The Latest Breaking News from Pollution

‘Complaints should be addressed within two hours’

There is a collective effort worldwide to phase out the use and production of single-use plastic. Back in 2002, Bangladesh was the first ever country to ban thin, single-use plastic. Several countries followed suit by either imposing a partial or complete ban on the use of plastic, or levying tax…

Seb Dance, Sadiq Khan’s deputy mayor for transport, has called on the Government to block the plans amid pollution fears

Study finds tidal currents could introduce pollution from coalmine into seagrass meadows and dugong sanctuary in marine park

Cleanaway fined for major pollution incident in Molonglo River

Typically when people hear about plastic pollution, they might envision seabirds with bellies full of trash or sea turtles with plastic straws in their noses. However, plastic pollution poses another threat that’s invisible to the eye and has important consequences for both human and animal health.

Council not currently keen on charging zone, but required to look at all options in air pollution fight

Coal ash is possibly the largest pollution legacy of coal-fired power production in the Hunter yet remarkably it receives relatively little attention in discussions about the region's transition to a clean energy economy.

KSPCB recently issued closure notices to the two old abattoirs on Tannery Road and Usman Road

Generations of students at Jordan high in Los Angeles lived with extreme pollution nearby. Now, could things finally change?

HYDERABAD: If you think only the Hussainsagar lake is polluted, you are mistaken. The groundwater table in the catchment area, that serves the once picturesque but now highly contaminated lake is marred by chemical and industrial pollutants. And Hussainsagar catchment is not a small area. It covers 42% of the…