The Latest Breaking News on Pollution

A new study suggests that we can use worm saliva to break down one of the most commonly used plastics and reduce pollution.

Study finds minority ethnic people make up nearly half of populations in areas with very high NO2 or PM2.5 levels

Air pollution increases the financial damage of climate change by up to two-thirds, according to new research from the USA. The study revealed that in some cases, smog raises the social cost of carbon by as much as 66 percent.

Research from Rotterdam found those who grew up around busy roads had abnormal white matter

Should schools and vulnerable communities be protected from health hazards associated with warehouses?

Paris (AFP) - More than 90 percent of harmful air pollution in the Middle East and parts of North Africa comes from fossil fuels, according to research Thursday that showed the region "permanently exceeded" dangerous air quality levels.

Research shows hospital admissions are linked to even short-term exposure, with boys more at risk than girls

Households are being asked to avoid the use of solid fuel when possible

Fine particulate air pollution increased cardiac arrhythmias in teens.

A new study has upended the way researchers think about how air pollution causes lung cancer. The work cracks open a whole new way of thinking about certain cancers and how to treat and even prevent them. It also suggests environmental agencies may have good reason to impose much stricter…

Concern as heart arrhythmias appear to be triggered even when air pollution within quality limits