Environment Canada:Ontario’s 1st snowfall of season may miss York Region
While most of central and eastern Ontario is preparing for the first potential snowfall of the season, York Region may avoid the mess entirely. Environment Canada has issued a special weather...
China to launch 2nd national census on pollution sources
China’s second national census on the sources of pollution will begin in December 2017, according to a State Council circular released Wednesday. The census will target industrial,...
Pollution affects children’s resistance to allergy
Children living in big cities such as Delhi, are likely to grow susceptible to allergic ailments, more than adults, due to urban pollution, especially air, health experts said. “Infants and...
Could this giant vacuum cleaner save our cities from pollution?
Emissions from burning fuels, industrial combustion and other pollutants mean that over 90 per cent of the world is breathing ‘bad air’, according to the World Health Organisation. These...
‘Many more’ corals die in Great Barrier Reef bleaching
More corals are dying and others are succumbing to disease and predators after the worst-ever bleaching on Australia’s iconic Great Barrier Reef, scientists said today. A swathe of corals...
US judge approves massive VW emissions settlement
A US judge on Tuesday granted final approval for a $14.7 billion class action settlement in Volkswagen’s diesel emissions cheating scandal, the largest such automaker settlement in history....
India Launches Phone App to Monitor New Delhi’s Pollution
India’s capital, laboring under the label of being the world’s most polluted city, is trying something new to help clean up its air. A smartphone application that allows residents to...
SC agrees to hear PIL against Gau Rakshak groups
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a plea challenging certain laws that give protection to cow protection groups in the country. A public interest litigation also sought the removal of...
