The Latest Breaking News from Pollution

The British open water swimmer will collect water samples along the way to monitor pollution levels and biodiversity

Decision will affect mostly low-income Alabama residents as DoJ dismisses agreement over untreated sewage as DEI

Climate-driven wildfires and other emissions are putting the health of than 156 million Americans at risk

California is spending $500 million to put an additional 1,000 electric school buses on the road

Diseases such as dysentry and Weil’s disease have led to swimmers and surfers becoming seriously unwell

American Lung Association’s study says almost 156 million people live in areas with unhealthy levels of soot or smog

Can increased payouts to recyclers prevent irresponsible disposal of e-waste in the country? Yes, the Narendra Modi government has informed the Delhi High Court. 

Before Congress passed the Clean Water Act in 1972, U.S. factories and cities could pipe their pollution directly into waterways. Rivers, including the Potomac in Washington, smelled of raw sewage and contained toxic chemicals. Ohio’s Cuyahoga River was so contaminated, its oil slicks erupted in flames.

I first spoke to freshwater scientist Calum MacNeil in February 2022. He explained to me that The Isle of Man – a self-governing island in the Irish Sea between the UK and and Ireland – was being cast as world’s only “all-nation” Unesco biosphere reserve.

The Isle of Man government has said it is “fully committed to environmental protection and transparency” regarding its Unesco biosphere status – despite admitting that legacy landfill sites are discharging hazardous chemical contaminants into the sea.

The production and use of toxic synthetic chemicals called polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were banned internationally more than 40 years ago. There is a great deal of evidence that they are carcinogens and hormone disrupters in mammals and can cause birth defects.