The Latest Breaking News on Pollution

The researchers were tasked with determining how — and if — the Northern Territory government's promise to offset all greenhouse gas emissions from fracking the Beetaloo Basin could be achieved.

Washington (AFP) - Long-term exposure to air pollution raises the risk of depression, according to a pair of new studies published in the JAMA network of scientific journals.

Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah’s mother has called for a ban on wood-burning stoves in London after her child became first person in Britain whose death was linked to air pollution.

An urgent health warning has been issued to anyone who owns a wood burning stove, as they produce 750 times more tiny particle pollution than a modern HGV truck.

It’s great to see new evidence that the ULEZ has been incredibly effective at taking the most polluting vehicles off the road - it’s making a big difference to the air quality in urban areas. Our children are breathing dangerous levels of air pollution, especially in boroughs such as Islington…

Fewer than half of all citations written by Chicago city health inspectors in recent years for air pollution end up sticking, records show. That’s left neighbors of polluters unhappy.

Many people now use wood burning stoves but they could be extremely damaging to health

Findings of lower diesel and PM2.5 emissions may fortify mayor as he extends scheme across whole city

Polluted air is the second biggest killer in Africa; for moto-taxi drivers the risk from exhaust fumes is high. New bikes could be part of the solution – if they are affordable