pollution

Cars are killing Earth, in more ways than we think

Cars are harmful to our health and to our environment.

Caught in toxic grip of a landfill

Soil, groundwater and air pollution poses serious health hazards to people around Amin Bazar landfill

Ignoring biodiversity conservation will cost us

Climate change is severely affecting natural resources, including forests, wetlands, floodplains, hill ecosystems, and biodiversity.

Overcrowding, pollution, food stalls: Suhrawardy Udyan under threat

As far as the eye can see, food stalls crowd every nook and corner, offering everything from “bhaja puras” to Chinese dishes. Tea vendors jostle for space alongside hawkers selling women’s ornaments at bargain prices.

Bigger isn't always better

The belief shared by corporate and government leaders that bigger is always better is founded on the false assumption

Plastic Pollution invades the Sundarbans

A group of primates wrestled with a plastic bag caught in the tangled roots of a mangrove tree. Their screeches echoed through the dense forest as they tore at the flimsy material, desperate for the scraps of food trapped inside.

‘Toxic PFAS found in water near textile factories’

High percentage of a harmful substance was found in the water near the country’s garment factories, according to a new study.

Why do policymakers care so little about pollution?

Each day of inaction translates to more lives lost

Analysis / ‘Polluter pays’ doctrine will take on new meaning

Ten years since Rana Plaza factory tragedy in Bangladesh, cheap clothing from global brands still filling landfill

April 29, 2025
April 29, 2025

Cars are killing Earth, in more ways than we think

Cars are harmful to our health and to our environment.

April 12, 2025
April 12, 2025

Caught in toxic grip of a landfill

Soil, groundwater and air pollution poses serious health hazards to people around Amin Bazar landfill

December 24, 2024
December 24, 2024

Ignoring biodiversity conservation will cost us

Climate change is severely affecting natural resources, including forests, wetlands, floodplains, hill ecosystems, and biodiversity.

November 17, 2024
November 17, 2024

Overcrowding, pollution, food stalls: Suhrawardy Udyan under threat

As far as the eye can see, food stalls crowd every nook and corner, offering everything from “bhaja puras” to Chinese dishes. Tea vendors jostle for space alongside hawkers selling women’s ornaments at bargain prices.

June 26, 2024
June 26, 2024

Bigger isn't always better

The belief shared by corporate and government leaders that bigger is always better is founded on the false assumption

June 5, 2024
June 5, 2024

Plastic Pollution invades the Sundarbans

A group of primates wrestled with a plastic bag caught in the tangled roots of a mangrove tree. Their screeches echoed through the dense forest as they tore at the flimsy material, desperate for the scraps of food trapped inside.

May 30, 2024
May 30, 2024

‘Toxic PFAS found in water near textile factories’

High percentage of a harmful substance was found in the water near the country’s garment factories, according to a new study.

March 29, 2024
March 29, 2024

Why do policymakers care so little about pollution?

Each day of inaction translates to more lives lost

January 4, 2024
January 4, 2024

‘Polluter pays’ doctrine will take on new meaning

Ten years since Rana Plaza factory tragedy in Bangladesh, cheap clothing from global brands still filling landfill

November 11, 2023
November 11, 2023

Who will save the planet? Certainly not its killers.

Issues centring ecological protection are inherently political, but in this dying earth, these are repeatedly depoliticised.