Government publishes new clean air strategy
Environment Secretary Michael Gove has published a new clean air strategy for consultation. The proposals are in addition to the
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Pollution
New research links LED lighting to cancer
The ‘blue light’ emitted from LED streetlights and commercial advertising hoardings have been linked to an increase in the risk of
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UK shipping industry urged to go green
A new report says the UK shipping industry should target using 100% renewable electricity whilst ships are at berth in
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Could an arctic Donald Trump sculpture be the Mount Rushmore of climate change?
A Finnish NGO hopes to commission a 115-foot tall ice sculpture of Donald Trump’s face in the Arctic region, which
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Almost half of children concerned about air pollution, survey reveals
43% of children living in urban areas are concerned about the levels of air pollution near their school, new figures
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UK goes 55 hours without using coal, breaking record
Data from the National Grid has shown that no coal was used in electricity generation in Great Britain between 10:25 pm
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Car manufacturers are holding back low emissions vehicles, campaigners say
Green transport campaigners Transport and Environment (T&E) has accused car manufacturers of delaying more efficient models until 2019 to clear
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Scientists announce plastic eating breakthrough
Scientists have engineered an enzyme which can digest some of the world’s most commonly polluting plastics, and they believe it
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NHS uses 334,000 disposable coffee cups a day, new data reveals
Coffee retailers such as Starbucks and Costa Coffee have been under increased pressure to reduce the amount of waste created
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New plans to tackle air pollution in Bath unveiled
Bath and North East Somerset Council has announced plans to charge high-emission vehicles in the centre of Bath, as part
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Government has spent £500,000 fighting losing dirty air court cases, FOI request reveals
A freedom of information release, obtained by Labour, reveals that the government has now spent over half a million pounds
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Feature: sky lanterns – safe or scourge?
In February, Merthyr Tydfil became the final council in Wales to ban the release of sky lanterns on council-owned land,
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Ministers urged to ‘shift gear’ and move forward 2040 petrol and diesel ban
Ministers have been urged to ‘shift gear’ and move forward the ban on new petrol and diesel cars from 2040
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Innovative ‘CityTree’ absorbs as much pollution as 275 trees
London has welcomed its first CityTree, which is hoped could go some way to reducing air pollution in the city.
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#WomenWeSalute2018 Week 3: Tina Rothery, Activist, Author
The third interviewee to feature in Women’s Environmental Network’s latest ‘#WomenWeSalute’ series is anti-fracking activist and author, Tina Rothery.
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Britons are getting recycling wrong
According to a new survey from the British Science Association, Britons are regularly misunderstanding what can and cannot be recycled,
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Government faces calls for new Clean Air Act
Four separate parliamentary committees have taken the unprecedented step of calling for a new Clean Air Act, after warning pollution
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We must all take responsibility for cleaner air
There is no easy way to fix the UK’s air quality crisis, say Lesley Vining and Matt Davies, but should
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Labour vows to protect elderly from poor air quality
More than seven million older people in England are living in areas with illegal levels of air pollution, the Labour
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Government loses third air quality legal battle
The government has been defeated for the third-time running in the High Court by the campaigning group ClientEarth over its
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