The UK has around 2,000 drive-throughs.
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Drive-throughs not only increase air pollution and emissions, but also contribute to a car-centred culture that we need to avoid.
Air pollution levels are typically high during the winter months in Beijing, where the Olympics has kicked off.
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Air pollution are typically high during the winter months in Beijing, research shows.
Extreme flooding in Germany caused roads and railways to be cut off.
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Sci-fi classic The Sheep Look Up has lessons for today on environmental change, says an expert.
Interior green walls can improve air quality and reduce noise levels, improving the health and well-being of those who work there.
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Green buildings can cost more than conventional structures, but the small increase has noticeable benefits for those working and living within them.
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Both affect the lungs. Both can have serious health consequences in vulnerable populations. Both can have long-term health consequences.
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Increased use of freight trains can ease the HGV driver crisis and improve the air quality, research shows.
Wildfire smoke contains a mixture of toxic pollutants that can be harmful to both the lungs and the brain.
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Pollution from more frequent floods and wildfires – exacerbated by the warming climate – is threatening human health and poses particular risks to the brain.
Fossil fuels account for one in five premature adult deaths each year.
If South Africa wants to improve air quality and meet climate change goals, it needs to move away from coal.
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To improve air quality, a combination of efforts is needed including reducing Eskom’s emissions, investing in cleaner sources of energy, and reducing emissions.
Open fires and poorly balanced pots are also hazardous to the families that use them.
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The number of people using mainly polluting fuels in sub-Saharan Africa is rising at an alarming rate and is due to exceed 1 billion people by 2025.
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A high court judge said the Environment Agency was failing to fulfil its legal duty to protect the public.
Prickly hedges will help clean our air.
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Prickly hedges capture large amounts of carbon dioxide, and are great homes for insects.
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The World Health Organization has halved its recommended limit for particulate pollution.
New Delhi has had days with air pollution levels nearly 30 times the old World Health Organization guidelines.
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It’s the World Health Organization’s first update of global air quality guidelines since 2005. We know far more today about the serious risks these pollutants pose to human health.
Road pricing could be introduced to reduce congestion.
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National road pricing systems are being proposed, but what are the options?
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Fine particles in air pollution contribute to the deaths of 36,000 people each year in the UK.
Interstate 980 cuts off West Oakland, Calif., at top, from other Oakland neighborhoods.
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Two urban policy experts explain why taking down highways that have isolated low-income and minority neighborhoods for decades is an important part of the pending infrastructure bill.
Vintage leaded petrol pumps on an old garage forecourt in the UK.
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The world recently celebrated the end of leaded petrol, as sales ceased in Algeria.
For almost 100 years, Sudbury’s community and environment were blanketed in sulfur dioxide and metals released from the smelting of nickel ore.
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Sudbury was once known as one of the world’s most polluted cities. But it transformed itself with the help of the mining industry.
Low-cost air-ventilation systems have been installed in many classrooms across the U.S. to help reduce COVID-19 transmission.
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Air-ventilation upgrades have been badly needed in U.S. classrooms since long before the pandemic. Low-tech filtration systems that cost about the same as a textbook per student can make a big difference.