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Urgent health warning issued to anyone with a wood burning stove in their home

An urgent health warning has been issued to anyone who owns a wood burning stove, as they produce 750 times more tiny particle pollution than a modern HGV truck.

Edinburgh Live

Ulez expansion is the right thing to do — for the sake of our children

It’s great to see new evidence that the ULEZ has been incredibly effective at taking the most polluting vehicles off the road - it’s making a big difference to the air quality in urban areas. Our children are breathing dangerous levels of air pollution, especially in boroughs such as Islington…

Evening Standard

Polluters like Southeast Side plant often get a pass on air-quality violations in Chicago, Sun-Times finds

Fewer than half of all citations written by Chicago city health inspectors in recent years for air pollution end up sticking, records show. That’s left neighbors of polluters unhappy.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Stark warning to anyone with a wood burner in their home

Many people now use wood burning stoves but they could be extremely damaging to health

Liverpool Echo

Ultra low emissions zone expansion cut London pollutants by up to 26% – study

Findings of lower diesel and PM2.5 emissions may fortify mayor as he extends scheme across whole city

The Guardian - UK

Pollution revolution: can electric motorbikes help clean up Benin’s air?

Polluted air is the second biggest killer in Africa; for moto-taxi drivers the risk from exhaust fumes is high. New bikes could be part of the solution – if they are affordable

The Guardian - UK

Bayswater Power Station in the Hunter Valley fined for dumping salt water into local creek

AGL's Bayswater Power Station has been fined $15,000 for allegedly discharging saline water into a nearby waterway.

Newcastle Herald

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Arsenic found in London air raises fears over use of waste wood as fuel

Many people warming homes with wood from construction sites unaware of health risks, say experts

The Guardian - UK

Share your experience of wood burners in the UK

We would like to speak to people in the UK following calls for the stoves to be banned due to air pollution

The Guardian - UK

Seven ways to protect your health when cooking with gas

Cooking can pollute the air inside your house to such an extent that breathing in your kitchen may be as safe as breathing by a busy roadside. A poor supply of oxygen can prevent gas or solid fuels burning properly, which produces harmful pollutants such as fine particulate matter and…

The Conversation

Stargazers' warning as increasing light pollution worldwide blinks out night's skies

Increasing light pollution worldwide means looking up at the stars in the night's sky is becoming increasingly difficult for people who live in populated areas, according to experts

Daily Mirror

Thai air conditioner market set to recover

B.Grimm Carrier (Thailand), the marketer of Carrier air conditioners, expects Thailand's overall air-conditioner industry to resume growth of 5-10% in 2023, after three years of contraction during the pandemic.

Bangkok Post

Polluted air in London found to increase blood pressure in teenagers

Researchers found that long-term exposure PM2.5 can increase blood pressure in children aged 11 to 16

Evening Standard

'Consider log burner sales ban' says Green Party co-leader amid health fears

Smoke from wood burners could have "dangerous" health implications

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Safety schemes to launch around schools that will see some roads closed to pupil drop-offs

The ‘School Streets’ initiative aims to reduce air pollution, congestion, idling and problem parking

The Guardian - UK

Indoor air quality should be monitored in public places, says Chris Whitty

England’s chief medical officer and colleagues call for push to understand health impacts of indoor pollutants

Bristol Post

Now even the Environment Agency workers are on strike

"Running the agency and its staff into the ground is an act of wilful negligence by ministers"

The Guardian - UK

Wood burners in effect banned in new and refurbished homes in London

Planning guidance from mayor sets air pollution limits that would not be met with solid fuel burners installed

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Evening Standard

Plug-in hybrid cars pollute more than advertised, tests show

The BMW 3 Series emits three times more CO2 than official ratings

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Toxic gases connected to Ohio train derailment

A big fireball and billowing smoke rose into the sky when officials released and burned toxic chemicals from the wreckage of a derailed train in an Ohio village where residents had been ordered to evacuate because of health risks from the fumes

The Conversation

Chess players perform worse when air quality is poor – and other high-skilled workers could be affected too

Humans are exposed to air pollution almost everywhere. The World Health Organization estimate that 99% of the world’s population breathe in polluted air each day. Chess players competing indoors are no exception – and it can affect their performance.

The Guardian - UK

Major plug-in hybrid cars pollute more than official measures suggest

BMW, Renault and Peugeot PHEVs all exceeded carbon dioxide output claimed in standard lab tests, on-road tests show

The Guardian - AU

‘War on cigarette butts’: Coalition plan to reduce pollution ‘never existed’, Tanya Plibersek says

Up to 9bn plastic cigarette butts are discarded and washed into waterways in Australia each year

The Guardian - UK

Farming, pharmaceutical and health pollution fuelling rise in superbugs, UN warns

Sewage, poor sanitation and a lack of regulation give rise to antimicrobial resistance and threaten global health, report says

Zenger

In A New Study Found Electric Cars Reduce Air Pollution And Increases Public Health

Scientists said asthma attacks and other respiratory problems fall as more electric cars are on the road & drop in polution.

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