Rio Tinto and Codelco's plan to extract lithium from Chile's Maricunga salt flat faces fierce opposition from Colla Indigenous communities, who fear it will destroy their water sources and sacred lands. Read the full story.
A $4,000 deposit scheme to clear Mount Everest of waste has been axed after 11 years, as climbers cheated by collecting low-altitude rubbish. Officials now plan a non-refundable fee. Read the full investigation.
Nepal will abandon its decade-old Mount Everest waste deposit scheme, admitting it failed to reduce rubbish. A new non-refundable $4,000 fee is planned. Read the full story.
A vast illegal dump, potentially the UK's largest, has been poisoning the air at a Gloucestershire family attraction for seven years. Locals demand action. Read the shocking investigation.
A major public health threat emerges in Detroit as hundreds of home demolition sites may have been backfilled with toxic soil containing lead and asbestos. Read the full investigation.
A major public health threat emerges in Detroit as hundreds of home demolition sites are found potentially backfilled with toxic soil containing lead and asbestos. Read the full investigation.
New research reveals indoor air pollution in UK homes can be worse than outside. Learn the sources, risks, and how to protect your family's health today.
A significant fire involving multiple heavy goods vehicles sent thick black smoke over Methil Harbour in Fife. Emergency services attended, with no injuries reported. Read the full story.
New research reveals AI data centres' staggering carbon and water footprint, potentially exceeding New York City's emissions and global bottled water use. Discover the urgent call for corporate transparency.
New research reveals common kitchen and beauty devices release trillions of ultrafine particles linked to serious health risks. Experts call for urgent design changes to protect indoor air quality.
As Delhi's toxic smog returns, China suggests its own playbook. Experts examine if India's democracy can copy Beijing's authoritarian clean-up. Discover the systemic lessons for lasting change.
Residents in Coatbridge fear for their health as an underground colliery fire, burning since July, blankets gardens in soot. Council insists air quality is safe. Read the latest.
Severe air pollution in Delhi grounded hundreds of flights and disrupted Lionel Messi's tour, highlighting India's ongoing environmental crisis. Discover the full impact.
New data reveals a 6% surge in fly-tipping, with the City of London recording the worst rates. Experts warn of organised crime links and call for tougher action.
Opposition lawmakers in India call for a national emergency as toxic smog engulfs Delhi, posing severe health risks to 30 million residents. Read about the political outcry and public health data.
Labour's new environmental plan proposes tighter restrictions on wood-burning stoves, linked to serious health risks. Discover the facts and how to reduce harm.
Delhi police arrest climate protesters, alleging Maoist ties as city chokes on hazardous smog. Six remanded in custody under serious national security charges.
Labour ministers propose stricter standards for new wood-burning stoves to cut PM2.5 emissions by 30% by 2030. Consultation launched, but no ban on existing stoves planned. Read the full details.
Residents across the Thames catchment file statutory nuisance complaints against Thames Water over sewage pollution, citing health risks and a case of a teenage rower contracting E coli.
A shocking study finds toxic 'forever chemicals' in 31 out of 32 UK rivers. Discover the sources and urgent health risks. Read the full report now.
Public complaints about Glasgow's air pollution have increased since its Low Emission Zone began, despite council data showing improved NO2 levels. Discover the ongoing debate.
Bright green liquid flows into North Coogee surf from drainage outlet. Council identifies substance as non-toxic dye fluorescein amid ongoing water quality concerns across Sydney beaches.
The Environment Agency confirms no timeline for clearing the 150-metre illegal waste tip in Kidlington. Safety is the top priority as new barriers and 24/7 security are installed. #Oxfordshire #Environment
The Trump administration is moving to abandon a Biden-era rule setting tough standards for deadly soot pollution, a move critics say threatens public health and could result in thousands of premature deaths.
Delhi's air pollution crisis sparks violent protests as police arrest 23. The city remains shrouded in toxic haze for the fourth week. Read more on the escalating environmental emergency.
A 39-year-old man has been arrested following a 'horrendous' illegal waste dump in Oxfordshire, declared a critical incident. Read the latest on this major environmental crime.
The Trump administration is moving to abandon stringent soot pollution standards, a reversal that could lead to thousands of premature deaths. Discover the health impacts.
A 39-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a massive illegal waste dump in Kidlington, Oxfordshire. The Environment Agency has declared a critical incident. Read the latest.
A 39-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a 150-metre illegal waste dump near the River Cherwell in Kidlington. Read about the Environment Agency's investigation and the urgent call to protect the local environment.
A 39-year-old man has been arrested after a large-scale illegal waste dump was discovered on a floodplain near the River Cherwell in Oxfordshire. Read more on the ongoing investigation.