pollution

World Environment Day: A story of memory and nature

There are people who protect our little spaces so that they can be green again.

Cars are killing Earth, in more ways than we think

Cars are harmful to our health and to our environment.

Caught in toxic grip of a landfill

Soil, groundwater and air pollution poses serious health hazards to people around Amin Bazar landfill

Ignoring biodiversity conservation will cost us

Climate change is severely affecting natural resources, including forests, wetlands, floodplains, hill ecosystems, and biodiversity.

Overcrowding, pollution, food stalls: Suhrawardy Udyan under threat

As far as the eye can see, food stalls crowd every nook and corner, offering everything from “bhaja puras” to Chinese dishes. Tea vendors jostle for space alongside hawkers selling women’s ornaments at bargain prices.

Bigger isn't always better

The belief shared by corporate and government leaders that bigger is always better is founded on the false assumption

Plastic Pollution invades the Sundarbans

A group of primates wrestled with a plastic bag caught in the tangled roots of a mangrove tree. Their screeches echoed through the dense forest as they tore at the flimsy material, desperate for the scraps of food trapped inside.

‘Toxic PFAS found in water near textile factories’

High percentage of a harmful substance was found in the water near the country’s garment factories, according to a new study.

Why do policymakers care so little about pollution?

Each day of inaction translates to more lives lost

March 23, 2015
March 23, 2015

Pollutants created by climate change make allergens more potent

Researchers believe pollutants created by climate change are making airborne allergens more potent

March 23, 2015
March 23, 2015

Climate change 'big threat to China'

Climate change may have "huge impact" on China, reducing crop yields, harming the environment, warns country's top weather scientist

March 16, 2015
March 16, 2015

Australia to ban dumping dredge spoil on Great Barrier Reef

The Australian government is to legislate permanent ban on the dumping of capital dredge spoil on the Great Barrier Reef

March 14, 2015
March 14, 2015

Global CO2 emissions 'stalled' in 2014

International Energy Agency's data shows the growth in global carbon emissions stalled last year

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