Noise pollution harms health of millions across Europe, report finds About 110 million people suffer stress and sleep disturbance that lead to tens of thousands of early deaths The Guardian - UK · Jun 24, 2025
Scottish island at centre of campaign to tackle ocean plastic pollution A Scottish island has been chosen as the starting point of a national campaign to tackle marine plastic pollution The National (Scotland) · Jun 23, 2025
Moon dust is less toxic than urban air pollution, scientists discover Breathing in moon dust can still give you what one astronaut called "lunar hay fever." Space · Jun 23, 2025
How the end of carbon capture could spark a new industrial revolution The U.S. Department of Energy’s decision to claw back US$3.7 billion in grants from industrial demonstration projects may create an unexpected opening for American manufacturing. The Conversation · Jun 23, 2025
Nigerian monarch demands $12 bn for clean-up before oil giant Shell exit An influential traditional chief in Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta has demanded that UK energy giant Shell pay $12 billion for environmental pollution before it leaves the region. Radio France Internationale · Jun 21, 2025
Microplastics beneath skin to toxic lakes: Wellcome Photography Prize spotlights climate and health The shortlist of 25 photos captures our changing world in extraordinary depth, from rooftop picnics to undersea greenhouses. Euronews · Jun 21, 2025
Nigerian communities set to have oil pollution High Court claims tried in 2027 Members of the Bille and Ogale communities began legal action in 2015, claiming they have suffered systemic and ongoing oil pollution for years. Evening Standard · Jun 20, 2025
White House moves to keep costly, dirty, unneeded Michigan coal plants open One plant produces more arsenic pollution than any other in US, and the other has been slated for closure since 2021 The Guardian - US · Jun 20, 2025
Louisiana bill would redefine gas as ‘green’ amid Trump energy push Critics of the plan say that there’s nothing green about fossil fuel production The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2025
Pioneering Camden clean air charter backed by seven major employers Signatories pledge to making 12 tangible steps towards reducing air pollution emissions Evening Standard · Jun 19, 2025
Which cities across the world have the worst air pollution and how does London compare? In 2024, only 17% of cities met the World Health Organisation’s air pollution guideline Evening Standard · Jun 19, 2025
Pollution fines of more than £100m will go to environmental projects, Defra says Concerns had been raised the cash from fines on water companies would not be ringfenced for schemes such as river restoration. Evening Standard · Jun 19, 2025
UK air pollution killing more than 500 people a week, doctors say Royal College of Physicians also says poor air quality costs country more than £500m a week The Guardian - UK · Jun 19, 2025
Warning Signs On Climate Flashing Bright Red: Top Scientists From carbon pollution to sea-level rise to global heating, the pace and level of key climate change indicators are all in uncharted territory, more than 60 top scientists warned Thursday. International Business Times · Jun 19, 2025
Evening Standard · Jun 18, 2025 Toxic air will claim 30,000 lives this year, doctors warn as impact of dirty fumes on health laid bare Exposure to air pollution can shorten people’s lives by 1.8 years - ‘just behind some of the leading causes of death and disease worldwide’, the authors warn
The Independent UK · Jun 18, 2025 Warning over UK’s ‘toxic air’ which will be linked to 30,000 deaths this year Air pollution is a ‘public health crisis’ costing taxpayers up to £50bn a year, warns Royal College of Physicians
LiveScience · Jun 18, 2025 Satellite coated in ultra-dark 'Vantablack' paint will launch into space next year to help combat major issue Researchers from the U.K. plan to launch a CubeSat covered with a newly formulated "hull-darkening" Vantablack paint into space next year. If successful, the coating could help mitigate light pollution from private satellite "megaconstellations."
Newslaundry · Jun 18, 2025 How birds are taking a hit from microplastic contamination Two decades ago, research found that changes in bird songs could be used as warnings for detecting man-made environmental disturbances and risks such as the excessive presence of carbon monoxide.
The Conversation · Jun 18, 2025 Matariki and our diminishing night sky: light pollution from cities and satellites is making stars harder to see This week, Aotearoa New Zealand officially celebrates Matariki for the fourth time, marked by the reappearance in the night sky of the star cluster also known as the Pleiades.
Evening Standard · Jun 17, 2025 MPs to reintroduce bill in name of girl, 9, who died in pollution-linked death Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah became the first person to have air pollution listed as a cause of death following a landmark inquest in 2020.
The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2025 Cancer-causing asbestos has been regulated for decades and removed from buildings. Trump could allow one form to return Exposure to any type of asbestos is known to cause cancer and it is linked to tens of thousands of deaths in the U.S. each year
The Conversation · Jun 17, 2025 Coal power plants were paid to close. Is it time to do the same for slaughterhouses? The food industry will go to great lengths (and spend a fortune) to lobby policymakers, confuse the public and politicise scientific findings. You can see the results in the UK’s delay of a ban on junk food advertisers targeting children, or the orchestrated backlash to a report that recommended cutting…
Euronews · Jun 17, 2025 Will a new strategy improve European water management? One third of the EU is affected by water scarcity and with water pollution and high demand for water, more investment and innovation is needed. We look at the pros and cons of the proposals in the new European Water Resilience Strategy.
The Conversation · Jun 17, 2025 Plastics threaten ecosystems and human health, but evidence-based solutions are under political fire Negotiations toward a global, legally binding plastics treaty are set to resume this summer, with the United Nations Environment Programme announcing that the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on plastic pollution will reconvene in August.
The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2025 NAACP files intent to sue Elon Musk's xAI company over supercomputer air pollution The NAACP has filed an intent to sue Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company over air pollution from a supercomputer data center in Memphis