The Latest Breaking News on Pollution

As blazes spew smoke across western US, research shows it may be worse for brain health than other types of pollution

A recent story revealed that China has a law on the books that requires all motorcycles older than 13 years to be scrapped, despite whether they're in good working order.

Hailing the success of carrier bag laws, the Marine Conservation Society urges nations to push forward with plans for other single-use items

IN 2023, private water companies in England more than doubled the amount of sewage they discharged into the country’s rivers and seas.

Millions of litres of water from a large factory fire is being treated before it's released into the Port Philip Bay or used for industrial purposes.

Connection found between early exposure and bronchitic symptoms in adults without previous lung problems

Critics warned that Sadiq Khan’s mission to clean up London’s air would be politically toxic and practically ineffectual. They were wrong on both counts. A long-awaited report by City Hall demonstrates that the Mayor’s expansion of the ultra low emission zone (Ulez) resulted in a “better than expected” reduction in…

Concern and controversy has weighed heavily on the build-up to the Paris Olympics as city officials rush to present the capital in its best light and organisers work under the shadow of a corruption investigation

Change equivalent to removing 200,000 cars for a year, with capital’s air quality improving at faster rate than rest of England

But improvement in air quality is far less dramatic than after the launch of the central London Ulez in 2019 and the inner London Ulez in 2021

You would be hard-pressed to find a corner of the world free from microplastics, plastic particles measuring less than five millimetres. They contaminate our drinking water, accumulate in the food we eat and have been found in the human body, including in blood, organs, placenta, semen and breast milk.