The Latest Breaking News on Pollution

Exclusive: Despite demands from water campaigners, there will be no overall target for river health

London’s Great Smog of December 1952 was the largest in a series of “pea soupers” which brought normal activity to a halt across the capital. The smog lasted from December 5 to December 9 and led to a large spike in hospital admissions and as many as 12,000 deaths.

Virtually every river, creek and lake tested recently by South Carolina regulators was found to contain “forever chemicals,’’ materials once used by industry that today are being linked to a variety of toxic effects on people.

Linda Donnelly realised upon moving into her home in Ballymun that there was a “diabolical” smell of sewage coming from her front garden, and she has been in regular contact with Dublin City Council over the years in an attempt to sort the issue

In recent years, more states have crafted environmental justice policies to help communities of color plagued by polluted air and water, poor health outcomes and limited access to green space.

Serious pollution, poor service and weak financial management embedded, says England and Wales water industry regulator

Air pollution doesn't just harm your lungs and skin — new research shows it also harms the brain

Every time you flush a toilet, it releases plumes of tiny water droplets into the air around you. These droplets, called aerosol plumes, can spread pathogens from human waste and expose people in public restrooms to contagious diseases.

Report from chief medical officer Prof Chris Whitty finds air pollution kills up to 36,000 people a year in England