pollution

Air pollution remains extremely high in the Indian capital a day after authorities closed schools indefinitely and shut some power stations to reduce smog that has blanketed the city for much of the month.

Authorities in New Delhi have closed schools indefinitely and shut some coal-based power plants to combat worsening pollution while the top court considers a lockdown.

A water contamination crisis is gripping the city of Flint, Michigan and is now spreading to other surrounding cities.

More cities around the world are facing problems related to smog and polluted air.

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — The nation's largest irrigation district has agreed to spend $3.5 billion to clean up contaminated water on central California farmland in a tentative deal to settle a decades-old dispute with the federal government.

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey lawmaker says a judge's concern over delayed cleanup at a polluted creek could provide a route to appeal a decision to approve a $225 million deal between the state and ExxonMobil over pollution at dozens of sites and nearly 2,000 retail gas stations.

WATERFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Long after the last dredging barge leaves the upper Hudson River, scientists will track the slow fade in contamination levels.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The stricter smog standard proposed by the Obama administration joins a string of historic — and controversial — moves by the administration to improve air quality.

No one likes litter bugs. This woman, though, really dislikes them.

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — TOLEDO, Ohio — The mayor of Toledo, Ohio, has lifted a water ban that left 400,000 Ohio and Michigan residents scrambling for water for drinking, cooking and bathing.