pollution
An ‘Eco-Friendly’ Danish Company Is Outsourcing Pollution to West Virginia, Locals Say
Residents of Jefferson County say ROCKWOOL never would have attempted such a high-emission factory across from an elementary school in eco-conscious Denmark.
Man Allowed to Stay in France Because Pollution Could Kill Him
A French court overturned a man's deportation order after acknowledging the air in Bangladesh could fatally worsen his asthma. The decision is likely the first of its kind.
Goa Gov’t Wants To Clear Protected Forests To Transport Coal. Its Locals Aren’t Having It.
"We’re angry because we, the stakeholders, are not being taken into consideration."
Scientists Have Created a ‘Super Enzyme’ That Breaks Down Plastic Six Times Faster
The reengineered ‘super enzyme’ can gobble up plastic bottles and break them down into their building blocks in just a few days.
Inside the Fight to Shut Down Baltimore's Pollution-Spewing Trash Incinerator
"If you drive here at certain times of night, it smells like death."
A Hedge Fund With Ties to Trump Is Polluting One of Brooklyn's Poorest Communities
Sunset Park residents breathe some of the worst air in New York, made worse in the summer when the city turns on a nearby natural gas plant owned by a hedge fund to help power all the air conditioners.
These Simple Innovations Could Be Game Changers for the Environment
Climate Change is real, so young innovators are taking matters into their own hands to protect their future.
The 'Sportswashing' Behind One of the World's Biggest Cycling Teams
Critics say the petrochemical company INEOS bought Team Sky to launder its reputation as one of Britain's worst polluters.
‘Furious’ Thai Minister Orders Park Trash Shipped to Littering Visitor
Thailand has been waging a war on plastic and trash as it tries to protect seas, beaches and national parks.
We Have Failed To Meet Even a Single Target To Stop the Destruction of Nature, Says UN
In 2010, world leaders created a 10-year plan to save the planet. In 2020, not a single goal has been fully met.
Portland Has the Worst Air Quality in the World Thanks to the West Coast Fires
Anything over 300 on the Air Quality Index is considered "actively hazardous." Portland's at 455.
Philippine Government Is Moving Mass Amounts of White Sand to Manila Bay to Cover Up Decades of Pollution
Manila Bay was once described as a “toilet bowl” due to years of neglect.