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Silvertown Tunnel – a pollution solution or an environmental disaster?

Feature: Air Quality News speaks to the campaigners protesting against the Silvertown Tunnel to find out why this has become one of London’s most controversial infrastructure projects to date.

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Car manufactures fined $1bn over diesel pollution
Four German car manufacturers have been fined $1bn over diesel pollution.  The fine, which has
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Councils need more powers to tackle non-traffic related pollution
London authorities need greater powers to combat non-traffic sources of air pollution, according to a
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New software will help cities use trees to reduce pollution
New open-source software will help cities to use street planting to reduce air pollution.  The
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Pollution from Europe’s biggest shipping company has increased
Pollution from one of Europe’s biggest shipping companies increased during the pandemic, according to official
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Air purifiers clean indoor air at four times the normal rate
Air purifiers remove aerosols at four times the normal rate in poorly ventilated spaces, according
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Air pollution may affect the growth of newborn babies
Exposure to air pollution during pregnancy may affect the development of thyroid hormones which are
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Manchester Clean Air Zone extension will tackle trans-pennine traffic
Following a public consultation that took place in late 2020, Greater Manchester’s ten local authority
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Improving air pollution may reduce dementia risk

Improving air quality may improve cognitive function and reduce dementia risk, according to several studies reported at the Alzheimer’s Association international conference. 

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Oxfordshire School Streets deemed success by parents
Residents and parents have given positive feedback to nine School Street trials that have taken
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Exposure to air pollution linked to poor academic ability
Children exposed to high levels of air pollution are more likely to have poor academic
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Study uses wristbands to measure air quality
Researchers at Texas A&M University found that devices that can be worn on the wrist
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Air pollution linked to increased risk of death from Alzheimer’s
Particulate matter (PM2.5) pollution is linked to a significantly increased risk of hospitalisation and death
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Researchers to explore how indoor air pollution affects our health
Three new research projects have been awarded funding to investigate how indoor air pollutants affect
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Pollution from oil and gas drilling linked to lower birth weight
Residential proximity to oil and gas drilling is linked to lower birth weights in newborns,
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Lockdown highlighted air pollution inequalities
Lockdown revealed stark racial disparities in exposure to air pollution in the U.S, according to
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Funding for air pollution cut 99%, campaigners raise alarm
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Funding for air pollution cut 99%, campaigners raise alarm
Mums for Lungs warned the cuts will significantly delay efforts to reduce emissions to levels
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Children are losing millions of healthy years to secondhand smoke – study
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Children are losing millions of healthy years to secondhand smoke – study
New research shows children across the globe are losing over 8.4 million years of healthy
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Camden employers unveil masterplan to tackle air pollution
Reckitt, Bupa and GSK are among the organisations who have helped deliver The Camden Breathing
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COP28: ‘Break the destructive cycle of climate change and air pollution’
Local governments across the globe have been urged to take action on strengthening air quality
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UAE PM2.5 ‘three times’ recommended limits as COP28 continues
The UN climate summit is currently underway in Dubai, while Human Rights Watch warns of
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Air quality measures could save 100,000 lives across six African cities
An updated analysis of six African cities by The Clean Air Fund has found that
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Two medical studies highlight new impacts of air pollution
Global analysis  published in the Lancet has suggested a link between air pollution and antibiotic
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Office for Environmental Protection release Air Quality Stocktake
Environmental consultants Ricardo were commissioned by the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) to undertake a
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