Pollution

Revellers at Glastonbury are peeing so much MDMA and cocaine into the river it is endangering wildlife.

Why this advert is dangerous to people and nature – and shows advertising needs new controls.

Environmentalists George Monbiot and Franny Armstrong launch Rivercide to expose pollution and crowdsource change.

The Car Free Megacities campaign sets out to transform London, Paris and New York.

Boris Johnson still failing to impose WHO pollution targets eight years after death of nine-year-old Ella Kissi-Debrah from asthma attack.

Climate breakdown provides a more habitable environment for many types of insects - resulting in pests, crop damage and increased diseases.

Trump's nationalist, populist and anti-science rhetoric on fracking has shifted the debate to the right, endangering the environment and public health.

The Medicines and Medical Devices Bill must pave the way for designing new drugs that are less harmful to the environment, supported by a circular economy.

Natural Capital Committee finds five of seven areas examined - freshwater, marine, soils, plants and wildlife and land - are deteriorating.

Air pollution in Louisiana’s 'Cancer Alley' linked to high Covid-19 death rates.

What role might advertisers play in tackling climate change and creating a better world?

Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) scientists warn ozone hole has reached its maximum size for 2020 as one of the biggest in recent years.

At least 8,549 educational institutions in UK have background levels of a tiny particle pollution known as PM2.5 exceeding international guidelines.

Cutting UK pollution to stricter WHO guideline levels could prevent 17,000 early deaths a year of working age people.

The Co-op launches special in-store collection points to encourage shoppers to recycle more flimsy plastic products.

The combined impacts of pesticides and air pollution on bees could have severe consequences.

New short film offers visionary perspective on the plastic pollution crisis.

The Thames in London, UK, has a higher density of microplastics than several other major European rivers.

Half of world’s people lack access to air quality data, hampering efforts to tackle one of biggest public health threats

A million pieces of sustainably sourced, recyclable, compostable, plastic-free PPE to be produced each week.

Two insecticide types - in addition to neonicotinoids - continue to pose a threat to aquatic life in Japan.

Donald Trump’s administration is sweeping away environmental regulations that protect you, America and the world from pollution.

Rural people living on the frontline of Rio Tinto’s QMM mine in southern Madagascar are seeing their rights ignored, their lives and livelihoods devastated.

Here is how to make eco-friendly choices while staying at home.