95% of the world’s population breathes unsafe air
Are you breathing clean air? A new air pollution study suggests you might not be. It found that almost 95 percent...
Stricter climate regulations could save 150 million lives worldwide
Researchers have calculated that stronger climate regulations across the globe could help prevent up to 150 million...
Rome is banning all oil-burning cars by 2024
Rome is jumping on the diesel-banning bandwagon - the city just announced plans to ban oil-burning cars within...
Your shampoo and deodorant are as bad for you as car exhaust
That stuff you use to get ready in the morning? It could be as bad for your health and the planet as car pollution....
EPA ends clean air policy opposed by fossil fuel companies
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is withdrawing a key Clean Air Act provision. They're reversing the...
China built the ‘World’s biggest air purifier’ – and it’s actually working
What has been called the world's largest air purifier by its operators is now up and running in the Chinese city...
China reveals more than 18,000 officials failed to protect the environment
Many of China's major cities are devastated by pollution - but the nation is making efforts to clean up its skies...
This startup is turning air pollution into art
Air pollution is a huge problem in many parts of the world - including in Mumbai, where Anirudh Sharma grew up....
Suspicious radioactive cloud over Europe may have originated in Russia
A radioactive cloud of pollution sounds like a plot point out of a B movie - but that's what multiple European...
Smog-fighting helicopters in Delhi grounded – due to smog
Delhi has been battling choking smog, prompting doctors to declare a public health emergency. The government came...
Delhi residents struggle to breathe as doctors declare air pollution health emergency
Doctors in Delhi, India's capital region, have declared a public health emergency over the densely populated, metropolitan...
Study finds pollution is more deadly than war, natural disasters, and disease
Environmental pollution isn’t just inconvenient - it’s downright deadly. Every year, more people are killed...
Oxford, UK to create first zero-emissions zone in the world
Oxford, England, with its history of learning dating back to the 11th century, is now shifting into the future...
EPA cancels plan to clean up polluting Texas coal plants
Big Brown, a coal-fired Texas power plant, spews out sulfur dioxide at rates as much as 50 times higher than coal...
Paris banned all cars for a day to highlight pollution issues
Pedestrians and cyclists cheered yesterday as Paris closed all of its streets to cars. The government held a Car...
London considers banning wood-burning stoves to tackle air pollution
Wood-burning stoves could be producing up to one third of London's fine particle pollution, according to figures...
Britain to ban new diesel and petrol cars in 2040
Britain just announced plans to ban the sale of new diesel and petrol cars by the year 2040. The plan follows a...
China’s largest bike share launches air-purifying bicycles for 20 million citizens
In the near future, 20 million people will be able to clean the air as they cycle. To fight air pollution and create...
China breaks ground on first “Forest City” that fights air pollution
A pollution-fighting green city unlike any before is springing to life in China. Designed by Stefano Boeri Architetti,...
Pollution cuts solar energy production by up to 35%
We may be sabotaging our efforts to generate clean energy. New research from a team led by Duke University found...
This urban ‘tree’ cleans as much polluted air as an entire forest
Air pollution might be invisible, but it results in 7 million premature deaths each year. Fortunately, there's...
India to only sell electric cars by 2030
India is taking huge strides to escape its dubious distinction as one of the most polluted countries on Earth....
Daan Roosegaarde introduces smog-sucking, air-cleaning bikes
Daan Roosegaarde has been touring China with his Smog Free Project, showcasing the Smog Free Tower and encouraging...
Light-powered device can purify air and generate clean energy
5.5 million people died prematurely because of air pollution back in 2013 - and half of those people lived in India...
China plans its first “Forest City” to fight air pollution
Just weeks after Stefano Boeri announced plans for China's first vertical forest, the Italian architect unveiled...
Air-purifying pavilion uses plants to absorb harmful toxins in Hanoi
A green oasis has popped up in Hanoi, a city choked by smog. Hung Nguyen Architects designed and built the Pavilion...
9-year-old girl sues Indian government over climate-change inaction
Who runs the world? Ridhima Pandey, for one. The nine-year-old girl from India is suing her government for failing...
London and Paris mayors announce new emissions monitoring system for vehicles
Just a day after U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order that aims to bring back smog-inducing coal...
Smog-filled Beijing is building a ‘green necklace’ around the city to curb pollution
Beijing's pollution problem is no secret - earlier this year the city even created an environmental police squad...
India triples solar power capacity in three years
India’s solar power capacity has exploded over the past three years, growing from just 3,000 megawatts in 2014...