Some countries are known for having dangerously high pollution levels, poor sanitation, and large amounts of unmanaged waste. These problems are usually caused by overpopulation, industrial activity, ...

Plastic items are seen next to an artwork by Canadian artist and activist Benjamin Von Wong, titled "The Thinker's Burden", during the Fifth Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on ...

Tehran has been ranked the world's most polluted city with an Air Quality Index of 233, according to Swiss-based air quality monitor IQAir, as critical pollution levels affect all monitoring stations ...

This Thursday marks World Environment Day, an annual awareness day born out of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). It’s the largest global platform for environmental outreach, and this ...

Nations kicked off a meeting on Tuesday to try to complete a landmark treaty aimed at ending the plastic pollution crisis that affects every ecosystem and person on the planet. It’s the sixth time ...

GENEVA — Delegates discussing the world’s first legally binding treaty to tackle plastic pollution failed to reach consensus, diplomats said Friday, voicing disappointment and even rage that the ...

Canada’s record-breaking 2023 wildfire season led to a spike in air pollution in the country and in the US, erasing recent progress in cleaning up the air, according to new analysis. The wildfires, ...

Environmental pollution - from filthy air to contaminated water - is killing more people every year than all war and violence in the world. One out of every six premature deaths in the world in 2015 - ...

Dhaka, Feb. 10 -- Dhaka, the densely populated capital of Bangladesh, ranked second among the world's most polluted cities on Tuesday morning, recording an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 288 at 9:20 am.

GENEVA — Talks on a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution in Geneva ended without an agreement Friday as the session was adjourned with plans to resume at a later date. Nations ...