Manufacturers of furniture, petrochemicals, automobiles and electronics in Beijing will start paying fees in October for emitting volatile organic compounds (VOCs), a source of air pollution, the X

It turns out that there is, in fact, a link between air pollution and the risk of death.

BEIJING - Particles responsible for much of China's air pollution decreased 17.4 percent during the first half of this year, an official said on Monday.

In the two-week run-up to a military parade in Beijing on Thursday — a massive spectacle to mark the 70th anniversary of Japan's defeat in World War II — the Chinese capital’s notoriously polluted

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Utah residents buying a new water heater will soon be required to pay more for one that emits less nitrogen oxide due to a new rule designed to reduce wintertime pollution.

Beijing has seen a lot of azure-blue skies since Aug 20, when the government began taking strict control of industrial and automobile emissions ahead of last week's military parade.

Even “safe” levels of particulate and nitric dioxide (NO2) air pollution are associated with a notably increased risk of severe heart attacks, according to new research presented by Dr Jean-Francoi