Atmosphere - Page 2

May 4, 2016

Chinese restaurant busted for charging ‘air cleaning fee’

Diners in smog-filled eastern China can breathe a little easier after the government banned a restaurant from charging customers an “air cleaning fee” on top of their bill.

April 21, 2016

Blast at Mexico petrochemical plant kills 13, wounds more than 100

An explosion killed 13 people and injured scores at a petrochemical plant on Mexico's southern Gulf coast, forcing evacuations as a fire billowed a huge toxin-filled cloud into the air.

April 15, 2016

World's most polluted city limits cars to try clearing the air

The New Delhi government has begun a second round of a two-week car restriction to reduce air pollution that has made the Indian capital the world's most polluted city.

December 1, 2015

Beijing air pollution reaches hazardous levels

Schools in the Chinese capital kept students indoors and parents brought their kids to hospitals with breathing ailments Tuesday as Beijing grappled with extremely severe air pollution for the fifth straight day.

November 5, 2015

Hong Kong skyline banner provides tourists ideal backdrop, ignores pollution

Pollution problems ruining your city’s iconic skyline? No worries. Hong Kong's bureau of tourism has an instant solution.