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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 · Feb 9, 2023

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 · Feb 9, 2023

London teens may be experiencing high blood pressure due to air pollution, study says

Individuals from ethnic minority groups exposed to higher levels of pollutants than their white peers

The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2023

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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 · Feb 9, 2023

LA is shutting down its largest gas plant — and replacing it with an unproven hydrogen project

The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to move forward with an $800-million plan to convert the city's largest gas-fired power plant to green hydrogen — a first-of-its-kind project that was hailed by supporters as an important step to solve the climate crisis but slammed by critics as a…

Los Angeles Times · Feb 9, 2023

Fossil fuel companies won’t save us from climate change. We need governments to step up

The fallout when the industry fails to act is still smaller than the rewards for pumping out more pollution

The Guardian - AU · Feb 8, 2023

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 · Feb 8, 2023

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Speed limits to be cut to 20mph throughout Manchester

Manchester council says the decision to drop speed limits across the city is primarily for public health reasons, citing benefits such as less pollution, better fuel efficiency and fewer crashes

Manchester Evening News · Feb 8, 2023

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 · Feb 8, 2023

Microplastics: are plastic alternatives any safer for our health?

Plastic pollution is now pervasive in our environment, contaminating everywhere from our homes and workplaces to the planet’s deepest recesses. The problem regularly makes headlines, with the spotlight turned toward ocean pollution in particular.

The Conversation · Feb 8, 2023

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

Smoke from wood burners could have "dangerous" health implications

Bristol Post · Feb 8, 2023

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

The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2023

Breaking the Brazos

Pollution and development are straining the mighty river that Spanish explorers once called "the Arms of God."

Texas Observer · Feb 8, 2023

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

The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2023

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Daily Record · Feb 8, 2023

Beach litter changes on Scottish island over 50 years examined by drone technology

A new study will examine how beach litter on the Isle of Skye has changed over the past half century using a combination of oral histories, drones, and mobile phone apps.

The Conversation · Feb 8, 2023

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.

Chronicle Live · Feb 8, 2023

Whitley Bay residents outraged at proposed changes to "community centre on wheels"

Over 100 Whitley Bay residents are opposing changes to the 51 and W2 bus services

The Guardian - AU · Feb 7, 2023

‘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

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Zenger · Feb 7, 2023

Being Stuck In Traffic Or Living Near A Road Can Damage The Brain

Just two hours of diesel exhaust exposure can result in a decrease in the brain's functional connections

The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2023

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 · Feb 7, 2023

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.

Evening Standard · Feb 7, 2023

Ulez expansion forces choice between heating and eating or getting around, mayor warned

Bromley and Harrow councils argue against the planned anti-pollution levy, saying it’s the wrong time to hit Londoners’ wallets

The Orange County Register · Feb 7, 2023

Dirty truth: Study suggests new way climate change is fueling itself

Healthy, undisturbed soil sinks carbon, storing what’s generated when plants and other living things decompose so it doesn’t get released as a planet-warming greenhouse gas.

The Guardian - UK · Feb 6, 2023

Stricken by smog: the miraculous, Oscar-tipped film about Delhi’s bird hospital

Years in the making and boasting astonishing footage, All That Breathes tells the extraordinary story of the bodybuilding brothers getting pollution-choked birds flying again. We meet its director

The Texas Tribune · Feb 6, 2023

In South Texas, opponents say planned natural gas export facility’s carbon capture promises are “greenwashing”

A company planning to build a massive liquefied natural gas export facility near Brownsville says carbon capture technology will reduce its pollution, but some locals say it’s a “Band-Aid on a bullet hole.”

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