Recent News Headlines : National Ambient Air Quality Standards
TORIES 'ON VERY DODGY GROUND' OVER DELAY OF AIR POLLUTION PLAN, SAY EXPERTS
Constitutional experts say government is on 'very dodgy ground' claiming election purdah forces it to postpone publishing pollution strategy... READ MORE›
NEARLY 40 MILLION PEOPLE LIVE IN UK AREAS WITH ILLEGAL AIR POLLUTION
In April last year, MPs said air pollution was a public health emergency... READ MORE›
'THE CAR IS INGRAINED INTO PEOPLE HERE'
The government proposes to delay the publication of the air quality plan despite the clear public health risk caused by illegal air quality... 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›
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›
'THE CAR IS INGRAINED INTO PEOPLE HERE'
'The car is ingrained into people here' West Midlands faces air pollution crisis... READ MORE›
CLIMATE CHANGE MAY BE INTENSIFYING CHINAA??S SMOG CRISIS
The effect of climate change on air pollution might extend beyond China... READ MORE›
PRESIDENT XI SETS THE PACE ON A BETTER ENVIRONMENT
REFORMS IN FULL SWING China has been speeding up its ecological civilization drive over the past four years, both institutionally and practically... READ MORE›
DONALD TRUMP FORGES AHEAD WITH PLANS TO ALTER CLIMATE REGULATIONS
The official said Trump has not yet decided to lower the standard... READ MORE›
USE BUGGY COVERS TO COMBAT AIR POLLUTION DANGER, PARENTS WARNED
Particulate pollution is estimated to cause a total of 29,000 early deaths in adults each year in the UK... READ MORE›
1.7 MILLION KIDS DIE EVERY YEAR FROM OUR TOXIC WORLD
Air pollution, secondhand tobacco smoke, and indoor mold and dampness make asthma more severe in children, it said... 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›
HOW HIGH IS AIR POLLUTION IN YOUR CITY AND HOW DOES IT COMPARE TO THEA MOST POLLUTED CITIES IN THE WORLD?
London only ranked 1,389th out of the nearly 3,000 cities and towns around the world monitored in the WHO's database of annual air pollution readings... READ MORE›
'WE WILL MAKE OUR SKIES BLUE AGAIN,' CHINA PREMIER PLEDGES
Official data show an improvement in China's air quality since 2013, when the government brought out its air pollution action plan... READ MORE›
0441CHINESE LEADER PLEDGES TO MAKE OUR SKIES BLUE AGAIN
Official data shows an improvement in China's air quality since 2013, when the government brought out its air pollution action plan... READ MORE›
GOVERNMENT 'WATERING DOWN' POLLUTION LIMITS TO MEET HEATHROW PLEDGE
Ministers have produced no evidence that Heathrow expansion is compatible with bringing down illegal levels of air pollution or meeting our climate targets... 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›
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›
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›
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›
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›
COMPANIES PAY OUT MORE THAN ?1.5M FOR BREAKING ENVIRONMENT LAWS
The Environment Agency said its ability to accept enforcement undertakings was extended in 2015 to a wider range of issues... READ MORE›
WESTMINSTER COUNCIL TO BECOME FIRST TO CHARGE EXTRA TO PARK DIESEL CARS
In trial aimed at cutting air pollution, diesel motorists parking in Marylebone will pay an additional 50 percent, or ?2.45 extra an hour... READ MORE›
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CHINA CHOKES ON SMOG SO BAD THAT PLANES CAN'T LAND
Officials in China's capital Beijing issued a red alert for air pollution... READ MORE›
BEIJING PARENTS FORCE GOVERNMENT ACTION OVER SMOG
Stop making our children sick Beijing parents force government action over smog... 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›
GREECE VOTES NO: THE EUROPEAN UNION IS DYING BEFORE OUR EYES
An outdated European Union has been found out and rejected emphatically by young Greeks in the 21st century... 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›
NIGEL FARAGE WE WILL ALL BE LIKE GREECE IF THE EU GETS ITS WAY
And it is an example of how the European Union is not just a threat to national democracy, but national security as well... READ MORE›
TORY LOBBYING AGAINST AIR POLLUTION LAWS SMELLS OF POLITICAL CORRUPTION
The latest example is the covert lobbying by the British government to try to weaken European air pollution rules on behalf of the coal industry... READ MORE›
MONGOLIA'S AIR POLLUTION IS FIVE TIMES WORSE THAN BEIJING'S
The air pollution protest next week was being organized for Sukhbaatar Square, the capital's central plaza... READ MORE›
MONGOLIA'S AIR POLLUTION IS FIVE TIMES WORSE THAN BEIJING'S
The air pollution protest next week was being organized for Sukhbaatar Square, the capital's central plaza... READ MORE›
BEIJING SMOG EFFORT CLOSES SCHOOLS AND LIMITS TRAFFIC
The red alert is a welcome sign of a different attitude from the Beijing government, said Dong Liansai, a climate and energy campaigner... READ MORE›
BEIJING ISSUES FIRST RED SMOG ALERT
China pollution Beijing issues first red smog alert... 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›
60 MILLION PEOPLE FLEEING CHAOTIC LANDS UN SAYS
Nearly 14 million people were newly displaced in 2014 according to the annual report by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees... READ MORE›
THERE'S METHOD IN GREECE'S MADNESS - IT COULD PAY OFF
By contrast the Greek leader Alexis Tsipras announced on Friday that he wants to hold a referendum in Greece on the eurozone crisis on July 5... READ MORE›
TREES MAY INCREASE AIR POLLUTION ON CITY STREETS
It is not always true that trees reduce air pollution... READ MORE›
UK VOTE ON EUROPEAN UNION 'WILL NOT BE ON 5 MAY'
But Prime Minister David Cameron has said this would mean ministers were barred from speaking about European court decisions and the EU budget... READ MORE›
SHOCK FIGURES TO REVEAL DEADLY TOLL OF GLOBAL AIR POLLUTION
We have a public health emergency in many countries from pollution... READ MORE›
'EVERY BREATH IS AN EFFORT': DELHI RESIDENTS SUFFER AMID SMOG CRISIS
Using the hashtags Delhismog and DelhiChokes, locals are voicing concern over heavy pollution shrouding the city... 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›
CHINA SMOG: MILLIONS START NEW YEAR SHROUDED BY HEALTH ALERTS AND TRAVEL CHAOS
Smog worsens in the winter as coal burning spikes to provide heat for millions of people... READ MORE›
GREECE DEALBRIDGES FORNOW A GROWINGRIFT IN EUROPE
The mess over Greece has hardly helped the reputation of the European Union inside Britain, but it may also help Mr... READ MORE›
AMID SMOGGY DAYS IN LONDON, GROWING CALLS TO CLEAN UP EUROPE'S TOXIC AIR
It's a complete policy failure, said Gary Fuller, who directs an air-quality-study center at King's College London... 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›
BEIJING MARATHON RUNNERS DON MASKS TO COPE WITH SMOG
Daily pollution levels should not exceed an average of 25 micrograms per cubic metre of fine particulate matter... READ MORE›
CHINESE PREMIER VOWS TIGHTER LIMITS ON AIR POLLUTION
The Chinese government is determined to tackle smog and environmental pollution as a whole, Mr... READ MORE›
60MPH SPEED LIMIT FOR M1 UNDER CONSIDERATION TO COMBAT AIR POLLUTION
Highways England plans to introduce Britain's first pollution-linked speed limits to help reduce smog over Sheffield... READ MORE›
AIR POLLUTION IN CHINA IS KILLING 4,000 PEOPLE EVERY DAY, A NEW STUDY FINDS
Air pollution in China is killing 4,000 people every day, a new study finds... READ MORE›