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Countries are meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, where they will hope to break a deadlock in talks for a legally binding agreement on plastics.

Smoke from Canadian wildfires hovered over several Midwestern states Saturday, bringing warnings of unhealthy air

Negotiators will take another stab at reaching a global pact on plastic pollution at talks opening Tuesday in Geneva but they face deep divisions over how to tackle the health and ecological hazard.

Fishing communities in Laos feel effect of pollution from gold, rare earth mining in rebel-controlled areas of Myanmar.

Exclusive: Letter to water company sets out demands, including resolving most severe cases of pollution

Sepa is hunting for the source of pollution that has killed around 150 fish in Cumbernauld, around July 29, 2025.

EPA tries to rescind ‘endangerment finding’ – part of ‘drill, baby, drill’ agenda that experts say poses grave threat

In this episode of Aaj Ka AQI, we visited a water pumping station in Malviya Nagar. While heavy rainfall brought the AQI to a satisfactory level in the area, other parts in Delhi continue to breathe polluted air – at one monitoring station, the AQI was pegged at 119.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hasn't signed off yet – but its proposal to cancel the 2009 "endangerment finding" marks a seismic regulatory shift. That finding has long served as the bedrock for standards on vehicle tailpipe emissions, methane limits from oil fields, and power plant pollution under the Clean…

The Leicestershire transport hub was fined £892,500 in total for three offences

What happens to your old phone or fridge once you’re done with it? Maybe you sold it, maybe passed it on, or maybe it’s just gathering dust. When it finally breaks down, you’d hope it’s recycled responsibly: its toxic parts removed, with no harm to the environment or human health.…