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Closure of US coal-processing plant provided immediate health benefits to local community

A new natural experiment has examined the change in emergency department visits and hospitalisations for cardiovascular diseases following the closure of one of Pittsburgh’s biggest and most polluting coal-processing plants.

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New research supports a link between air pollution and childhood obesity

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‘What a waste of time and money’ – reactions to ULEZ High Court decision pour in

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Air pollution + extreme heat = double the risk of a heart attack

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North America wildfire smoke as bad as ‘secondhand smoke in bars’

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Manchester United offset carbon emissions ahead of pre-season tour

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Air cleaning to be trialed in mental health unit

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York Air Map: Art meets Science to reveal York’s air pollution

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Mums for Lungs claim delay in Manchester CAZ may have cost 200 lives

Since the implementation of the Manchester Clean Zone was paused in February 2022, analysis by Mums for Lungs based on on data published by CBI Economics, shows that over 200 people may have died in Greater Manchester from illnesses related to poor air quality.