Air Pollution News

Heavy air pollution, smog and deposition of N in the city centre of Urumqi, China. Credit: Mr. Liu Xuejun Nitrogen deposited on land and water in China increased 60 percent…

Fires in Sumatra detected by NASA's MODIS sensor. Courtesy of Google Earth and NASA. Fires set for land clearing in Indonesia triggered health warnings in Kuala Lumpur and other parts…

Using existing technology to "scrub" carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere is far costlier than capturing emissions directly from the smokestacks of coal-burning power plants, reports a paper published this…

Smoke from plantation fires in Indonesian Borneo and Sumatra are casting a pall over cities in Malaysia, triggering health warnings from officials, reports The Straits Times. A bulletin posted on…

The US Environmental Protection Agency recently issued its plan for establishing greenhouse gas emission restrictions for the nation's biggest polluters under the Clean Air Act. The restrictions are scheduled to…

Oil palm plantation fires in Sumatra are contributing to air pollution in Singapore, according to Indonesia's forestry minister. Indonesian Forestry Minister Zulkilfi Hasan told the Wall Street Journal that fires…

Profits of the world's 3,000 largest companies would be cut by $2.2 trillion per year if they were forced to pay for environmental damage caused by their operations, according to…

The first ever national survey of pollution in China shows a nation that has paid for its economic growth in environmental pollution. Measuring nearly six million sources of pollution in…

Toxic pollutants from China's trash incinerators are spreading far and wide, putting the health of Chinese citizens in China and Americans in the United States at risk, reports the New…

Air quality in Malaysian Borneo is worsening as large numbers of fires rage near the Sarawak-Brunei border, reports the Star newspaper. The Air Pollutant Index (API) reached as high as…

One quarter of fire hotspots recorded in the Indonesia province of Riau on the island of Sumatra in 2009 have occurred in concessions affiliated with Sinar Mas Group's Asia Pulp…

Prairie grass ethanol will kill fewer people and foul the environment less than corn ethanol

China struggles with urban pollution China struggles with urban pollution mongabay.com October 29, 2007 About 60 percent of Chinese cities still regularly suffer from air pollution and have no centralized…

China to miss pollution goals for 2007 China to miss pollution goals for 2007 mongabay.com August 22, 2007 China has managed to cut emissions of sulphur dioxide, an acid-rain causing…

U.S. firms driving pollution in China U.S. firms driving pollution in China mongabay.com August 22, 2007 U.S. firms are helping drive environmental degradation in China, putting the health of millions…