Environmentalists form a 71-km-long human chain on the banks of the Turag River demanding an end to pollution and grabbing of the river.

Beijing authorities have issued a second pollution "red alert", little more than a week after its first ever such warning.

Schools in Beijing are closed and outdoor construction halted as the Chinese capital's first ever pollution "red alert"red alert" came into effect.

Corals worldwide are at risk from a major episode of bleaching which turns reefs white, scientists have confirmed.

In a rare crackdown, Indonesia has arrested executives from seven companies accused of contributing to a pollution-filled haze in the region.

Cleaner air worldwide will save two million lives a year and not only in the most polluted countries, a study finds.

Garbage management to be on the top priority list on the recently-elected mayors of Dhaka north and south city corporations who have announced to make Dhaka a clean place in the next six months.

Bangladesh must enforce laws to stop child labour and occupational and environmental health dangers in tannery industry, says Human Rights Watch.

Brazilian workers remove more than 33 tonnes of dead fish from the 2016 Olympic rowing and canoeing venue in Rio de Janeiro.

Researchers believe pollutants created by climate change are making airborne allergens more potent

Climate change may have "huge impact" on China, reducing crop yields, harming the environment, warns country's top weather scientist

The Australian government is to legislate permanent ban on the dumping of capital dredge spoil on the Great Barrier Reef

International Energy Agency's data shows the growth in global carbon emissions stalled last year