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A Singapore shipping company told AFP on Tuesday it will refuse to pay Sri Lankan court-ordered damages of US$1 billion for causing that country's worst case of environmental pollution.

Southern India’s Bengaluru city, sometimes called India’s Silicon Valley because of the large number of tech companies that are based here, was home to 250 lakes in the 1960s, which by some estimates have now reduced to roughly 180, primarily due to encroachment for apartments and city infrastructure and excessive…

A project in Brighton to stop harmful chemicals from seeping into a chalk aquifer could set an example for managing such pollution

Global metastudy finds long-term exposure to pollutants is linked to shorter or lower-quality rest

Exclusive: Industry delegates outnumbered climate experts by 14 to one at recent ICAO meeting, thinktank says

Separate research found that at the current rate of global heating, more than 70,000 people will die in the US by 2050

Nanoplastics penetrate natural barriers in radish roots and accumulate in both fleshy part and leaves

Black crusts up to half a millimetre thick found on walls exposed to heavy traffic

Africa’s most feared snake has found a new role as an environmental guardian, with researchers having discovered that black mambas can serve as detectors of air pollution.

Editorial: Sea life needs protection, and the UK’s current system of marine management isn’t up to it

Swimming in river cutting through heart of Rome is banned since 1960s