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"Building and designing schools for clean air to protect health and the climate"
#Schools #Education #AirPollution

Andy Burnham made a number of statements, and they are worth noting and dissecting.
There are things to applaud but the tendency in a speech like this is to paint an overly celebratory picture, and to elide some of the real issues.
#decarbonisation #AirPollution

Andy Burnham’s Green Summit (2026)
Mark Burton Some 2,500 people attended Mayor Andy Burnham’s Greater Manchester Green Summit on Tuesday 3 March. The Mayor’s address Burnham, fresh from the controversy over the Gorton and Denton by…

"Wood burners may treble children’s exposure to pollution in homes, study finds"
#Pollution #AirPollution

"Satellites are now tracking big polluters around the world"
#Pollution #AirPollution

Satellites are now tracking big polluters around the world
Climate Trace is mapping data from power plants, factories, and other industrial facilities.

Worrying #airpollution in #Germany, our city of Magdeburg embraces the reds. Praise to our old tech (the wrong kind): from coal to diesel to wooden heating. A bit of winter staleness and it’s all revealed

"Tackling air pollution should be part of government work to cut cancer rates, scientists say"
#Pollution #AirPollution #Environment

'EVs are already making your air cleaner"
#EV #ElectricVehicles #AirPollution

EVs are already making your air cleaner
A study in California finds that even small increases in EVs lead to measurable drops in air pollution at the neighborhood level.

"Air pollution crosses borders, and so must the policies aimed at tackling it"
#Pollution #AirPollution #Environment

Air pollution crosses borders, and so must the policies aimed at tackling it
Parts of India, including the capital Delhi, were once again covered in thick smog recently as toxic pollution from industry and crop-burning engulfed the region. Even though India's National Clean Air Program has advanced clean air action, air pollution remains a reoccurring problem.

"How ‘smog capital of Poland’ saved 6,000 lives by cutting soot levels"
#Poland #Pollution #AirPollution

"Tower Hamlets mayor acted unlawfully in attempted removal of LTN schemes"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #AirPollution

"Improving indoor air quality might save your life"
#AirQuality #AirPollution
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Improving indoor air quality might save your life
Cost-effective ways exist to improve your indoor air quality that will reduce your COVID and flu risk, lower your cancer and lung disease risk, and eliminate headaches and sleepiness caused by poor ventilation.

"Drought Is Fueling an Air Pollution Crisis in Iran"
#Iran #AirPollution
https://e360.yale.edu/digest/iran-dr…

Drought Is Fueling an Air Pollution Crisis in Iran

"Air pollution may be linked to increased risk of motor neurone disease, our new study indicates"
#Pollution #AirPollution #Health

Air pollution may be linked to increased risk of motor neurone disease, our new study indicates
A new study from Sweden links long-term air pollution exposure to higher risk of motor neurone disease and faster progression.

"China has slashed air pollution, but the 'war' isn't over"
#China #Pollution #AirPollution

China has slashed air pollution, but the 'war' isn't over
Fifteen years ago, Beijing's Liangma riverbanks would have been smog-choked and deserted in winter, but these days they are dotted with families and exercising pensioners most mornings.

"Wood burning pollution leads to 8,600 premature US deaths a year, study finds"
#Environment #WoodBurners #Pollution