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Pollution from smoke emitted by months of wildfires across Indonesia caused an estimated 3,560 deaths in September, according to a new study.

The Olugbo of Ugboland, Oba Fredrick Akinruntan, has appealed to the Federal Government to clean up communities in Ondo State affected by water pollution. Read More: https://punchng.com/air-crash-ondo-monarch-raises-the-alarm-over-water-pollution/

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Frappée par une sécheresse aggravée par le phénomène climatique El Niño, l'Indonésie lutte depuis des mois contre des feux de forêt.

Frappé par une sécheresse aggravée par le phénomène climatique El Niño, le pays lutte depuis des mois contre des feux de forêt qui, selon l’organisme Nusantara Atlas, ont ravagé plus de 1,9 million d’hectares au cours des neuf premiers mois de l’année.

The Olugbo of Ugboland, Oba Fredrick Akinruntan, has appealed to President Tinubu for urgent intervention to clean up pollution from an air crash in Ondo. Read More: https://punchng.com/ondo-air-crash-monarch-seeks-tinubus-intervention-over-pollution/

The same month, about 57.8 million people in Indonesia were inhaling unhealthy to hazardous air, according to a new study.

GEORGE TOWN, Oct 30 &mdash; All pig farms in Kampung Selamat, Tasek Gelugor, have been sending livestock waste to a biog...

En septembre, quelque 57,8 millions de personnes en Indonésie ont respiré un air dont la qualité allait de «malsaine» à «dangereuse».

The Lagos State Government has urged students to promote environmental sustainability by adopting proper waste disposal to tackle pollution and flooding. Read More: https://punchng.com/lagos-mobilises-students-to-tackle-pollution-flooding/

The report assesses 24 govt. bodies, five of which score ‘zero’ for failing to initiate their assessed commitments; it flags fly-ash leaks, illegal emissions, and hot-water discharge into Ennore Creek

The US power sector could release 42 percent more planet-heating carbon dioxide pollution by 2030 than it did in 2025 as it builds out more fossil fuel infrastructure to meet data center electricity demand, according to a new analysis by the Sierra Club. That would essentially wipe out 15 years of greenhouse gas reductions. CO2 […]

All but one of England's water companies were rated as "poor" or "requiring improvement" for environmental targets.

PASIR GUDANG, Oct 29 &mdash; The Department of Environment (DoE) is investigating Sungai Kim Kim here after receiving re...

VIDÉO - Le week-end dernier, près de 80 coureurs ont sillonné les allées du centre commercial Marina Square à Singapour. En raison de la pollution liée aux incendies en Indonésie, le centre commercial est devenu un refuge pour les coureurs matinaux.

River pollution from industrial effluents indicates state failure

The Ogun State Government has unveiled a lead poisoning assessment report on Ogijo, warning that polluting industrial facilities could be shut down. Read More: https://punchng.com/ogun-unveils-ogijo-lead-pollution-assessment-report/

The agency had issued a notice to the civic body under the provisions of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, seeking details of the steps taken to rejuvenate the water body.

Supreme Court had earlier directed the State government to “seal and dismantle” all illegal and unauthorised discharge points into the river, including bypass arrangements, manholes, chambers, pipelines and conduit

En Malaisie, la brume de pollution venue d’Indonésie enveloppe Kuala Lumpur et plusieurs régions du pays. Favorisés par la sécheresse liée à El Niño, les feux de forêt et de tourbières dégradent fortement la qualité de l’air, faisant peser des risques sur la santé des populations, en particulier les plus vulnérables.

<p>Lahore ranked as the world’s most polluted city on Friday, with its air quality classified as “hazardous”, according to air quality monitoring platform <a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://www.iqair.com/world-air-quality-ranking"><u>IQAir.</u></a></p> <p>In the past few years, air pollution has become one of th

En Inde, les autorités ont lancé une série de mesures pour lutter contre la pollution atmosphérique à New Delhi. La capitale du pays fait partie des villes à l'air le plus toxique au monde. Et chaque année, la qualité de l'air se détériore encore davantage en hiver, lorsque l'air plus froid retient les polluants près du sol.

Residents living near the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium say years of noise and litter from events have harmed their quality of life. Now, a sold-out All White Sing Along Picnic is scheduled to go ahead despite the metro’s environmental health unit objecting to the event.

<p>India began annual measures on Thursday to tackle toxic air pollution in New Delhi, a megacity of 30 million people regularly ranked among the world’s most polluted capitals.</p> <p>Delhi’s air quality deteriorates in winter, when cooler air traps pollutants close to the ground. Major sources include coal-fired power plants, traffic, construction and farm

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 22 &mdash; Malaysia urges Indonesia to take firm and effective action to tackle fires contributing to tra...

<p>India began annual measures on Thursday to tackle toxic air pollution in New Delhi, a megacity of 30 million people regularly ranked among the world’s most polluted capitals.</p> <p>Delhi’s air quality deteriorates in winter, when cooler air traps pollutants close to the ground. Major sources include coal-fired power plants, traffic, construction and farm

An estimated 1,500 people are dying prematurely in Ireland each year because of exposure to air pollution, despite the country meeting all existing European Union air-quality standards.

Trump’s EPA can't unilaterally dismiss SpaceXAI pollution lawsuit, court rules.

More than 400 people, mostly children under four, contracted gastrointestinal illnesses after drinking contaminated tap water in Bronkhorstspruit, exposing failures in water treatment and municipal oversight. The outbreak highlights South Africa’s wider sewage crisis, with experts warning that failing wastewater systems threaten drinking-water safety and nat

The Justice Department's "likely" noncitizen voter list in California is "unreliable," according to officials. And, the United Nations reports a major increase in U.S. climate pollution.

Officials said that manual testing of air pollution levels is being carried out; the third station at Eloor is functional, though its annual maintenance contract had expired a year ago

The U.S. is the only major economy where planet-warming pollution dramatically increased last year. The United Nations warns the planet is on track for catastrophic warming.