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New research in China adds to the evidence of a direct link between air pollution and happiness.
Fertilizer is a key source of nitrogen pollution which fouls air and water worldwide. Current regulations target farmers, but focusing on producers could spur them to develop greener products.
Most cases of breast cancer are related to environmental causes. When we talk about climate change, we must not forget this part of the story.
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Car-free days could work in Nairobi where traffic, congestion and air pollution is a real problem.
There are other things which cause air pollution – cars, for example – which will have a much bigger impact.
Air pollution is bad for our heart and lung health – and a new study says it may be bad for brain health, too.
The number of substances emitted into the atmosphere is immense and growing, but some are particularly harmful to health and are subject to increased monitoring.
George H.W. Bush, who pledged to be 'the environmental president,' took a market-based approach to pollution control that helped clear the air. Now some experts think it could work on climate change.
An air pollution expert with years of experience advising federal regulators describes how the Trump administration is speeding up reviews and reducing scientific input.
Haze from Northern California wildfires has drifted as far east as Philadelphia. Wildfire smoke contains many potentially toxic substances, so anyone exposed to it should take basic precautions.
The head of the World Health Organization calls air pollution 'the new tobacco' because it causes millions of preventable deaths yearly. Fine particle pollution is especially deadly.
London's low emission zone has started to reduce air pollution – but not enough to protect children's lungs.
How could a company like Volkswagen knowingly violate US air-pollution standards despite the senseless risks to which it was exposing its reputation? The case method can provide an answer.
These substances can generate air pollution particles.
As traffic slows down, research is gathering momentum.
US ozone pollution has fallen in recent decades, but exposure to low levels of ozone still has serious effects on human health and well-being.
The US government is set to make it easier for oil and gas firms to leak methane into the atmosphere.
Two business professors spent five years studying Walmart's ambition project to bring sustainability to its millions of budget-conscious customers – a plan that began with the birth of a granddaughter.
Taj Mahal is one of the most beautiful buildings in the world, but over the last four centuries it has aged and darkened from pollution.
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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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Science Director at the National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of York
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SEI Associate, Stockholm Environment Institute, University of York
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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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Professor of Statistics; President of the Statistical Society of Australia, Queensland University of Technology
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Emeritus Professor of Medicine, University of Adelaide
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Researcher, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Environmental Science, Macquarie University
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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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Linda Selvey is a Friend of The Conversation.
Associate Professor, School of Public Health, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer, The University of Queensland
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Associate professor, UNSW
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Director, Centre for Research, Evidence Management and Surveillance & Conjoint Professor, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, UNSW
