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          All the latest news on pollution

          A boy takes a bath in the polluted river Ganges as plastic bags and waste items float on the water, in Kolkata, eastern India, 14 June 2017. Piyal Adhikary / EPA

          India's top environmental body orders big clean-up of the Ganges river

          AsiaJuly 15, 2017
          Fish stocks at Mina Fish Market in Abu Dhabi are on the wane as the summer heat takes its toll on catches. Christopher Pike / The National

          It's sink or swim for the UAE's fish markets this summer

          UAEJuly 09, 2017
          View of the Dubai skyline during the dusty weather in Dubai on July 7, 2017. Pawan Singh / The National

          Poor visibility and dusty weather in Dubai and Abu Dhabi

          EnvironmentJuly 07, 2017
          In this photograph taken on April 12, 2017, an Indian artisan attends a government-run training workshop to learn new techniques in glass art at Firozabad. The ancient glass quarter in Firozabad has never recovered after authorities blamed smoke drifting from its furnaces for yellowing the Taj Mahal's magnificent white marble, threatening the beauty of India's number-one tourist attraction. The artisans were banned from burning coal and forced to use costly gas to fuel their furnaces instead -- and yet two decades on the Taj is still losing its lustre. / AFP PHOTO / Sajjad HUSSAIN

          Facing ruin, India's ancient glass artists blame the Taj

          WorldJune 25, 2017
          The waters of Dubai Marina turned orange on Thursday. Courtesy Stewart Clarke

          Mysterious orange water at Dubai Marina raises concerns

          UAEJune 23, 2017
          The waters of Dubai Marina turned orange on Thursday. Courtesy Stewart Clarke

          Authorities say orange water pollutant in Dubai Marina ‘harmless’

          UAEJune 23, 2017
          Oil washed up on the coastline after an oil spill in Kalba on April 2 2017. Photo Courtesy: Binzayed Al Zaabi

          Deliberate oil spills need to be stopped

          OpinionJune 01, 2017
          From left, Dr Ahmed Abdel-Maksoud with his research team Ahmad Al Kassem, Yousif Ahmad and Bader Al Kaabi at UAE University in Al Ain. Their findings surprised the team. Ravindranath K / The National

          Food industry worst in Abu Dhabi for disclosing environmental data, study finds

          UAEMay 07, 2017
          A hotel guest is covered with oil after a spill washed ashore near Fujairah’s Snoopy island.

          Third oil spill in Fujairah in two months leaves hoteliers fuming

          EnvironmentMay 07, 2017
          Huge sandstorm blankets central and northern China in dusty pollution

          Huge sandstorm blankets central and northern China in dusty pollution

          WorldMay 04, 2017
          Crude washes up at Kalba after Sunday’s oil spill. Finding those responsible can be a huge task. Courtesy Binzayed Al Zaabi

          Source of UAE oil spills ‘impossible’ to trace due to high traffic and tides

          EnvironmentApril 05, 2017
          Labourers wait for their bus in the summer heat as the three-hour midday break kicks in. Doctors have warned rising temperatures linked to climate change will lead to health problems for construction workers and the wider population. Silvia Razgova/The National

          Rising temperatures put outdoor workers’ lives at risk

          EnvironmentMarch 28, 2017
          Coral bleaching in 2010 led to the loss of more than half of the acropora corals in Ras Ghanada, Abu Dhabi. Courtesy John Burt

          UAE’s fragile reefs will be under more strain by climate change: report

          EnvironmentMarch 28, 2017

          Renewables are the way forward to cut emissions

          EnvironmentMarch 27, 2017
          Palestinian youths filling bottles and jerricans with drinking water from public taps at the Rafah refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip. More and more Gazans are falling ill from their drinking water, highlighting the humanitarian issues facing the Palestinian enclave that the UN says could become uninhabitable by 2020. Said Khatib/AFP

          97% of Gaza’s water unfit for domestic use, UN warns

          WorldMarch 23, 2017
          Tanker crews get rid of waste in international waters at night to avoid charges at the port. Courtesy Dibba Municipality

          Illegal dumping of waste by oil tanker causes untold environmental damage in Fujairah

          EnvironmentMarch 15, 2017
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