The smoke may be temporary, but toxic air pollution is an ever-present danger with effects that linger for generations.

Microplastics have even been found in breast milk and semen. The other critical issue is the harmful health effects of inhaled toxic pollutants that are released from the open burning of plastic waste ...

The European Court of Human Rights took Italy to task for not protecting citizens in an area where illegal dumping and ...

Every day, the equivalent of 2,000 garbage trucks full of plastic are dumped into the world's oceans, rivers, and lakes. Plastic pollution is a global problem. Every year 19-23 million tonnes of ...

Dhaka’s air is getting worse, and waste burning is making it unbearable. While traffic and construction play their roles, the hidden culprit — burning garbage — is silently poisoning the city ...

A painful burning sensation in your feet — which you may hear referred to as burning feet syndrome or Grierson-Gopalan syndrome — may be caused by many different medical conditions. One of the ...

Nowadays, many convenient things are in vogue to make household work easier. However, many of these things can also harm your ...

This burning releases harmful chemicals and particles ... point,” Velis of Imperial College London said. In effect, plastic waste transiting through Dutch ports would show as imports and ...

The residential wood-burning ban was extended by 24 hours and will now be in effect until at least 11:59 p.m. Monday for all those in the South Coast Air Basin, including the non-desert portions ...