The Latest Breaking News from Pollution

Renowned for clean-energy tech, the billionaire seems to be at one now with super-emitters and far-right global climate deniers

Paddy straw burning in Punjab and Haryana is considered one of the reasons behind the alarming spike in air pollution levels in the national capital in October and November.

Residents, activists form Periyar Malineekarana Virudha Samithi to fight pollution in Eloor-Edayar industrial areas. Samithi has waged sustained fight against pollution for 25 yrs, filed petitions in courts, conducted research, raised awareness of rights. #Pollution #EnvironmentalProtection #PeriyarMalineekaranaVirudhaSamithi

As countries meet in Nairobi to negotiate a treaty aimed at cutting plastics pollution, one of the tools that's been discussed is plastics credits

A researcher has been looking for evidence of past air pollution in the mud of ponds in Merseyside

One in three children in Delhi is already asthmatic, with many more at risk of organ damage from breathing noxious air. A crowded waiting room at one children’s hospital tells the story

Analysis of hourly PM 2.5 levels in 2023 shows seven Indian cities registered highest pollution levels around Deepavali day due to firecrackers. Delhi, Noida, Gurugram, Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Chennai, and Kolkata recorded hourly pollution levels above 500 μg/m3. Experiments showed snake tablet firecracker emitted peak level of 64,500 μg/m3 of PM…

We hop in the car to get groceries or drop kids at school. But while the car is convenient, these short trips add up in terms of emissions, pollution and petrol cost.

Last summer, a Harvard professor claimed tiny pellets of iron came from beyond our solar system. But new analyses suggest that they likely originated much closer to home.