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Friends of the Earth said 47 of the 50 worst areas in the country for air pollution are represented by Labour MPs.

Micro- and nanoplastics found in arteries, brains and sexual organs

In the pristine coral atolls of Lakshadweep, where turquoise lagoons meet fragile reefs, a huge crisis is unfolding. From Minicoy to Kavaratti, plastic waste – from bottles and wrappers to fishing gear – is choking the islands, turning once-idyllic beaches and lagoons into hotspots of plastic pollution. The biggest culprits…

A government spokesperson says authorities are using anti-smog guns in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore for the first time this winter in a bid to combat hazardous air pollution

When the U.S. government shut down in late 2018, it furloughed nearly 600 Environmental Protection Agency pollution inspectors for more than a month. Those workers had to stop their work of monitoring and inspecting industrial sites for pollution, and stopped enforcing environmental-protection laws, including the Clean Air Act.

"I had no clue pouring liquid into a drain was illegal. It was quite a shock.”

The Delhi Police is tasked with enforcing restrictions on firecrackers. But it faces questions after the air pollution peak observed after Diwali. Last year, Newslaundry had reported how firecracker violations were allegedly treated with kid gloves.

The Environment Agency has called for a fundamental shift in culture and behaviour from English water firms in the light of ‘poor’ results.

Twice in recent times the Liberals have faced an existential crisis over climate and energy policy: in 2009 over Kevin Rudd’s Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme, and in 2018 over the National Energy Guarantee, a plan to reduce emissions while maintaining reliability at lowest cost.

Wood burners produce a fine particulate matter linked to thousands of asthma and diabetes cases

Environment Agency rates eight of nine companies as poor and needing improvement