Health insurers are examining if they can factor air pollution into pricing premiums. Air quality in Indian cities frequently ranks among the most hazardous in the ...

Mar. 12, 2025 — New Delhi's air pollution is more severe than previously estimated with particles absorbing atmospheric water vapor leading to particulate matter levels across the city being ...

HONG KONG - China aims to effectively eliminate severe air pollution by the end of 2025, a senior environment official said, as the authorities ramp up efforts in pollution control and emissions ...

"The point is... by driving a pollution vehicle you yourself are breathing in poison, your kids in the back are breathing in poison." He added: "No level of air pollution is safe. It can lead to ...

A report from the air quality monitoring database, IQAir, found that just 17 per cent of cities meet the World Health Organisation's (WHO's) air pollution guidelines. As this map reveals ...

Pollution-related deaths numbered 1.67 million in 2019, according to a new report led by Boston College researchers. Economic losses were in the billions. Pollution takes many forms in India, ...

Pune: The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has issued show-cause notices to four ready mix concrete (RMC) plants in Wakad and Tathawade for violating air pollution norms. Following ...

The only city outside of Asia featured on the list is N’Djamena, the capital of Chad in central Africa – which was named the country with the worst air pollution. Meanwhile the cities with the ...

Pakistan continues to struggle with severe air pollution, ranking as one of the world’s most smog-affected countries, according to new data released on Tuesday. The country’s air quality is ...

The Obama-era determination under the Clean Air Act is the legal underpinning of a host of climate regulations for motor vehicles, power plants and other pollution sources.Environmentalists and ...

Widespread ocean pollution threatens the health of more than 3 billion people, international study led by Boston College researchers shows Ocean pollution is widespread and getting worse, and when ...

Sep. 18, 2024 — Metal exposure from environmental pollution is associated with increased calcium buildup in the coronary arteries at a level comparable to traditional risk factors, according to ...