All posts in Pollution
One sip can kill: The new battles over paraquat pesticides
Public Eye, the investigative NGO based in Switzerland, calls paraquat the world's deadliest weedkiller.
Two-thirds of agricultural land globally are at risk of pesticide pollution
At the highest risk of large-scale pesticide pollution are several mass producers of rice and other grains in Asia.
UN: plastic waste affects disadvantaged people the most
Vulnerable communities disproportionately bear the brunt of environmental degradation caused by plastics pollution.
Toxic air pollution is a health hazard. . . even in your car
The link between exposure to chronic air pollution and an increased risk of cardiovascular disease is significant.
Fossil fuels cause several million deaths each year
In 2018 alone more than 8 million people died from fossil fuel-related pollution, according to new research.
New study links pollution to pregnancy loss in South Asia
Pregnancy loss has economic, social and cultural costs for South Asian women and their families, quite apart from the health risks alone. Their leaders must reduce air pollution to promote maternal health.