The Latest Breaking News from Pollution

PWD's ₹161-cr project to build check dam on Kazhuveli wetland, Villupuram, to convert it to freshwater lake, could spell disaster for bird sanctuary & biodiversity. Plan to recharge groundwater & store drinking water for Villupuram & Chennai. Dam blocks tidal inflow, affecting mangroves & migratory birds. NGT orders to cut…

Fish Legal win permission to summon firm to face allegations linked to diesel pollution of River Test

In a significant development, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) initiated action against the Baramati Agro Limited, situated in Baramati and owned by Karjat-Jamkhed MLA Rohit Pawar, grandnephew of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) supremo Sharad Pawar. The board served a notice to Mr. Rohit Pawar, at 2 a.m. on Thursday,…

It kills 7 million people a year. New research shows it also raises antibiotic resistance and is linked to cancer risks

Clean Air Fund says despite increased spending on air pollution, projects still receive less than 1% of funding

Polluted air during a weekend city break increases stroke risk by up to 60%, warns study

TN State Biodiversity Board reconstituted, incl. 3 special invitees from Industries, Animal Husbandry, Pollution Control. Minister for Forests chair, ex-officio members incl. Secretaries of Environment, Rural Dev., Agriculture, PCCF, CWLW. Retired IFS officer, Prof. K. Sivakumar, Florida Tilton, Assoc. Prof. V. Gokula, Assoc. Prof. S. Geetha members. Secretaries of Industries,…

The tiny fragments that tires release into the environment are yet another reason to reduce car use

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