The Latest Breaking News from Pollution

Could Australia soon have a form of emissions trading? Yes, if Labor’s much-anticipated paper on fixing Australia’s mediocre emissions-reduction framework, released today, is any guide.

Brisbane City Council plans to allow a permanent light show in the botanic gardens, but there are concerns the Australian-first project is "commercialising a public asset" and light pollution will impact local wildlife.

The country produces much of the world’s grain supply and has been subjected to widespread artillery damage from Russian attacks

Shanghai, Moscow and Tehran have the highest levels of NO2 pollution, according to the research

Planned burns at savannas across the Top End are polluting the air in Darwin, say a group of Australian researchers, raising concerns for people with asthma or lung disease.

Artist Philip Chatfield hopes river journey will alert people to damage being done by poultry excrement

'I don't think we, in Australia, have been aware of the impacts. The science is changing daily.'

Plastic pollution is a growing global menace. Between 2010 and 2020, the global production of plastics increased from 270 million tonnes to 367 million tonnes. Every year, more than 12 million tonnes of plastics end up in the world’s oceans, with severe consequences for marine life. When macro plastics degrade…

Anger is growing over the huge sums handed to shareholders and executives