Pollution means any contamination of air, soil, water and environment. Even loud noise and sound are part of pollution. Pollution can be categorized into land, water and air pollution. Harmful gases and tiny particles (like carbon dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and sulphur dioxide) are polluting the air. The smoke released from burning fuel from factories and cars, are the major sources of air pollution. Air pollution is one of the major causes of that funny cough, asthma and burning eyes that you develop.
In addition to this, our water gets polluted because of the dirty water from our house, that drains through the pipes into the rivers and oceans dirtying the water. At last, plastic and dirt causes land pollution. We need to prevent all kinds of pollution to protect the environment. Besides ourselves, many animal species are the victims of pollutions.

Oil rig fire extinguished after explosion off Louisiana. - Another offshore oil facility caught fire Thursday morning in the Gulf of Mexico, sending 13 workers into the water to be safely rescued. U.S. Coast Guard officials said late Thursday afternoon the fire had been extinguished, there were no signs of an oil sheen and they do not believe there is a leak.

What's killing the babies of Kettleman City? - In the last two years and 10 months, Kettleman City, California residents say, at least 11 babies have been born with serious birth defects.