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FOCUS ON QUALITY NOT WEAKENED REGULATION POST-BREXIT, GOVE TELLS FARMERS
The future of the British food industry after Brexit must focus on quality and provenance rather than weakened regulation, environment secretary Michael Gove has said... READ MORE›
GREENS SHOULD TAKE A LESSON FROM DONALD TRUMP. HERES WHY
Donald Trump's recent confusion between weather and climate is the latest of many anti-green alpha-male outrages... READ MORE›
CHINA SAYS MORE THAN 18,000 OFFICIALS FAILED OR PERFORMED BADLY IN PRO
In one case, sewage from 150,000 residents in Jingdezhen in southern Jiangxi province was directly discharged into rivers due to a lack of treatment facilities... READ MORE›
MORE THAN 18,000 OFFICIALS FAILED OR PERFORMED BADLY IN PROTECTING ENVIRONMENT, SAYS CHINA
In one case, sewage from 150,000 residents in Jingdezhen in southern Jiangxi province was directly discharged into rivers due to a lack of treatment facilities... READ MORE›
AS WORLD RISKS BEING SWAMPED BY TIDAL WAVE OF PLASTIC WASTE, NATIONS AGREE ON PLAN TOWARD CREATING 'POLLUTION-FREE PLANET'
Eight million tons of plastic waste is dumped into the ocean every year, killing marine life and entering the human food chain, UNEP added... READ MORE›
UN OFFICIAL HAILS CHINESE EFFORTS TO REDUCE CAPITAL CITY'S AIR POLLUTION
An official with the United Nations environmental agency on Saturday has hailed the Chinese government efforts in reducing the level of air pollution in Beijing... READ MORE›
UK GOVERNMENT 'BEING DRAGGED SCREAMING' TO TACKLE AIR POLLUTION
MPs say ministers are showing no confidence in tackling the illegal levels of air pollution that prematurely kill an estimated 40,000 people a year... READ MORE›
BRITONS AMONG THE INJURED AFTER DANCEFLOOR OF TENERIFE NIGHTCLUB COLLAPSES
Number of Britons injured after dancefloor of nightclub collapses in Tenerife... READ MORE›
MORE THAN 20 INJURED AFTER FLOOR COLLAPSES IN TENERIFE NIGHTCLUB POPULAR WITH BRITONS
More than 20 injured after floor collapses in Tenerife nightclub popular with Britons... READ MORE›
SWEEPING CRACKDOWN ON POLLUTING FIRMS RANKING PROVINCES ON HOW GREEN EACH IS
For companies in China, this was the first major signal that the administration had ramped up its crackdown on environment polluters... READ MORE›
LONDON CANNOT BID FOR NATIONAL CLEAN AIR FUNDING, MAYOR SAYS
The government's new air quality plan doesn't commit to doing very much at all... READ MORE›
BREATHLESS IN DELHI: A TASTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ARMAGEDDON | BRIGID DELANEY'S DIARY
We monitored the air pollution compulsively on something that looked like an egg-shaped portable lava lamp, as well as various apps... READ MORE›
'MY EYES ARE BURNING': DELHI HOLDS HALF MARATHON DESPITE POLLUTION WARNING
The US embassy website on Sunday showed levels of the smallest and most harmful airborne pollutants hovered near 200... READ MORE›
NURSERIES BAN GLITTER IN PRE-CHRISTMAS DRIVE FOR CLEANER SEAS
A group of nurseries in southern England has banned the use of glitter among its 2,500 children to reduce the amount of microplastics entering the seas... READ MORE›
'DON'T PANIC' SAYS INDIAN MINISTER AS SMOG CRISIS DEEPENS
Delhi is now the world's most polluted capital according to the WHO, with pollution levels that regularly exceed those of Beijing... READ MORE›
'DON'T PANIC' SAYS INDIAN MINISTER AS SMOG CRISIS DEEPENS
Delhi is now the world's most polluted capital according to the WHO, with pollution levels that regularly exceed those of Beijing... READ MORE›
SHARE YOUR PHOTOS AND STORIES OF HOW YOU ARE AVOIDING PLASTIC
With a growing number of UK food and drink outlets ditching drinking straws and plastic bottles, we'd like to hear your tips for reducing plastic consumption... READ MORE›
PARENTS ANGRY AS DELHI SCHOOLS REOPEN DESPITE SMOG
Doctors say children are particularly vulnerable to air pollution and this can cause long-term damage to their lungs... READ MORE›
PARENTS ANGRY AS DELHI SCHOOLS REOPEN DESPITE SMOG
Doctors say children are particularly vulnerable to air pollution and this can cause long-term damage to their lungs... READ MORE›
NEW DELHI'S POLLUTION IS OFF THE CHARTS -- AND IT'S MAKING RESIDENTS ILL
Delhi air pollution levels Toxic smog blankets India's capital, forcing schools to close and making residents ill... READ MORE›
INDIA TO SPRAY CAPITAL FROM ON HIGH AMID DEEPENING SMOG EMERGENCY
Illegal crop burning largely to blame for smog levels 10 times the acceptable level in delhi... READ MORE›
INDIAN CAPITAL TO ROLL OUT 'ODD-EVEN' FORMULA FROM NEXT WEEK TO CHECK POLLUTION[1]
The decision to impose the formula was made in the wake of rising air pollution levels in the national capital... READ MORE›
DELHI BLANKETED IN TOXIC HAZE HAS BECOME A GAS CHAMBER
A thick haze has settled over New Delhi, where pollution has hit hazardous levels... READ MORE›
HEALTH EMERGENCY DECLARED, POLLUTION SOARS IN NEW DELHI
Crop burning and industrial pollution from adjoining states add to the bad air in New Delhi, according to experts... READ MORE›
UK GOVERNMENT SUED FOR THIRD TIME OVER DEADLY AIR POLLUTION
The UK government is being sued for a third time over the widespread illegal levels of air pollution, which cause 40,000 early deaths every year... READ MORE›
CHINA OCTOBER FACTORY OUTPUT RISES AT WEAKEST PACE IN FOUR MONTHS
Stringent winter air pollution curbs could add to business costs and force companies to throttle back production further in coming months, one analyst said... READ MORE›
OCTOBER FACTORY GROWTH SEEN EASING SLIGHTLY AS SMOG WAR BEGINS IN CHINA
The Caixin PMI will be published on Nov. 1, with a Caixin services PMI to be released on Nov. 3... READ MORE›
PROTECTING FOREST DWELLERS GOES HAND IN HAND WITH PROTECTING FORESTS, WHITEHALL TOLD
Last year was the deadliest ever for environment and land activists, according to the NGO Global Witness... READ MORE›
GLOBAL POLLUTION IS THE WORLD'S BIGGEST KILLER AND A THREAT TO SURVIVAL OF MANKIND, STUDY FINDS
Air pollution deaths in Southeast Asia are on track to double by 2050, he added... READ MORE›
WORLD POLLUTION KILLS MORE PEOPLE THAN WARS, DISASTERS OR HUNGER
One out of every 4 premature deaths in India in 2015, or some 2.5 million, was attributed to pollution, the study found... READ MORE›
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ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENDERS BEING KILLED IN RECORD NUMBERS GLOBALLY, NEW RESEARCH REVEALS
John Knox, UN special rapporteur on human rights and the environment, said Human rights are being jettisoned as a culture of impunity is developing... READ MORE›
NORWAY PLANS TO CULL MORE THAN TWO-THIRDS OF ITS WOLF POPULATION
But the new legal hunting limit is beyond anything that the wild population can withstand, according to Norway's leading green groups... READ MORE›
A PUSH FOR DIESEL LEAVES LONDON GASPING AMID RECORD POLLUTION
London's air pollution today is different from seven decades ago, and more insidious... READ MORE›
POLLUTION RESPONSIBLE FOR A QUARTER OF DEATHS OF YOUNG CHILDREN, SAYS WHO
It found that 300 million of these children live in areas with extreme air pollution, where toxic fumes are more than six times above the health guidelines... READ MORE›
DONALD TRUMP 'TAKING STEPS TO ABOLISH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY'
President Trump said during the campaign that he would like to abolish the EPA or 'leave a little bit'... READ MORE›
JUSTIN TRUDEAU CALLS TRANS MOUNTAIN, LINE 3 APPROVALS 'MAJOR WIN' FOR WORKERS
The Calgary Chamber of Commerce hosted the sold-out event at the BMO Centre on the Stampede Grounds... READ MORE›
STUDY LINKS POLLUTED AIR IN CHINA TO 16 MILLION DEATHS A YEAR
The Berkeley Earth paper's findings present data saying that air pollution contributes to 17 percent of all deaths in the nation each year... READ MORE›
NINE-YEAR-OLD SUES INDIAN GOVERNMENT OVER CLIMATE CHANGE INACTION
It calls on the tribunal to direct the government to take effective, science-based action to reduce and minimise the adverse impacts of climate change ... READ MORE›
LONDON MAYOR TO DOUBLE FUNDING TO TACKLE AIR POLLUTION
Khan said With nearly 10,000 Londoners dying early every year due to air pollution, tackling poor air quality is a public health emergency that requires bold action... READ MORE›
CHINA BLOCKS WEB ACCESS TO DOCUMENTARY
The video was made by Chai Jing, a former investigative reporter for China Central Television, with help from other former employees of the state network... READ MORE›
PANT BY NUMBERS: THE CITIES WITH THE MOST DANGEROUS AIR - LISTED
Tetovo in Macedonia - a city of 50,000 near the Kosovo border - has the worst PM2.5 air pollution in Europe, according to the WHO data... READ MORE›
EUROPE ESCALATES ACTION AGAINST UK FOR BREACHING AIR POLLUTION LIMITS
UK fails to apply environmental law on air quality, water standards, and the conservation of several species, EU review reveals... READ MORE›
YOU'RE MORE LIKELY TO DIE FROM AIR POLLUTION IN INDIA THAN CHINA, STUDY SAYS
Indians face greater health risks from air pollution than people living in China, a new study has found... READ MORE›
LONDON TO INTRODUCE ?10 VEHICLE POLLUTION CHARGE, SAYS SADIQ KHAN
His plan to cut air pollution includes extending the ultra-low emission zone beyond central London to the North and South Circular roads from 2019... READ MORE›
UK GOVERNMENT SUED FOR THIRD TIME OVER ILLEGAL AIR POLLUTION FROM DIESELS
The law requires the final plan to bring air pollution down to legal levels in the shortest time possible... READ MORE›
SERIOUS FARM POLLUTION BREACHES RISE IN UK - AND MANY GO UNPROSECUTED
Environment Agency figures show severe incidents are weekly occurrence as farms struggle with cost of pollution prevention despite subsidies... READ MORE›
B.C. STRIKES 'UNPRECEDENTED' DEAL WITH KINDER MORGAN TO GREEN-LIGHT TRANS MOUNTAIN PIPELINE EXPANSION
B.C. strikes 'unprecedented' deal with Kinder Morgan to green-light Trans Mountain pipeline expansion... READ MORE›
#50MILLIONTREES: HOW YOUNG PEOPLE ARE FIGHTING DEFORESTATION IN TANZANIA
It might be best known for its wildlife, but Tanzania is facing a growing number of environmental concerns and biodiversity in the country is under threat... READ MORE›
UK CITIZENS ARE TAKING AIR POLLUTION MONITORING INTO THEIR OWN HANDS
Residents in Lancing and Shoreham, West Sussex, have also teamed up to explore air pollution levels... READ MORE›
GOVERNMENT FAILS TO COMMIT TO DIESEL SCRAPPAGE SCHEME IN UK CLEAN AIR PLAN
This feeble plan won't go anywhere near far enough in tackling this public health emergency... READ MORE›
BEIJING ISSUES FIRST RED SMOG ALERT
China pollution Beijing issues first red smog alert... READ MORE›
AIR POLLUTION LAWSUIT SET TO GO AHEAD DESPITE DELAYED GOVERNMENT PLAN
Nitrogen dioxide causes 23,500 of the 40,000 premature deaths caused by air pollution each year, according to the government's own data... READ MORE›
WIDE RANGE OF CARS EMIT MORE POLLUTION IN REALISTIC DRIVING TESTS, DATA SHOWS
Diesel cars made by Renault, Nissan, Hyundai, Citroen, Fiat and Volvo among others emitted far more NOx in more rigorous tests, research shows... READ MORE›
TREES MAY INCREASE AIR POLLUTION ON CITY STREETS
It is not always true that trees reduce air pollution... READ MORE›
LONDON TAKES 5 DAYS TO BREACH 2017 AIR POLLUTION LIMIT
It's estimated that nearly 10,000 Londoners die prematurely every year as a result of air pollution... READ MORE›
DIESEL CAR 'DEMONISATION' CONDEMNED
However, newer diesel vehicles that adhere to the Euro-6 emission standard would be exempt... READ MORE›
HOW CONNIVING CARMAKERS CAUSED THE DIESEL AIR POLLUTION CRISIS
By the mid-2000s, however, it was clear to air pollution experts that something was very wrong... READ MORE›
UK FRACKING FIRM PLANS TO DUMP WASTEWATER IN THE SEA
A UK shale gas company is considering dumping waste water from fracking in the sea, emails from the company show... READ MORE›
POLICE FORCE TO COMBAT TOXIC SMOG
The police will look for local sources of air pollution, including open-air barbeques and dusty roads, Cai Qi says, according to Xinhua state news agency... READ MORE›
ELECTRIC VEHICLES COULD GO FIRST AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS UNDER UK CLEAN AIR ZONE PLANS
Local authorities should be supported - including financially - to introduce clean air zones across the country... READ MORE›