While recycling aims to reduce plastic waste, the practice itself could be making matters worse by producing an even more ...

Chad, in central Africa, is the world’s most polluted country, while California has the worst air pollution in North America, ...

A pioneering study has introduced an innovative framework to evaluate global inequalities in Particulate Matte (PM2.5) ...

The United States on Tuesday ended pollution tracking by its embassies ... carried in the thick blankets of smog pervading China's capital. The air quality data from the US embassy is also ...

This week the EPA announced the rollback of a wide swath of regulations, many of which could worsen air quality. Experts say ...

The saga of regulating India’s thermal power emissions Air pollution is responsible for about 2 million deaths in China annually, the WHO said. Of those deaths, ambient air pollution caused more ...

A study by researchers at IIT Delhi has found that air pollution and climate change will impair solar panel performance in India. It was published in Environmental Research Letters in November 2024.

In 2021, IQAir reported a PM2.5 concentration in India of 58.1; in 2024, that number decreased to 50.6. India’s leaders have ...

"Air pollution remains a significant health burden in India, reducing life expectancy by an estimated 5.2 years," it said. According to the report, 13 of the 20 most polluted cities in the world ...

In India, air pollution is still a major health risk; estimates indicate that it shortens life expectancy by 5.2 years on average. Long-term exposure to PM2.5 pollution was associated with over 1. ...

China aims to effectively eliminate severe air pollution by the end of 2025, a senior environment official said, as authorities ramp up efforts in pollution control and emissions reduction in the ...