Air Pollution

HONG KONG — Six of the world’s 10 most polluted cities are in India, while California has the worst air pollution in North America, a new report shows. New Delhi was the most polluted capital city globally, followed by N’Djamena, the capital of Chad, a country in central Africa with…

A view of vehicles amid smog along a highway in Multan, November 8, 2024. — Reuters Only seven countries met the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) air quality standards in 2024, according to new data released on Tuesday.  Researchers have warned that the fight against air pollution is set to become…

Industry minister suspends operations at four Samut Sakhon sites after air and water pollution complaints PUBLISHED : 8 Mar 2025 at 18:59 Listen to this article Officials inspect one of four recycling plants in Muang district of Samut Sakhon province following complaints about air pollution and leaking wastewater contaminating surrounding…

Mobile news broadcast vans chase stories, and ice cream vans sell cones, but Natalie Johnson’s Mobile Responding to Air Pollution in Disasters—or mRAPiD—van is after something a bit more prolific than that: the literal air we breathe. Or, rather, what’s in the air. Plus, arming a van with a hypersensitive…

The expansion of the Ulez ultra-low emission zone to the Greater London boundary has been slightly more successful than first thought at cleaning up toxic air emissions from vehicles. A new analysis based on the first year of the expansion found that levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) – which is…

HANOI, March 1 — Toxic smoke billows from a burning mound of plastic bags and leaves on Le Thi Huyen’s farm in Hanoi, a...Read More

While the connection between air pollution and lung disease could appear obvious, the link between breathing in toxins and suffering memory loss looks about as clear as a cloud of cigarette smoke. Scientists at Scripps Research Institute first identified how contaminants in smog, pesticides, and other airborne chemical can affect…

February 28, 2025 4 min read Even modest amounts of air pollution may affect athletic performance, a new study finds By Claire Maldarelli edited by Tanya Lewis Participants run during the 2014 Beijing International Marathon in heavy smog. Even moderately poor air quality can affect finish times, a new study…

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A man walks in the Sanlitun shopping district on a polluted day, in Beijing, China, November 6, 2021. — Reuters China is intensifying its battle against severe air pollution, aiming for significant improvements by the end of 2025, according to Li Tianwei, director of the Department of Atmospheric Environment. The…