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Speed limits to be cut to 20mph throughout Manchester

Manchester council says the decision to drop speed limits across the city is primarily for public health reasons, citing benefits such as less pollution, better fuel efficiency and fewer crashes

Manchester Evening News

Polluted air in London found to increase blood pressure in teenagers

Researchers found that long-term exposure PM2.5 can increase blood pressure in children aged 11 to 16

Evening Standard

Microplastics: are plastic alternatives any safer for our health?

Plastic pollution is now pervasive in our environment, contaminating everywhere from our homes and workplaces to the planet’s deepest recesses. The problem regularly makes headlines, with the spotlight turned toward ocean pollution in particular.

The Conversation

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'Consider log burner sales ban' says Green Party co-leader amid health fears

Smoke from wood burners could have "dangerous" health implications

Bristol Post

Indoor air quality should be monitored in public places, says Chris Whitty

England’s chief medical officer and colleagues call for push to understand health impacts of indoor pollutants

The Guardian - UK

Breaking the Brazos

Pollution and development are straining the mighty river that Spanish explorers once called "the Arms of God."

Texas Observer

Wood burners in effect banned in new and refurbished homes in London

Planning guidance from mayor sets air pollution limits that would not be met with solid fuel burners installed

The Guardian - UK

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Beach litter changes on Scottish island over 50 years examined by drone technology

A new study will examine how beach litter on the Isle of Skye has changed over the past half century using a combination of oral histories, drones, and mobile phone apps.

Daily Record

Chess players perform worse when air quality is poor – and other high-skilled workers could be affected too

Humans are exposed to air pollution almost everywhere. The World Health Organization estimate that 99% of the world’s population breathe in polluted air each day. Chess players competing indoors are no exception – and it can affect their performance.

The Conversation

Whitley Bay residents outraged at proposed changes to "community centre on wheels"

Over 100 Whitley Bay residents are opposing changes to the 51 and W2 bus services

Chronicle Live

‘War on cigarette butts’: Coalition plan to reduce pollution ‘never existed’, Tanya Plibersek says

Up to 9bn plastic cigarette butts are discarded and washed into waterways in Australia each year

The Guardian - AU

Being Stuck In Traffic Or Living Near A Road Can Damage The Brain

Just two hours of diesel exhaust exposure can result in a decrease in the brain's functional connections

Zenger

Farming, pharmaceutical and health pollution fuelling rise in superbugs, UN warns

Sewage, poor sanitation and a lack of regulation give rise to antimicrobial resistance and threaten global health, report says

The Guardian - UK

In A New Study Found Electric Cars Reduce Air Pollution And Increases Public Health

Scientists said asthma attacks and other respiratory problems fall as more electric cars are on the road & drop in polution.

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Evening Standard

Ulez expansion forces choice between heating and eating or getting around, mayor warned

Bromley and Harrow councils argue against the planned anti-pollution levy, saying it’s the wrong time to hit Londoners’ wallets

The Orange County Register

Dirty truth: Study suggests new way climate change is fueling itself

Healthy, undisturbed soil sinks carbon, storing what’s generated when plants and other living things decompose so it doesn’t get released as a planet-warming greenhouse gas.

The Guardian - UK

Stricken by smog: the miraculous, Oscar-tipped film about Delhi’s bird hospital

Years in the making and boasting astonishing footage, All That Breathes tells the extraordinary story of the bodybuilding brothers getting pollution-choked birds flying again. We meet its director

The Texas Tribune

In South Texas, opponents say planned natural gas export facility’s carbon capture promises are “greenwashing”

A company planning to build a massive liquefied natural gas export facility near Brownsville says carbon capture technology will reduce its pollution, but some locals say it’s a “Band-Aid on a bullet hole.”

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The Guardian - UK

Rise in UK wood-burners likely to be creating ‘pollution hotspots’ in affluent areas

Pollution from wood stoves, popular among middle classes, missed from monitoring which focuses on roads but is just as if not more harmful

360info

Plastics in bowels a sign we need to change

To reduce the threat of microplastics in our bodies, we need to reduce the use of plastics in the environment.

Bangkok Post

Toxic dust levels in Bangkok to abate Feb 6-11

Toxic PM2.5 dust levels in Bangkok and surrounding provinces from Monday to Saturday are likely to improve thanks to the rather strong southerly wind that will blow away the dust, according to the Pollution Control Department's Sunday press release.

ABC News

Tasmanian push to preserve dark skies and control light pollution in wilderness areas

After working as a lighting consultant for two decades, Landon Bannister has become the president of an organisation fighting for the preservation of starry skies — and, somewhat ironically, arguing for cutting back on illumination.

The Times of India

Take remedial measures to stop water pollution in River Satluj near Gurdwara Patalpuri Sahib: NGT to Punjab

PATIALA: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Punjab chief secretary, Punjab Pollution Control Board and Ropar district magistrate to look into the alleged huge water pollution taking place in River Satluj near Gurudwara Patalpuri Sahib at Kiratpur Sahib, of Ropar district and take remedial action in accordance with law.

WEKU

Gas stove makers have a pollution solution. They're just not using it

Gas utilities and cooking stove manufacturers knew for decades that burners could be made that emit less pollution in homes, but they chose not to. That may may be about to change.

Bangkok Post

Haze returns with a vengeance

Haze pollution forced several schools in Bangkok to close on Friday as the Public Health Ministry reported more than 370,000 patients had suffered from illnesses caused by inhaling ultra-fine dust particles (PM2.5).

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