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In an ambitious effort to enhance the models that aid in the prediction and combat of air pollution, NASA has begun a series of long-duration flights in Asia using the largest flying laboratory in the world....

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres declared on Thursday that air pollution is a worldwide emergency and urged nations to work together to promote clean air. In his message, Guterres urged people to observe the annual International Day...

More than 90 percent of harmful air pollution in the Middle East and parts of North Africa comes from fossil fuels, according to research Thursday that showed the region “permanently exceeded” dangerous air quality levels. The...

Reducing air pollution to WHO recommended levels would prevent more than 50,000 deaths a year across European cities, according to a study published today in The Lancet Planetary Health journal. Air pollution is a major environmental...

There will be 11,000 fewer deaths in European countries below coronavirus lockdown thanks to a sharp drop in fuel pollution during April, according to analysis discharged Friday. Measures to halt the spread of coronavirus have slowed...

Wild forest and peatland fires across Kalimantan and Sumatra in Indonesia are putting nearly 10 million children at risk from air pollution, UNICEF said. Small children are especially vulnerable to air pollution because they breathe more...

Residents of Indonesia’s capital on Thursday registered a suit against the government over the deadly levels of air pollution that regularly blanket the city. Jakarta has been shrouded in hazardous smog for much of the past...

A Paris court on Tuesday began hearing a case brought by a mother and daughter who, in a legal first in France, are suing the state for damages over ill health caused by air pollution. The...

The air pollution level in India’s capital city New Delhi Monday continued to be in the very poor category, officials said. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the overall air quality index (AQI) remained...

The air pollution level in India’s capital city New Delhi on Friday continues to be in the severe category, officials said. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the overall air quality index (AQI) remained...