The small industrial city of Birnihat in the Indian state of Assam had an average annual concentration of 128.2 of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) last year, more than 25 times the WHO standard, according to a report released March 11 by IQAir, a Swiss-based air-purification information technology company. Local residents say growing industry, construction and…

Recently, researchers at the University of South Australia and other institutions have developed a model for real-time monitoring of global coral reefs with the help of artificial intelligence, which can integrate a variety of data affecting coral reefs and generate predictive models to realize early intervention and mitigate the harm of climate change on coral…

On March 1, local time, the US government issued an executive order calling for an “immediate expansion” of commercial logging on US lands, speeding up the issuance of permits and circumventing restrictions under the Endangered Species Act and other environmental laws. Environmental groups say deforestation will pollute air and water, endanger wildlife and exacerbate climate…

On March 4, local time, the U.S. Department of State announced the termination of the Global Air Quality Monitoring (GAQM) program, which was launched in 2008 and relied on more than 80 U.S. embassies and consulates around the world to provide real-time air quality information to the public. The program, which was launched in 2008…

In order to promote green travel, the city of Santander in Spain has recently introduced two electric buses made by China’s Golden Dragon Bus and put them into operation. The vehicles adopt pure electric drive technology with zero emission and low noise, which can effectively reduce air pollution. The procurement was funded by the EU…

The 2025 Climate and Clean Air Conference will be held in Brasilia, Brazil, March 16-21, under the theme “Now We Can: Stronger Action on Superpollutants and Air Pollution on the Road to COP30.” The conference will bring together country delegates, global experts and others to focus on the Nationally Owned Contributions (NOC) 3.0 commitments, among…

According to the “Times of India” reported on March 1, India Delhi government announced since April 1, Delhi, the national capital area of all gas stations prohibited for the vehicle is more than 15 years old to add gasoline, but also requires Delhi’s high-rise buildings, hotels, shopping malls, airports and other places to install anti-smog…

Massive wildfires broke out in the northern state of Texas in the United States this week, covering more than 4,400 square kilometers as of March 3, making it the worst wildfire disaster in the state’s history. Several towns were evacuated and some communities were reduced to ashes. Experts have analyzed the fires as being fueled…

On February 28, 2025, at about 12:00 noon, a freight train carrying nearly 1,000 tons of the toxic chemical benzene derailed in the Hustopěče region of the eastern Czech Republic, setting 15 tank cars on fire and spreading the highly toxic benzene along with the smoke. Benzene concentration at the scene instantly exceeded 200 times…

2025 China Nanning Tobacco Company Plastic Film Recycling Public Welfare Activity was officially launched to carry out five public welfare activities, namely, river protection, plastic purification, study, river patrol and dredging, to publicize the concept of green and low-carbon. On the scene of the event, staff and volunteers cleaned up white trash along the Yongjiang…