Air pollution from Europe’s coal plants could be responsible for up to 34,000 deaths across the continent each year, a new study suggests.

Widespread lead pollution from the Roman Empire's metals industry caused a cognitive decline across Europe, with researchers estimating a 2- to 3-point drop in IQ due to lead exposure, a recent ...

NASA Earth Observatory That air pollution took a massive toll on the U.S. in the past few weeks, with the smoke causing extremely poor levels of air quality. And that impact is far from over.

STOCKHOLM - Fine particle pollution caused the deaths of over 250,000 people in the European Union in 2021, according to a report by the European Environment Agency (EEA) published on Nov 24.

Air pollution is spiking across Britain, France, and southern Europe amid record-breaking temperatures and scorching wildfires.

Dutch scientists are putting together remarkable maps showing pollution over Europe and other regions of the globe. Using the US space agency's Aura satellite, the team can look right down to the ...

Smoke from Canadian wildfires has carried another day of poor air quality south of the border to the American Midwest.

After our data collection on an unprecedented scale, this map is the first to illustrate the widespread contamination of Europe by these toxic and persistent substances.

Around 800,000 deaths annually in Europe were due to air pollution, about half of which were due to cardiovascular diseases, said experts.

The page presents the latest data about air pollution in Europe, as well as facts about how pollution affects human health and the environment.