The Latest Breaking News on Pollution

Over 4,000 litres of oil spilled into the River Wandle on Tuesday with MP describing it as ‘environmental disaster’

This highlights the importance of monitoring indoor air quality at a household-specific level. Read further on Dynamite News:

A Central Pollution Control Board report filed in the National Green Tribunal reveals that at several ghats in Prayagraj, where crores of devotees are attending the Mahakumbh, the water is unfit for bathing. In some locations, faecal coliform levels – indicating human and animal waste – were 13 times the…

A new study reveals that people may be exposed to unhealthy levels of airborne pollutants inside their homes, even if the outdoor air quality is good. Read further on Dynamite News:

By January 13, 2025, the river water quality met the bathing criteria concerning BOD, except for the area around the Lord Curzon Bridge on the Ganga River on January 19, 2025. Read further on Dynamite News:

In a recent report, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) informed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) about the water quality of rivers with respect to Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD). Read further on Dynamite News:

As crews work to remove potentially hundreds of thousands of tons of hazardous materials from the Los Angeles wildfires, researchers and officials are trying to understand how the fires on land have impacted the sea

Malabar wastewater plant discharges 5.4bn to 120bn microplastic particles each day, CSIRO report says, prompting calls for more advanced treatment processes

Exposure to air pollution is associated with around seven million premature deaths per year across the world. When we think of urban air pollution, diesel exhaust emissions are often portrayed as a key culprit – rightly so, given previous research findings. However, our latest research shows that dust from brake…