Air improves but pollution set to return
HEAVY smog in Shanghai this morning is the result of pollutants blown from the north. However, stronger southeast winds in the afternoon will help bring an end to the latest wave of haze and...
Varanasi, Allahabad air most polluted
In a stark observation made by the Central Pollution Control Board, Varanasi, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi intends to make a smart city on the lines of Kyoto, is one of the most polluted...
Illegally high air pollution in Northampton is mapped out a week after town had worst level in UK
Air pollution levels on two roads in Northampton have breached the legal limit set by the European Union, according to scientific data released by the town’s Green Party this week. Air quality...
Tesoro to pay $425 million over air quality violations
US oil refining group Tesoro Corp. reached a $425 million settlement with the Justice Department and the US Environmental Protection Agency to resolve air quality violations. Under the agreement,...
India court orders old cars deregistered in smog-hit Delhi
India’s environment court Monday ordered all diesel vehicles older than 10 years be deregistered in New Delhi, strengthening a ban on pollution-spewing cars partly blamed for the...
Air Quality Of Chinese Cities Improves In First Half Of 2016
The air quality in 338 Chinese cities, including in Beijing which experienced pollution till last year, showed improvements in the first half of this year while some others continued to suffer, the...
