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A woman using hairspray

Health

Shampoo is causing air pollution, but let’s not lose our heads

In Western cities, household products like deodorants and paints are a bigger source of air pollution than vehicle exhausts – so here’s what we need to do

Analysis

flower art 1

Life

Dirty talk: How pollution is snuffing out plants' scent messages

Features

London has already reached air pollution limits for 2018

Earth

London has already reached air pollution limits for 2018

News

A capsized oil tanker is releasing invisible toxins into the sea

Earth

A capsized oil tanker is releasing invisible toxins into the sea

News

Ban on plastic microbeads comes into force in the UK

Earth

Ban on plastic microbeads comes into force in the UK

News

A cyclist on a busy road

Earth

Tackle UK's killer toxic air before waging war on ocean plastic

Comment

China tackles climate change with world's largest carbon market

Earth

China tackles climate change with world's largest carbon market

News

Good news: Demand for coal is plummeting towards a record low

Earth

Good news: Demand for coal is plummeting towards a record low

News

robofish

Technology

Robofish floats about tracking antibiotics in the Great Lakes

News

motorway busy with cars

Physics

Good news: one form of air pollution may be falling in Europe

Levels of nitrogen dioxide in European city air rose throughout the 2000s but seem to have reached a peak in 2010 – suggesting Europe might get cleaner air sooner than expected

News

Health

The UK just missed a big chance to cut harmful diesel pollution

Comment

Earth

Light pollution is set to double between now and 2050

News

Earth

Keystone XL oil pipeline will go ahead despite last week's spill

News

Earth

Latest climate talks actually made progress despite US obstinacy

News