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 capture large amounts of carbon dioxide, and are great homes for insects.
The World Health Organization has halved its recommended limit for particulate pollution.
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.
National road pricing systems are being proposed, but what are the options?
Fine particles in air pollution contribute to the deaths of 36,000 people each year in the UK.
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.
The world recently celebrated the end of leaded petrol, as sales ceased in Algeria.
Sudbury was once known as one of the world’s most polluted cities. But it transformed itself with the help of the mining industry.
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.
Smoke has long cast shadows across the skies in the northern hemisphere. Our aversion to smoke has influenced the way we’re willing to deal with the rising risk of wildfires.
Ozone pollution is on the rise, and it’s getting into people’s homes.
We are at a tipping point between high-carbon transport and a new world of fewer cars and more walking and cycling.
Early exposure to lead pollution may lead to less mature personality traits as an adult.
Earnings management is one of those genteel business terms that looks a lot less innocent the more you study it.
Planting a hedge can boost biodiversity, tackle noise, air and soil pollution and help towards meeting carbon emissions targets.
Electric cars offer benefits for low-income and minority drivers, including cleaner air and lower maintenance costs. But it will take more than rebates on new models to make EVs accessible for all.
A future of heat and strife or humanity’s finest hour – our response to climate change today will define the 21st century.
While most areas experienced a reduction in air pollution in response to lockdown measures, other areas saw only small improvements or even an air quality deterioration.
Top contributors
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Science Director at the National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of York
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Professor & Chair in Air Quality and Health; Founding Director, Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE), University of Surrey
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Emeritus Professor of Environmental Science, University of Essex
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Associate Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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Emeritus Professor of Medicine, University of Adelaide
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SEI Associate, Stockholm Environment Institute, University of York
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Professor of Statistics, Queensland University of Technology
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Researcher, The University of Queensland
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Chief Environmental Scientist, EPA Victoria; Honorary Professor, Macquarie University
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Associate Professor, University of Pretoria
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Professor of Atmospheric Science, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Atmospheric Science, University of Birmingham
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Air Quality & Health Research and Evaluation, Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney; Senior Research Fellow, South West Sydney Clinical School, UNSW
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Professor of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Associate Research Scientist, Texas A&M University
