A new study highlights its benefits, with many ... Feb. 27, 2025 — Air pollution contributes to nearly 7 million premature deaths each year, and its effects go far beyond the lungs. Breathing in ...

Yogi Adityanath said 210 crore trees were planted across the state in the last eight years during the National Conference on the National Clean Air Programme.

Boston College’s Global Observatory on Planetary Health is first to reveal town-by-town pollution levels and health impacts, including 2,780 deaths in 2019 Air pollution remains a silent killer in ...

air pollution guidelines. As this map reveals, 91 per cent of all countries had unsafe levels of air pollution in 2024. Chad, Congo, Bangladesh, Pakistan and India had the dirtiest air.

Economic losses were in the billions. Pollution takes many forms in India, including the use of poorly-ventilated stoves and open fires for cooking inside dwellings. Photo by Mark Katzman. Air ...

The Trump administration’s plans to undo dozens of environmental regulations, from rules on vehicle emissions to runoff into rivers, marks a dramatic shift in U.S. policy that’s flying in the face of ...

Most cities in the United States had between 5.1 and 15 micrograms of pollution per cubic meter of air, according to IQAir. A number of cities, especially along the West Coast, New England and in ...

EPA studies have confirmed that clean air regulations improve air quality over time. Other studies have shown that the health benefits greatly outweigh the costs. That pays off for the economy. Fewer ...

In a society where waste is so pervasive, the current ingestion of microplastics should be treated as a health crisis ...

Many developing nations have depended on air quality sensors installed at U.S. embassies and consulates to monitor pollution levels. However, the U.S. State Department recently ended this program ...

Last year, less than one-fifth of cities worldwide met the international criteria, as set out by the World Health Organization, for clean air. That is according to the IQAir World Quality Report ...