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PM2.5 ‘sends immune system into overdrive’, worsening asthma

Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) can send the body’s immune system into overdrive by over-activating a ...

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Outdoor workers should be given guidance on air pollution during heatwave, say experts

The British Safety Council has called on the government to issue guidance for outdoor workers ...

Health

Climate change will worsen ozone pollution, study finds

Soaring temperatures due to climate change will worsen air quality by increasing the number of ...

Health

China could save 330,000 lives by cutting ozone pollution, study finds

China could save 330,000 lives if it takes urgent measures to cut its levels of ...

Health

New interactive tool shows how trees improve air quality

A leading UK environmental research centre has published a new interactive calculator to raise awareness ...

Local Government

Bradford trials air monitoring using public phone boxes

Bradford has become one of the first places in the UK to monitor air quality ...

Health

CO2 affects human health at lower levels than previously thought

Exposure to carbon dioxide (CO2) poses direct risks to human health at lower levels than ...

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Air pollution is blocking sunlight and damaging China’s solar potential

China may miss out on billions of dollars’ worth of solar power production due to ...

Legislation Local Government

ClientEarth warns Greater Manchester of Clean Air Plan ‘flaws’

Environmental lawyers ClientEarth have warned the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) about ‘major flaws’ in ...

Cars, Freight & Transport Local Government Uncategorised

Freight emissions reduced ‘substantially’ in London scheme

Air pollution from freight deliveries was substantially reduced in five London boroughs following a Defra-funded ...