Air pollution

However, according to Canadian researcher Ching-Bin Lu, it has been around since the 1980s. It is estimated that the hole has existed since the eighties, but only now has its large size been realized.

The life expectancy of the inhabitants of Greece due to air pollution is expected to decrease by about a year annually.

The Regional Inspectorate for Environment and Water - Haskovo suspends the activities of TPP "Maritsa 3" AD in Dimitrovgrad due to violations of air quality standards. Today, the inspectorate issued a coercive administrative measure to stop the combustion plant.

The EU recently set stricter limits for emissions from newly registered passenger cars

The latest analysis, compiled by Bankwatch, released this week, shows that fine dust, PM2.5, concentrations alone are responsible for up to 8.43 per cent of all deaths among adults in the nearby village of Novaci.

This means that in this small, sparsely populated municipality, up to 6 people die prematurely every year due to PM2.5 pollution.

Air pollution in several districts of Istanbul has reached "dangerous levels" in recent days, according to official figures, prompting concern among experts.

Turkey and its neighbors pledged on Dec. 10 to do a better job addressing the threats posed by pollution to people's health and the natural habitats of the Mediterranean Sea.

From plastic waste to slimy mucilage forming on their coasts, the ring of tourism-dependent Mediterranean countries have battled a steady stream of environmental problems.

The majority of people in European cities live among unhealthy levels of air pollution, despite improvements over the past two decades and declining emissions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This was announced by the European Environment Agency (EEA), quoted by Reuters.

A leading environmental activist in Romania, Octavian Berceanu, told BIRN on Friday that Romanian authorities do not want to collect accurate data on the amount of air pollution in the country because sanctions would be triggered. 

The authorities want to lockdown New Dehli due to excessive air pollution