[New] The Chinese fish meal and fish oil industry has exploded along the West African coastline, threatening the food security of vulnerable local populations and causing water pollution through untreated effluent.
Greenpeace Africa
[New] The report, Breaking the Plastic Wave 2025: An Assessment of the Global System and Strategies for Transformative Change, finds that without swift, system-level intervention, plastic pollution will more than double over the next 15 years.
Engineering For Change
[New] The global community can remake the plastic system and solve the plastic pollution problem in a generation, but decision-makers will need to prioritise people and the planet.
The Guardian
[New] Packaging pollution, the largest source of plastic waste, could be virtually eliminated by 2040.
Imperial College London
[New] Dow Chemical plans to use nuclear power instead of natural gas in some of its operations to cut pollution while keeping a steady energy supply.
Ghana News Agency
[New] There is Coweta County, a fast-developing exurb southwest of Atlanta where residents are fighting back against planned data center proposals that could cause utility strain, noise, and light pollution.
Fortune
[New] The International Plastic Pellet Count will take place again in 2026, but pellet counts throughout the year also contribute to efforts to end plastic pellet pollution.
PIRG
[New] The global cost of marine pollution is estimated to reach USD 1.3 trillion annually by 2030.
Emergen Research
[New] While big cities offer vast employment and social opportunities, megacities are struggling with several challenges; poverty, crime, pollution, transport, and waste management are just some of the issues faced by the largest cities in the world.
Statista
[New] The Environmental Protection Agency is reportedly planning to delay enforcement of 2027-2032 vehicle pollution rules.
National Law Review
[New] The rising pollution in regions like Delhi (India), Dhaka (Bangladesh), and others is anticipated to attract more investments in sustainable transportation.
Precedence Research
[New] Air quality and emissions monitoring systems will be strengthened across Haryana to improve pollution source assessment and impact evaluation.
Guidely
[New] A scientist might use data from EPA pollution monitors to train a machine-learning model that can predict health outcomes in a rural area where there are no monitors.
MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
[New] The integration of eVTOLs into the UK aviation sector is expected to ease congestion, reduce pollution and offer a new mode of transport that is efficient, affordable and sustainable.
Travel And Tour World
[New] Earlier in 2025, China approved a plan to build roughly 100 low-carbon industrial parks by 2030, where its firms will develop new ways to capture carbon, make steel, and refine chemicals without carbon pollution.
Heatmap News
[New] Context: A new assessment shows that air pollution is now India's largest health threat, cutting life expectancy, worsening disease burdens, and affecting vulnerable groups nationwide.
INSIGHTS IAS - Simplifying UPSC IAS Exam Preparation
[New] The air pollution produced by power plants and backup diesel generators being used to power artificial intelligence is expected to result in 1,300 premature deaths by 2030 in the United States, with public health costs resulting in roughly $20 billion a year.
Office of Sustainability - Student Blog
