Air Pollution

Air pollution was responsible for 7.9 million deaths in 2023, roughly one in every eight deaths worldwide, according to the latest State of Global Air Report 2025. The report, produced by the Health Effects Institute in partnership with the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) and the NCD Alliance,…

Frontline community groups teamed up with national environmental organizations Wednesday to sue the Trump administration for letting chemical manufacturing plants off the hook for toxic, carcinogenic air pollution.  The lawsuit targets an executive action from July that gave 50 plants a two-year exemption from a Biden-era U.S. Environmental Protection Agency…

Indian capital chokes after Diwali firework frenzy by AFP Staff Writers New Delhi (AFP) Oct 21, 2025 Toxic air in India's capital hit more than 56 times the UN health limit early Tuesday, after fireworks for the Hindu festival of Diwali worsened air pollution. This month, the Supreme Court relaxed…

This view of the night sky is a composite of images taken over a period of just 30 minutes - showing just how many satellites are now in orbit ALAN DYER/VW PICS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Think of pollution and your mind’s eye might conjure up images of smoke-spewing chimneys, car exhausts…

Toxic haze chokes Indian capital by AFP Staff Writers New Delhi (AFP) Oct 20, 2025 India's capital New Delhi was shrouded in a thick, toxic haze on Monday as air pollution levels soared to more than 16 times the World Health Organization's recommended daily maximum. New Delhi and its sprawling…

Composite image submitted by letter writer Bob Ortblad, using publicly available materials courtesy of the Port of Vancouver USA and the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program. Bob Ortblad says the Terminal 1 Public Market building may become a vacant shell if the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program’s proposed bridge replacement Editor ’s…

Updated 19 October 2025 at 21:34 IST Delhi imposes GRAP-2 restrictions as AQI worsens ahead of Diwali, curbing construction, industrial emissions, and vehicular pollution to protect public health. Follow :   GRAP-2 Anti-Pollution Curbs Imposed In Delhi-NCR Ahead Of Diwali To Tackle Air Pollution | Image: ANI New Delhi: The…

The Punjab Government has announced a remarkable 70% decrease in Lahore’s air pollution after successfully using anti-smog guns in the Kahna area. Officials revealed that the Air Quality Index (AQI) in the region dropped sharply from 666 to 170, marking a major breakthrough in the fight against smog. This achievement…

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KATHMANDU — Nepal’s government is negotiating terms for millions of dollars in loans and grants from the World Bank to fund a project to fight air pollution, even though it has already raised billions of rupees (millions of dollars) by taxing fossil fuel over the past 16 years...Read More