The Latest Breaking News on Pollution

You would be hard-pressed to find a corner of the world free from microplastics, plastic particles measuring less than five millimetres. They contaminate our drinking water, accumulate in the food we eat and have been found in the human body, including in blood, organs, placenta, semen and breast milk.

We put the innovative device which promises to eliminate smoke, mould, bacteria and other pollutants to the test

Sadiq Khan’s expansion of Ulez to the whole of London was met with violent threats

Federal appeals court upholds EPA rule requiring coal-fired power plants to reduce carbon emissions. Industry challenges rejected.

Children from all socioeconomic backgrounds showed improved lung function, but the effect was more pronounced in those from higher socioeconomic backgrounds

New Jersey has decided to allow building a new backup power plant at one of the country’s largest sewage treatment facilities

The mayor of San Diego County's Imperial Beach described the issue as "the biggest environmental and public health disaster in the nation that nobody knows of"

Residents have lost a court battle over fine dust and other pollutants emitted by an open-cut coal mine in NSW but the fight may not yet be over.

Illuminated signs have increased nocturnal artificial light and are detrimental to the city’s liveability and sustainability, a review has found