Patrolling in such vehicles offers little environmental benefit when citizens can’t afford eco-friendly alternatives.

Kilometers above the Earth’s surface, the ozone layer protects humanity and all life from the sun’s harmful ultraviolet rays. But in the troposphere, at ground level, this gas can wreak havoc on ...

A group of lesser-discussed greenhouse gasses is many times more powerful than CO2. Cracking down on them can provide ...

India's air pollution crisis, initiatives, challenges, and solutions analyzed by urban systems scientist Ajay S. Nagpure.

A new report shows that some of the nation's most polluted cities are in Southern California, four of which call the Inland ...

Chopping $20 billion off the price of climate-polluting fuels means more pollution and fewer reasons to buy climate solutions ...

A new study found elevated and previously overlooked health risks for communities living near industrial polluters.

People breathing contaminated air over the course of years are at greater risk of developing numerous diseases. This is thought to be due to highly reactive components in particulate matter, which ...

Forty-seven million professionals, patients, and health advocates have signed a petition to make air pollution a public ...

The World Bank reported Thursday that air pollution claims the lives of around 5.7 million people each year, with 95 percent ...

Referring to a little-known provision, it said power plants and others could write to seek exemptions to mercury and other ...

With vehicular emissions driving India’s air pollution crisis, low emission zones (LEZs) offer a viable solution to improving air quality, reducing congestion, and creating healthier, liveable cities ...