Some countries are known for having dangerously high pollution levels, poor sanitation, and large amounts of unmanaged waste. These problems are usually caused by overpopulation, industrial activity, ...

Ground-level ozone, a common byproduct of vehicle exhaust and industrial emissions, is chemically erasing the scent ...

New Delhi is engulfed in a dense and toxic mix of fog and smoke that has raised air pollution to its worst levels in weeks. The crisis has forced authorities to impose strict containment measures, as ...

I was a junior in high school when the first World Environment Day (WED) was celebrated in 1972. Marked annually on June 5, it was established by the United Nations General Assembly and over the past ...

Plastic items are seen next to an artwork by Canadian artist and activist Benjamin Von Wong, titled "The Thinker's Burden", during the Fifth Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on ...

Nations kicked off a meeting on Tuesday to try to complete a landmark treaty aimed at ending the plastic pollution crisis that affects every ecosystem and person on the planet. It’s the sixth time ...

In an unprecedented collaboration, the European Society of Cardiology, the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart ...

Canada’s record-breaking 2023 wildfire season led to a spike in air pollution in the country and in the US, erasing recent progress in cleaning up the air, according to new analysis. The wildfires, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Nations kicked off a meeting on Tuesday to ...