Air Pollution

Babytai Suryavanshi examines the scaly patches on her right forearm, which she says are intensified by growing air pollution from sugarcane nurseries and factories. (Image credit: Sanket Jain) MAHARASHTRA, INDIA — When Babytai Suryavanshi first noticed a few scaly patches on her right forearm, she ignored them for three months,…

The Supreme Court on Friday allowed certified manufacturers to produce green crackers on the condition that their sale is not carried in Delhi-NCR without approval. A bench headed by Chief Justice B R Gavai also asked the Centre to take a fresh look at the absolute ban on the manufacture…

KARACHI: Building on the success of the Breathe Pakistan International Climate Change Conference, DawnMedia has announced plans to convene a moot focused on tackling the issue of air pollution. ‘The Air We Breathe’ will be held at the Expo Centre in Lahore on October 11, under the umbrella of Breathe…

During a typical summer day in New York City, residents and visitors alike face an onslaught of blistering heat and air pollution, each responsible for a host of health problems—from heat stroke to lung cancer.  Now, in a first-of-its-kind longitudinal study, researchers at Queens College, Mount Sinai Hospital and the…

In parts of Western Pennsylvania, steel plants are big employers – and big polluters. This summer, the Trump administration paused regulations that would have forced steel mills to curb air pollution. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: In western Pennsylvania, steel plants are big employers and big polluters. This summer, the Trump administration…

A pregnant woman wears a face mask in Singapore due to dangerous smog levels. New research shows that air pollution could push the placenta into an inflammatory state. (Image credit: ROSLAN RAHMAN via Getty Images) Even brief exposure to air pollution may alter the structure of the placenta and push…

The home appliance industry would like you to believe that gas-burning stoves are not a risk to your health — and several companies that make the devices are scrambling to erase their prior acknowledgments that they are.  That claim is at the heart of a lawsuit the Association of Home…

Felicity Bradstock Felicity Bradstock is a freelance writer specialising in Energy and Finance. She has a Master’s in International Development from the University of Birmingham, UK. More Info Premium Content By Felicity Bradstock - Sep 13, 2025, 10:00 AM CDT Fossil fuel air pollution already causes 91,000 premature U.S. deaths…

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Andrew Tsang Photography Imagine the year is 2050 and the world has devised a way to stop global warming. No, not by doing the hard work of cutting greenhouse gas emissions, but by spraying reflective particles into the stratosphere that dim the sun. The strategy works: temperatures at ground level…