Latest news and analysis about the degradation of the air quality, water, marine environment and soil in China.

Air pollution alerts issued by authorities in China's cities significantly reduce harmful pollution and save lives, a new study reveals. Publishing their findings in PNAS Nexus, an international ...

Across China, a marked rise in people driving electric vehicles has led to a drop in air pollution in many cities. As a result, fewer people are dying from pollution-related diseases. Outdoor air ...

Efforts to clean up air pollution in China and across East Asia may have inadvertently contributed to a spike in global warming, a new study has found. The decline in aerosol emissions — which can ...

When China banned plastic waste imports in 2018, countries like the United States, the Netherlands, Australia, and Japan didn ...

Delhi: 442. Lahore: 334. Beijing: 16. These are the levels of PM 2.5, one of the principle measures for air pollution, on November 19. As Pakistanis and Indians struggle with hazardous air quality, in ...

The important characteristics of an “air pollution complex” include the interactions between physical and chemical processes at different scales, as well as the feedback and nonlinearity of chemical ...

Air pollution cut solar electricity generation by 5.8% in 2023, with coal-related aerosols responsible for huge losses in solar power output.

The U.S. and China are locked in a strategic rivalry across multiple domains. While much attention has been paid to semiconductors, artificial intelligence and military capabilities, an overlooked ...

Global warming has picked up pace since around 2010, leading to the recent string of record warm years. Why this is happening is still unclear, and among the biggest questions in climate science today ...