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Theresa May Admits Air Pollution is One of UK’s Gravest Health Risks
Theresa May has admitted the full scale of the UK’s air pollution crisis, in a letter acknowledging poor air quality is the fourth biggest health risk for the British public after cancer, obesity and cardiovascular disease. The letter, obtained by…
Health and Green Building Experts Join Forces to Tackle Indoor Air Pollution Threat
A group of health and green building experts have joined together in a new working party aimed at integrating energy efficiency policies with measures to tackle indoor air pollution caused by kitchen products, faulty boilers, open fires, and other household…
Use Buggy Covers to Combat Air Pollution Danger, Parents Warned
Parents should use covers on their prams during the school run to protect their infants from air pollution, experts have warned. Scientists tested the pollution levels inside prams to assess the exposure of infants taken on the school run with…
Barcelona to Ban Old Cars from Roads to Tackle Air Pollution
Barcelona will ban cars that are older than 20 years from the roads during the week to cut traffic emissions by 30% over 15 years. The measure – a joint initiative between the city council, the Catalan government and other…
65 Per Cent of British Public Support New Clean Air Act, Says Survey
More than half of the British public believe air pollution levels across the UK are damaging to their health and almost two-thirds back proposals for new laws to tackle the issue, according to research. Canvassing the views of 1,670 adults,…
European Smog Could Be 27 Times More Toxic than Air Pollution in China
Much of the air pollution in China comes from natural sources, rather than the burning of fossil fuels that makes up most of the problem in the West. Smog in Europe and North America could be more than 25 times…
Smog-Fighting Music Academy Proposal Uses an Air Purifier System as Effective as 33,000 Trees
The Polish city of Krakow has some of the worst air pollution in the world. In hopes of improving the city’s air quality, FAAB Architektura proposed a smog-fighting music academy fitted with a German air purification system that they say…