Pollution
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At the start of Greener London week, the UK’s leading environmental groups call for the next London mayor to deliver a more sustainable capital city, reports BusinessGreen
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Rick Snyder’s advisers suggested to stop using corrosive river and buy residents bottled water before contamination ‘gets too far out of control’, emails reveal
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Emissions from Aliso Canyon leak, which took 112 days to plug, totalled 97,100 tonnes of methane – equal to annual output of a medium-sized EU country
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Before receiving suspended sentences on Thursday, the Heathrow 13 climate change activists explain why they they occupied the airport
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Number of tankers taking water to and from drilling sites would increase hourly levels of nitrogen oxide emissions by as much as 30%, says research
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Editorial: Obesity and alcohol command more attention, but floating poisons such as diesel fumes take just as heavy a toll. London under Boris Johnson illustrates how to fail this public health challenge
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The attractions of restricting large, dangerous vehicles in rush hours are clear, but road space management in the capital is rarely simple
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A new report says a wide range of household items act as pollutants in our homes. So, how can we improve the quality of the air we breathe?
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Jungle covered in black sludge after a landslide caused the country’s main oil pipeline to rupture, polluting rivers relied on by eight native communities
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TV presenter Chris Packham has unveiled a series of images exploring the impact of litter on wildlife and the natural environment as part of a new initiative between Lidl and Keep Britain Tidy
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Construction in zones created by connecting parks, rivers, lakes, highways and low building blocks, will be strictly controlled and obstacles to air flow removed
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Governments are failing to address the links between air pollution and global warming. Doing so would save countless lives globally
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Carbon emissions linked to diesel cars may be up to 50% higher than previously thought, according to new research
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Maker Daimler says allegations unfounded, as Hagens Berman files suit claiming Mercedes Clean Diesel vehicles emit illegal levels of pollution
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The capital’s official transport users’ representative has produced ten policy ideas for the next mayor
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Critics react with disbelief as car companies suggest EU should spend public money to resurface roads so that mandatory car emissions cuts are not required
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This month’s data set graphic by Pete Guest looks at the deaths attributable to air pollution as well as WHO guidelines
Pollutionwatch May we have fresh air to breathe – please