For too many of us, the air we breathe is toxic, and the weight of evidence showing the health impact linked to air pollution is growing by the day. Lung conditions are the third biggest killer in the UK, but they aren’t being taken seriously enough. Your article on air pollution speeding up the progression… Continue reading Urgent action needed to reduce air pollution | Air pollution
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Air pollution speeds progression of lung diseases, UK study finds | Pollution
A study of more than 250,000 people in the UK has shown how air pollution speeds up the progression of lung disease. More air pollution in people’s home neighbourhoods led to a greater probability of developing one lung illness and then to increased likelihood of multiple illnesses and death. This adds to growing evidence that… Continue reading Air pollution speeds progression of lung diseases, UK study finds | Pollution
Air pollution linked to rise in antibiotic resistance that imperils human health | Antibiotics
Air pollution is helping to drive a rise in antibiotic resistance that poses a significant threat to human health worldwide, a global study suggests. The analysis, using data from more than 100 countries spanning nearly two decades, indicates that increased air pollution is linked with rising antibiotic resistance across every country and continent. It also… Continue reading Air pollution linked to rise in antibiotic resistance that imperils human health | Antibiotics
A Mississippi community takes on a U.K. energy giant over pollution concerns
During the last weeks of July, a handful of residents from Gloster, a majority-Black, low-income community in southwest Mississippi, prepared for a meeting with Drax Group, a U.K.-based energy company that operates a wood pellet production plant in the small town. They planned to present the company with a list of demands meant to address… Continue reading A Mississippi community takes on a U.K. energy giant over pollution concerns
Doctors urge politicians to stand firm on schemes to tackle air pollution | Air pollution
Hundreds of doctors have urged politicians to stand firm on initiatives to tackle air pollution, warning that they see its “devastating health consequences” in patients on a daily basis. Air pollution is the single largest environmental risk to public health, linked to between 28,000 and 36,000 UK deaths a year. The estimated cost to the… Continue reading Doctors urge politicians to stand firm on schemes to tackle air pollution | Air pollution
Ulez key to tackling ‘unacceptably high’ child illness and death, doctors say | Air pollution
Leading doctors and scientists have warned politicians against watering down plans to expand city-wide schemes aimed at reducing traffic pollution levels linked to thousands of deaths each year. They urged politicians not to lose their nerve over plans to improve poor air quality, such as the expansion of the ultra low emission zone (Ulez) in… Continue reading Ulez key to tackling ‘unacceptably high’ child illness and death, doctors say | Air pollution