Smog-Choked Bangkok Is Going to Make It Rain
In the capital of Thailand, a bout of toxic air has gotten so bad that officials are planning to literally make it rain…
Trump’s EPA Wants to Prove That Limiting Toxic Mercury Emissions Is a Giant Waste of Money
The Environmental Protection Agency will continue to regulate mercury spewing out of coal-fired power plants, but it’s…
Industrial Chloroform Emissions Are Rising, and That's Bad News
One of the rare bright spots amidst the environmental hellscape of 2018 was a United Nations report that the ozone hole…
New Delhi's Air Quality Is So Bad the Government Is Enlisting Firefighters to Help Fight It
Firefighters in New Delhi, India, have got a new job: battling air pollution.
Banksy's Latest Mural Targets Air Pollution in Town Choking on Soot
Banksy’s back. The illest street artist of them all hit Wales with a surprise Wednesday—a new mural on air pollution…
The Trump Administration Is Spinning Its Latest Pro-Coal Policy as Good for People of Color
The Environmental Protection Agency is using energy affordability among low-income communities and people of color as…
California Wildfires Emitted as Much Carbon as the State’s Entire Power Sector in 2018
We know California wildfires can be deadly: Look no further than the Camp Fire in northern California that killed at…
Wait, Did Trump’s EPA Just Do Its Job for a Change?
The Environmental Protection Agency announced Tuesday it plans to better regulate the pollutants spewing out of…
New Delhi's Horrible Smog Is Back—Here's Why
In India, the season for celebration has arrived. Diwali, or the Festival of Lights, began this week. That means lots…
Environmental Regulation Has Helped Cut Deaths From Air Pollution in Half, Study Finds
There are plenty of reasons to be worried about air quality these days, from the Environmental Protection Agency killing…
Trump's EPA Scraps Expert Advisory Committee Focused on Deadly Air Pollution
The Environmental Protection Agency killed a panel responsible for providing scientific expertise on particulate matter…
Trump's Methane Rule Rollback Will Make More People Sick
On Tuesday, the Trump administration took the long-anticipated step of reversing an Obama-era rule that would’ve helped…
Study Shows That Soot From Polluted Air Can Reach the Placenta
The idea that air pollution can hurt developing fetuses in the womb is not controversial. But new preliminary research…
California's Wildfires Are Creating an Air Pollution Nightmare
California is burning. The state’s wild-ass wildfires are becoming the norm, but this change is something many…
Why Do Heat Waves Make Ozone Pollution So Much Worse?
Boy, is it hot? The gnarly heat wave we’ve been dealing with since last week isn’t quite over yet—and it doesn’t just…
New Delhi's Air Pollution Went Off the Scale This Week [Updated]
It’s no secret that New Delhi has a serious air pollution problem. But this week, things went from regular bad to real…
Why Kilauea’s Volcanic Ash Is a Serious Health Hazard
When volcanoes ooze lava, people know to get the hell out of the way. They know the fiery red stuff threatens their…
Scott Pruitt's Plan to Bring Economics Into the Clean Air Act Is Dangerous
Here we go again: The Environmental Protection Agency wants to sacrifice clean air for—you guessed it—money.
'Pollution Pods' Show Londoners the Toxic Air They're Helping Create
Pictures of the air pollution in developing countries have gone viral, and stories about toxic fog have proliferated…