicle Live · Apr 22, 2022

Tanker that Sank off Tunisia Was Empty, Says Ministry

A fuel tanker that sank in waters off Tunisia last weekend was empty, the government said on Friday, ruling out the risk of pollution. But authorities announced they had arrested the ship's rescued crew after divers found evidence the ship's GPS had been deliberately destroyed and its bridge computers ripped…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 22, 2022

Protest to take place at Stoke Bardolph over River Trent pollution

In recent years there have been hundreds of ‘spillage’ sites in Nottinghamshire

Nottingham Post · Apr 22, 2022