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Lords committee calls for creation of advisory groups to tackle the pollutants, which may increase risk of heart disease and premature death

A report by the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee found poorly regulated pollutants were having an impact on health and quality of life.

The man who led the drive to create a not-for-profit Covid vaccine is now focusing on the deaths caused by global heating and pollution

Mounting vehicular pollution in Bengaluru has intensified demands to accelerate the ‘electric’ switch to green mobility. But the costly transition has been slow and unsteady. Why has the relatively cheaper Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) failed to take off as an alternative, fuelling both BMTC buses and private, personal vehicles?

Seagrasses also face increasing pressure from various sources of pollution and invasive species.

Officials issue air quality advisories across US and with nearly 900 forest fires – many of them ‘out of control’ – burning to the north

Air pollution reduces insect ability to find food/mate: study finds particulate matter from industry, transport, bushfires, etc. contaminates antennae of houseflies, reducing their capacity to detect odours.

Wetlands across the globe have long served as natural repositories for humanity’s toxic legacy, absorbing and retaining hundreds to thousands of years’ worth of pollution.

54 beaches across Cornwall have issued sewage alerts, including near tourist hotspots like Falmouth and Penzance

“Pollution grew on a massive scale after many chemical factories relocated from Hyderabad, due to stringent chemical pollution norms in the capital of Telangana,” says Nizamuddin, a member of Maniknagar Gram Panchayat.

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