The program had used sensors at more than 80 U.S. embassies and consulates to track air quality, mostly in places where such ...

BEIJING’S acting Mayor Cai Qi unveiled a new environmental police squad at the weekend to root out illegal burning in the city. The announcement marked the latest official response to widespread ...

The State Department will no longer share data about foreign air pollution under a program that it says is designed to help U ...

BEIJING -- Beijing will share its best practices in battling air pollution with its sister city Bangkok, capital of Thailand, according to a memorandum of understanding (MOU) recently signed by ...

(Bloomberg) -- A US program that provided global air quality data from sensors at more than 80 embassies and consulates has ...

The U.S. State Department said it would stop publishing global air pollution data as part of attempts to shrink federal spending. The program set a worldwide standard for measuring air quality.

Most of the world has dirty air, with just 17% of global cities meeting WHO air pollution guidelines, a report Tuesday found.

The State Department on Tuesday halted efforts to monitor air quality levels around the world, ending a program that had provided data about a major global health risk. The program had used air ...

The initiative helped pressure the Chinese government to clean up the air in Beijing and was later expanded to dozens of ...

But the report said air pollution “remains a significant health ... with air quality improving in megacities like Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, the report said.

BEIJING: Tougher law enforcement has reduced the number of environmental offenders in Beijing in recent years, but more companies need to adapt to the emissions standards in China's capital, its ...