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Trying to shake the wood burning habit in New Zealand

When journalist Georgie Hughes left Air Quality News to spend a year in New Zealand, she was amazed by the country’s enthusiasm for wood burning. Here she examines why it’s so popular down under.

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Examining how asthma sufferers’ behaviour is affected by air pollution
New research from the University of Sterling has examined how air pollution impacts the lives
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Time for fact-checking as CO2 misinformation surrounds Iceland’s volcanic eruption
A few hours after the eruption of a volcano, around 45km south-west of Reykjavik, spectacular
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£575,000 awarded to new projects through Walking and Cycling Grants London programme
More than £575,000 has been awarded to 78 new projects and 69 continuing projects from
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First ‘Spare the Air’ alert of the season sees wood burning banned in San Francisco
Today marks the first day of the season on which the Bay Area Air Quality
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Sheffield’s clean air zone cuts number of most polluting vehicles by two-thirds
Following the launch of Sheffield’s Clean Air Zone (CAZ) earlier this year, new data shows
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Trees could more than halve air pollution in urban hotspots, MPs told
Last week the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee held the first evidence session of
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Leader of Sheffield Council calls for ban on moorland burning
Cllr Tom Hunt, the leader of Sheffield City Council, has written to the Secretary of
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Reading schools learn that Clean Air Living Matters

A new air quality education programme is being rolled out to schools across Reading, thanks to a collaboration between the Council, the University of Reading, engineering consultancy Stantec and social enterprise Design Nature.

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Trade union groups launch campaign for clean air in Tooting market halls
Battersea & Wandsworth Trades Union Council, along with the Trade Union Clean Air Network (TUCAN),
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Oxford United announce plans for the greenest stadium in the country
Not long after praising the Las Vegas Raider‘s stadium for being  the greenest in America,
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Residential greenery can mitigate childhood cancer risk
Based on the premise that plants are considered to be relatively effective at removing particulate
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200 London schools to have air filters installed in classrooms
Sadiq Khan, has announced a pilot project which will see air filters installed into some
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US Estate Agent becomes first to provide air quality data on all homes
Traditionally, estate agents are expert at massaging unappealing features and unpalatable facts into something altogether
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Study finds suicide rate climbs within a week of air pollution events
New research in China suggests not only a link between air pollution episodes and suicide,
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Domestic wood burning pollution increased 56% in ten years
DEFRA has published the annual Emissions of air pollutants in the UK figures and, while
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Air pollution inequality worsens without global climate cooperation
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Air pollution inequality worsens without global climate cooperation
Ambitious global climate action could prevent up to 1.32 million premature deaths each year by
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Air pollution linked to faster mobility loss in older adults
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Air pollution linked to faster mobility loss in older adults
Long-term exposure to air pollution may do more than damage the lungs and heart –
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Secondhand vape smoke may damage lung tissue
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Secondhand vape smoke may damage lung tissue
Electronic cigarettes may not produce smoke but new research suggests the vapour they release could
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Pesticide residues in European soils is harming biodiversity
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Pesticide residues in European soils is harming biodiversity
A new study  has revealed that pesticide residues are present in 70% of European soils,
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Wood burners polluting rural homes more than traffic
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Wood burners polluting rural homes more than traffic
A citizen science project with schoolchildren on the Isle of Anglesey has revealed that for
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Air pollution, dampness and a lack of dogs increase asthma risk
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Air pollution, dampness and a lack of dogs increase asthma risk
A new study has found that a combination of early-life exposures – specifically indoor dampness,
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Wildfires create illusion of progress on air pollution equality
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Wildfires create illusion of progress on air pollution equality
The degree to which disadvantaged communities in California suffer poor air quality compared to their
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Hair samples quantify the benefits of reducing our exposure to lead
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Hair samples quantify the benefits of reducing our exposure to lead
For much of the 20th century, Europeans and Americans have been surrounded by lead. Our
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