Delhi's air quality improves The air quality in the national capital improved due to better weather condition on Friday. Read further on Dynamite News: Dynamite News · Feb 7, 2025
Bradford clean air zone saves NHS over £30,000 a month in first year After one year of the zone, which is the second largest in England, GP visits for respiratory illnesses were down by a quarter The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2025
Environmentalists sue after feds allow new drilling permits in one of the country’s most polluted areas The San Joaquin Valley’s Kern County is home to some of the country’s most polluted cities The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2025
Reducing air pollution could increase methane emissions from wetlands – here’s what needs to be done What if well-meaning policies that reduce one atmospheric pollutant could also increase natural emissions of powerful greenhouse gases? The Conversation · Feb 6, 2025
Air pollution reduces people’s ability to focus on everyday tasks, study finds Even brief exposure to particulate matter found to impede selective attention and emotional recognition The Guardian - UK · Feb 6, 2025
‘Serious concerns’: national assessment reveals rivers flowing into the Great Barrier Reef are getting more polluted Polluted runoff is still smothering the Great Barrier Reef, our first national assessment of water quality trends in Australian rivers has revealed. The problem on the reef is getting worse, not better, despite efforts to improve farming practices and billions of dollars committed by governments to water-quality improvements. The Conversation · Feb 5, 2025
Climate change target of 2C is ‘dead’, says renowned climate scientist Prof James Hansen says pace of global heating has been significantly underestimated, though other scientists disagree The Guardian - UK · Feb 4, 2025
Vehicle tyres found to be biggest source of nanoplastics in the high Alps Mountaineers now scaling more peaks for first global study of nanoplastics, which can enter lungs and bloodstream The Guardian - UK · Feb 4, 2025
Lung cancer in people who have never smoked on the rise - with research pointing to one common cause New research points to air pollution as a growing contributor to lung cancer around the world The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2025
Japan's Olympic Pool-sized Sinkhole Highlights Risk Of Old Pipes A massive sinkhole near Tokyo that swallowed a truck and its driver a week ago, and has filled with sewage and debris, highlights the risk posed by Japan's ageing pipes. International Business Times · Feb 4, 2025
Several flights diverted in Bangkok due to poor visibility caused by smog Several flights were diverted at Bangkok’s airports this week as the Thai capital continued to battle dangerous levels of air pollution covering the city’s skyline. The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2025
Lung cancer diagnoses on the rise among never-smokers worldwide Research shows need for further studies into air pollution and other causal factors, expert says The Guardian - UK · Feb 3, 2025
EPA warns more than 1,100 employees could be fired 'immediately‘ amid Trump government cutbacks Environmental Protection Agency workers seem to be the first to receive a notice that they could be dismissed immediately The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2025
Levels of microplastics in human brains may be rapidly rising, study suggests Research looking at tissue from postmortems between 1997 and 2024 finds upward trend in contamination The Guardian - UK · Feb 3, 2025
Dynamite News · Feb 3, 2025 Delhi: GRAP stage-III curbs revoked as air quality improves in National Capital The CAQM's decision comes as the AQI in Delhi was recorded at 286 on February 3, 2025, which is 64 points below the 350 mark required to implement Stage-III measures, as per the Supreme Court's directives. Read further on Dynamite News:
The Guardian - US · Feb 3, 2025 Study finds microplastic contamination in 99% of seafood samples The peer-reviewed study detected microplastics in 180 of 182 samples comprising five types of fish and pink shrimp
Newslaundry · Jan 31, 2025 Manifestoes on air pollution: AAP silent, BJP vows 50% drop, Cong offers little In the cramped alleys of Anna Nagar under the Jangpura assembly constituency, 65-year-old Brinda is in a fix about which party is offering more financial assistance. “Is AAP giving Rs 2,500? Or is it BJP? How much is the Congress giving?”
The Guardian - UK · Jan 30, 2025 Microplastics in placentas linked to premature births, study suggests Tiny plastic pollution more than 50% higher in placentas from preterm births than in those from full-term births
The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2025 Humans have polluted the sea with lead for far longer than we realised, study shows Scientists say signs of heavy metal pollution date all the way back to Ancient Greece
Top News · Jan 30, 2025 European Court Rules Italy Violated Right To Life European Court of Human Rights rules Italy violated residents' right to life due to toxic waste pollution in Naples. Camorra mafia's illegal waste disposal...
The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2025 Louisiana environmental activist loses freedom of speech lawsuit against parish officials A civil jury has ruled that Louisiana parish officials who threatened to arrest and imprison an environmental activist while she attempted to speak during a public meeting did not violate the First Amendment
Evening Standard · Jan 29, 2025 Londoners support Heathrow expansion, poll shows, as Government faces row with Sadiq Khan over third runway There is stronger support for Heathrow expansion in London than elsewhere in the country, a survey shows
The Guardian - UK · Jan 29, 2025 What would Heathrow third runway mean for pollution, emissions and noise? As UK chancellor backs expansion at London’s biggest airport, we assess the possible environmental impacts
Dynamite News · Jan 29, 2025 Delhi: Stage-III GRAP implemented with 'immediate effect' as air becomes 'severe' As the Air Quality Index (AQI) in the national capital worsened again reaching the 'severe' category. Read full story on Dynamite News:
The Conversation · Jan 29, 2025 How Pakistani media misses stories about solutions during smog season It isn’t just hazy — it’s suffocating. During smog season in Lahore, Pakistan, something as simple as breathing can become a major health risk. People keep their windows shut to protect themselves, yet they can smell smoke even indoors.