Delhi chokes on toxic smog after Diwali festival
New Delhi was shrouded in a thick blanket of toxic smog Monday after millions of Indians lit firecrackers to mark the Diwali festival, with authorities reporting record levels of pollution in parts...
Multiple harvests drive Afghan opium boom
With jingling poppy seeds hidden in his pouch, Helmand farmer Nematullah sidled out of Taliban territory to explain how he struck gold —- two additional opium harvests a year, which could further...
UNICEF: 300 million children breathe heavily toxic air
Some 300 million children live with outdoor air so polluted it can cause serious physical damage, including harming their developing brains, the United Nations said in a study released today. Nearly...
Delhi to install roadside air purifiers to cut smog
Delhi’s government announced Friday that it will install air purifiers and a mist-making device at major road intersections in the Indian capital to curb choking levels of pollution. Delhi has been...
United States judge approves $US14.7 billion compensation over VW emissions scandal
Volkswagen had earlier testified in front of a federal judge about buying back nearly 500,000 vehicles of 2.0-liters diesel vehicles that have been categorized based on the amends that violate the...
This Diwali to be more polluted than last two years
Diwali this year in Delhi is expected to be significantly more polluted than in the previous two years, said an official survey on Saturday. According to System of Air Quality and Weather...
Sanctions threaten Iran climate efforts
Iran’s vice president and environment chief, Massoumeh Ebtekar, has told AFP that the West’s failure to fully implement the nuclear deal and lift sanctions are endangering her...
New Italy quake sows terror, flattens historic basilica
Italy’s most powerful earthquake in 36 years struck a new blow to the country’s seismically vulnerable heart Sunday, terrifying residents for the third time in nine weeks and flattening...
