The Latest Breaking News from Pollution

Ten years ago, a fire in Richmond forced thousands to seek respiratory treatment. For young people, it was a transformative moment

Usually the GRAP would start from October 15 when when air pollution levels in the Delhi-NCR started worsening

Since July 25, "elevated bacterial results" have been found from seawater sampling

Climate change is already affecting much of the world’s population, with startlingly high temperatures from the Arctic to Australia. Air pollution from wildfires, vehicles and industries threatens human health. Bees and pollinators are dying in unprecedented numbers that may force changes in crop production and food availability.

Technology applied to Oude Rijn river helps stop plastic pollution reaching sea

LOS ANGELES — After an exhaustive historical investigation into the barrels of DDT waste reportedly dumped decades ago near Catalina Island, federal regulators concluded that the toxic pollution in the deep ocean could be far worse — and far more sweeping — than what scientists anticipated.

Of the 1,243 air quality monitoring stations covering 465 cities in the country, only 26 have been installed in rural areas — 24 in Punjab and two in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu on an experimental basis.

Green party’s Siân Berry says Sadiq Khan can still change his mind and prevent increase in traffic pollution

PHILADELPHIA — The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection filed suit Thursday against Monsanto for “extensive damage” caused by PCB contamination, citing “reckless long-term discharge of” polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) statewide and noting pollution from a company facility in Gloucester County on the Delaware River.