The Latest Breaking News from Pollution

Despite residents’ health complaints and community pushback, the airport’s operations continue to expand, intensifying concerns about its health effects.

Inequality – between the rich and poor or between the powerful and the weak – is the main factor stalling action on environmental problems including biodiversity loss, pollution and climate change, according to British environmentalist Tony Juniper.

Imagine wandering through cobblestone streets without the constant hum of car engines, inhaling fresh air instead of exhaust fumes, and listening to birds chirping rather than honking horns. Car-free tourist destinations offer a rare and refreshing escape from the chaos of modern transportation, allowing travelers to experience a place at…

Over the weekend, President Droupadi Murmu urged citizens to “think about the kind of air our children will breathe”, saying it’s “our moral responsibility to provide a legacy of a clean environment to the coming generations”.

Testing had previously revealed the mine was emitting more than 11 times the legal limit of dust containing heavy metals

Environmentalists have demanded accountability from the Ministry of Environment after a recent parliamentary committee report in the Parliament revealed that only 1 percent of the Rs 858 crore allocated to the ministry for its ‘Control of Pollution’ scheme was utilised this financial year. 

A district council in England has passed a motion to grant its local river the rights to flow freely, to be free from pollution and to enjoy its native biodiversity. The move by Lewes District Council in East Sussex to recognise the fundamental rights of the River Ouse is the…

Long before the large-scale Earth Day protests on April 22, 1970 – often credited with spurring significant environmental protection legislation – Native Americans stewarded the environment. As sovereign nations, Native Americans have been able to protect land, water and air, including well beyond their own boundaries.

EPA sets up email address where ‘regulated community’ can request exemption to evade air pollution rules

Gene Likens, who first identified acidic rainwater in 1960s, said the Trump administration’s ‘rollbacks are alarming’

Exposure to air pollution in early life could have lasting effects on child development and mental health in adolescence, according to our recent study.