Ozone pollution levels in China are rising, as petrochemical industries in the country are producing high levels of damaging pollutants.

Lung cancer in people who have never smoked is rising, and figures show China is at particular risk of air pollution-related ...

After years of strict bans to curb pollution, China is reversing its zero-tolerance stance on crop burning, allowing ...

Bangkok was the fourth most polluted city in the world - seeing over 350 schools closed to protect the health of children.

University of Maryland researchers just concluded that hydraulic fracturing – the process of shaking oil and gas free from below – could endanger the health of nearby residents by ...

China has made breakthroughs in transforming advanced green and low-carbon technologies and applying them in crucial areas ...

US President Donald Trump's decision to freeze foreign aid programmes and effectively shut down USAID – the US government ...

Heavy metals naturally occur in the Earth's crust, but human activities can increase their concentration in the environment, ...

Streets in Bogota were car-free on Thursday (February 6) as part of the city’s fight against air pollution, encouraging ...

People's ability to interpret emotions or focus on performing a task is reduced by short-term exposure to particulate matter (PM) air pollution, potentially making everyday activities, such as the ...

More than 500 million children in these regions live in countries with unhealthy levels of pollution. Read more at ...

Air pollution is linked to the daily deaths of over 100 children under five in East Asia and the Pacific, according to a ...