Serbia Is Serbia manipulating data to cover up its air pollution problem? A key official claims he was fired from Serbia's environment protection agency because he objected to changing the thresholds for what is considered pollution. 07/01/2021
Places Why are black people more likely to be exposed to toxic air pollution? Francisca Rockey considers the role of environmental racism in the death of 9-year-old Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah. 04/01/2021
United Kingdom Coroner rules air pollution was cause of death of girl in UK first In what is thought to be the first case of its kind, a coroner has ruled that air pollution contributed to the death of a nine-year-old girl in London. 16/12/2020
Places Toxic air levels in London drop by a ‘phenomenal’ 94% The report also showed an increase in walking and cycling in the British capital. 15/12/2020
United Kingdom UK: Coroner to examine pollution link to girl's fatal asthma attack Over the next two weeks, a London coroner will examine whether air pollution caused or contributed to Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah's fatal asthma attack in 2013 30/11/2020
brussels bureau EU air quality improves, but number of deaths linked to air pollution still high 23/11/2020
Italy Italy 'persistently' broke EU air pollution laws, top court rules "Being forced to breathe dirty air is unacceptable in the 21st century. Now, in the face of COVID-19, we have all been reminded of how important it is to protect respiratory health," said environmental NGO Client Earth. 10/11/2020
Life Japan plans to be carbon neutral by 2050 Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga made the pledge in his first address to the Japanese parliament. 29/10/2020
Life The architect who wants to build cities with a million trees Two of his best-known works are the Vertical Forest Towers in Italy and the Liuzhou Forest City in China. 27/09/2020
Life Student's invention to stop microplastic pollution wins Dyson Award The design has won the prestigious prize for removing 60 per cent of tyre wear particles on the roads. 20/09/2020
Life Inside the innovative eco-school designed to remove air pollution The ‘Forest School’ in India is designed to teach children environmental studies too. 02/09/2020
Climate Now European cities race to clean the air Mounting concerns about public health are pushing cities to scrub their air clean. But just how easy is breathing fresh air again? 31/08/2020
Life European life expectancy increases by 9 months due to less pollution Consistent efforts to increase air quality over the last 20 years are paying off. 30/07/2020