The Latest Breaking News from Pollution

Cooking on gas hob can generate more indoor air pollution than cars – study

Something as simple as cooking dinner could be releasing harmful pollutants into our own homes

The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2025

Dramatic fall in London’s levels of deadly pollutants after Ulez expansion

People in capital breathing much cleaner air, with significant improvements in capital’s most deprived areas

The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2025

More pollution from gas hob than one of Britain’s busiest roads, Which? finds

The watchdog carried out a snapshot investigation into how everyday cooking activities affected levels of pollution inside the average home.

Evening Standard · Mar 7, 2025

Urban rivers ‘vulnerable’ to pollution, MP warns after ‘massive’ spill

The Environment Agency has launched an investigation after thousands of litres of oil spilled into a river, water minister Emma Hardy said

Evening Standard · Mar 5, 2025

Government scientists: We're "pissed"

Elon's massive cuts to science agencies will have damaging global consequences, say endangered workers

Salon · Mar 5, 2025

MP calls for inquiry after 'shocking' oil spill in London river destroys wildlife

An estimated 4,000 litres of diesel spilled into the River Wandle

Evening Standard · Mar 5, 2025

Supreme Court Eases EPA's Grip on Water Pollution Regulations

The Supreme Court's recent ruling limits EPA's ability to regulate sewage discharge into U.S. waterways affecting water quality standards.

Mic · Mar 5, 2025

Supreme Court sides with San Francisco, requiring EPA to set specific targets in water pollution permits

The U.S. Supreme Court has limited how flexible the Environmental Protection Agency and states can be in regulating water pollution under the Clean Water Act in a ruling issued March 4, 2025. However, the justices kept the decision relatively narrow.

The Conversation · Mar 5, 2025

Delhi’s airpocalypse needs more than band-aid solutions

As I sat down to write this piece from my home nestled in the hills of the Western Ghats in Kerala, I had to try hard to summon a memory of the sharp sting of Delhi’s air on a bad air day. 

Newslaundry · Mar 5, 2025

Trump shuts down worldwide air quality monitoring program

Air quality monitoring atop the U.S. embassy in Beijing led to increased collaboration on anti-pollution projects

The Independent UK · Mar 5, 2025