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Scientists call for drastic reduction of air pollution to protect newborns from severe illness

Draft rules follow the ‘polluter pays principle’ and will mean companies cover 80% of extra clean-up costs

Dismissing allegations by the BJP leader and Vijayapura MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal that a closure notice issued by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) for a sugar factory operated by Siddhasiri Souharda Sahakari Niyamit (SSSN), run by a co-operative bank of which he is president, Minister for Forests, Ecology…

Call for companies to ‘clean up their mess’ as Athabasca oil sands emissions vastly exceed industry-reported levels

Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah opens claim against environment, health and transport departments in pursuit of ‘right to clean air’

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UN expert Michel Forst asserted that environmental protesters, acting for the "benefit of us all," must be safeguarded. He also unearthed troubling information about the treatment of peaceful protesters.

Environment secretary, Steve Barclay, tells firms he will toughen regulatory approach but gives no timescale

Sewage flowed into the Thames for 6,590 hours, 11 minutes and 54 seconds over a seven-month period

"These health benefits increase as people eat fewer animal products"

Cookstove projects are one of the fastest-growing carbon offset schemes but research finds carbon benefits are vastly overstated