WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, 2025 - The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved financing for two critical programs in the Indian states of ...

The most comprehensive global environment assessment ever undertaken calls for a new approach to jointly tackle the most ...

Air pollution kills nine million people annually, mostly in low-income countries.Climate change worsens air quality, ...

Everyone loves a breath of fresh air. Unfortunately, too often our air is anything but fresh. While air quality varies dramatically from place to place and day to day, nearly the entire world - about ...

Some countries are known for having dangerously high pollution levels, poor sanitation, and large amounts of unmanaged waste. These problems are usually caused by overpopulation, industrial activity, ...

JAKARTA – Persistent air pollution in Jakarta has triggered nearly 2 million cases of respiratory illness throughout this ...

Pollution from gas stoves accounts for more than half of some Americans’ total exposure to nitrogen dioxide (NO2), a toxin linked to asthma, a study in the academic journal PNAS Nexus concludes. The ...

A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) and World Bank Group shows that since 2000, most countries have made progress in expanding health service coverage and reducing the financial ...

Household air pollution rarely dominates headlines, yet it claims millions of lives each year. Every time a meal is cooked ...

Wood-burning stoves are booming in the UK, a cozy response to high energy prices and cost of living pressures. But this comes ...

Since New York City introduced congestion pricing in January 2025, the state has heralded significant reductions in traffic ...

More than 180,000 premature deaths in the EU in 2023 were attributable to long-term exposure to fine particulate matter ...