The Latest Breaking News on Pollution

The New York Times dives into whether a large electric truck is just as bad, if not worse, for the environment than a small gas car.

According to a new study headed by scientists at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, elevated levels of air pollution are linked to bone deterioration in postmenopausal women. Read further on Dynamite News:

Faecal matter has been detected at St Mary's Bay on Romney Marsh in Kent by the Environment Agency meaning people are advised not to swim there throughout 2023

The activist group were aiming to highlight Coca-Cola’s impact on the environment

Glasgow and Edinburgh are amongst the cleanest cities in the UK for air quality.

A case challenging a landfill provides the first insights into how the courts interpret the amendment

Used vehicles contribute greatly to transport emissions, undermining public health and the environment. In the US, Europe and parts of Asia, clunkers programmes – exchanging older, polluting used vehicles for cash – are becoming a popular approach for reducing the vehicles’ socio-environmental harms.

LOS ANGELES — California’s largest and most expensive environmental cleanup has failed to properly remove lead pollution from some homes and neighborhoods near a notorious battery recycler in southeast Los Angeles County, leaving residents at continued risk, a Los Angeles Times investigation shows.

Exclusive: Poll shows national support for ban in urban areas, where burners have worst impact

In the 867 days since the scheme was originally due to be introduced, 2 billion drinks containers have been sent to landfill or incinerated

As we wait for a decision on the future of the Clean Air Zone one year after the plans were paused, Local Democracy Reporter Joseph Timan looks back at what happened and where we are now.