Chinese white dolphins, nicknamed "pink dolphins," are rarely spotted in Hong Kong waters. However, the near-threatened species is becoming even more ...

Particulate matter is now the fourth-leading cause of death in China, behind dietary risks, high blood pressure, and smoking. And, unless current trends change, urban air pollution is projected to be the number one killer worldwide by 2050.

I don't think I've ever seen such a gathering in China before. Nearly one hundred people met in Beijing recently to discuss their efforts to promote environmental transparency and public disclosure of pollution data.

I simply could not believe my ears. China's rubber-stamp legislature had never displayed such a level of opposition in its entire history, let alone on environmental grounds.

Chinese authorities have a new mystery to ponder after 1,000 duck carcases were found floating down the Nanhe river in the country's Sichuan province ...

Before the thick blanket of smog choking Beijing lifted in early February, it had been more than three weeks since I'd seen the sun and even longer since I felt safe enough to walk outside without a surgical mask covering my nose and mouth.

(Repeats to additional subscribers without changes to text) BEIJING, March 17 (Reuters) - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang pledged on Sunday...

The god of wealth might bring bucks to doorsteps... and a blazing fireworks display may add to the festivities of the day, but those noxious clouds of smoke snaking around Beijing cannot stave off China's legacy that accounts for nearly half of global coal consumption.

BEIJING (AP) — Air quality worsened in China's capital and surrounding regions on Thursday, as the country's new leaders geared up for a major congr...

While China's air pollution has reached hazardous levels in some major cities, chemical pollutants in the air are hardly the only problem. Entrepreneu...

Welcome to my blog, Toxic Tracks. Please send along any feedback via email or Twitter. Chemicals that mess with hormones in humans and wildlife such ...

BEIJING, Jan 24 (Reuters) - China's environment minister said on Thursday that emissions of four major pollutants dropped last year and should fall ...

BEIJING, Jan 22 (Reuters) - New plans to reduce air pollution in Beijing fell flat on Tuesday, judging by initial online reaction, as the capital's ...

On Jan. 12, an air pollution monitor atop the U.S. Embassy in Beijing rated the pollution index at a shocking 755 -- on a scale of 0 to 500.

By Michael Martina BEIJING, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Days after choking smog blanketed China's capital, the country's premier-designate adde...

BEIJING (AP) — One of Beijing's worst rounds of air pollution kept schoolchildren indoors and sent coughing residents to hospitals, but this time so...

BEIJING (AP) — Air pollution readings in China's notoriously polluted capital were at dangerously high levels for the second straight day Saturday, ...