Road traffic noise threatens the health of millions in Europe, with France most affected during the day and Germany leading at night, according to a new European Environment Agency report
In a Swiss first, Geneva has scrapped fares on buses, trams, trains and boats to curb traffic emissions as ozone levels surpass safety thresholds during a heatwave
Complaint led to police stake out; charges of pollution, environmental damage filed, while municipal government refers to 'petty political' angle paralyzing rubbish collection amid peak holiday season
The report described the water sector as “broken,” citing serious management failures and referring to the current crisis as a “modern Great Stink,” drawing a parallel with the 19th-century sanitation disaster that once plagued London
Experts sound the alarm over marine pollution: what’s the situation like in Greece, and how do microplastics end up in our... stomachs?
Pollution knocks a year of life expectancy in Europe- 20% of European city-dwellers are breathing polluted air
The new rules aim to reduce harmful emissions from industrial installations and pig and poultry farms, and to improve transparency over the licensing, operation and control of such installations
Companies from around the globe have volunteered to report their impact on nature
In the Mediterranean, 730 tons of plastics enter the sea every day, accounting for 90% of floating litter and over 50% of that found on the seabed