Disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz could nudge global fossil fuel pollution slightly lower this year despite broader energy turmoil, according to an analysis from Carbon Brief. The reason is that, ...

Typically viewed as unrelated problems, global warming and plastic pollution are instead inextricably trapped in a "vicious circle" where one feeds the other, researchers in Sweden report in Nature ...

In a sweeping new study of more than 13,000 urban areas worldwide, researchers have mapped air pollution levels and carbon dioxide emissions, providing comprehensive global analysis of urban ...

In a review article published in the journal Science, the authors discuss the health effects of air pollution and challenges associated with monitoring population exposure to air pollution, ...

A groundbreaking study from the University of Leeds has shed new light on the global plastic pollution crisis, revealing that uncollected waste and open burning are the leading causes of plastic ...

Lahore once again ranked as the world’s most polluted major city on Friday morning as its air quality slipped into the “unhealthy” category, prompting Punjab authorities to intensify anti-smog ...

How air pollution damages the body through oxidative stress and chronic inflammationAir pollution has become one of the world's major public-health challenges. The health threat is so significant that ...

This story is adapted from a version published by Cardiff University. Read the original version here. Ambitious climate action to improve global air quality could save up to 1.32 million lives per ...

Days after talks on a new international treaty to curb plastic pollution collapsed, Sr. Patty Johnson was nonetheless feeling hopeful. Johnson was in Busan, South Korea, with three fellow Sisters of ...

Government officials, local authorities, health professionals, and civil society are gathering today at the second global conference on air pollution and health in Cartagena, Colombia. As ...

Imagine losing a few points of intelligence quotient simply by breathing the air around you. The consequences of air pollution on the brain are less widely discussed, though the damage to the lungs ...

Global Environmental Health: Air Pollution & Radiation provides a foundational introduction to major air pollutants, their sources, physical properties, and fate in the environment. Participants will ...