According to data from the American Lung Association’s State of the Air report for 2024, a list of the most polluted cities in the US is provided below, with Bakersfield, CA, and Visalia, CA, topping the list. The World Health Organization estimates that air pollution causes seven million deaths per
U.S. oil refineries that are unable to sell a dirty fuel waste product at home are exporting vast quantities of it to India instead. In 2016, the U.S. sent more than 8 million metric tons of dirty petcoke to India. That’s about 20 times more than in 2010, and enough
Pollution in Europe has contributed to one of the worst droughts in India which has destroyed the lives of more than 130 million people, according to a new study. Researchers believe manufactured aerosols are to blame for the weakening of monsoon winds and rain in India over the past few
