Tightening air quality regulations could significantly reduce hospitalisations for heart attacks, strokes and heart failure, according to new research analysing data from over 300,000 UK adults.

The Government have today announced new plans designed to make the transition fairer for electric car owners who rent their homes and for those without private driveways.

A long-term U.S. study suggests that women living in areas with higher air pollution, particularly places with heavy traffic emissions, face an increased risk of developing breast cancer.

Friends of the Earth have launched an online portal which provides environmental data for each constituency in England, highlighting threats such as air pollution, flood risk and extreme heat.

Monsoons in the USA are increasingly breaking through into the stratosphere, a typically undisturbed layer of the atmosphere, introducing burning biomass and aerosols from western wildfires with potentially concerning consequences for the ozone layer and the climate.

Dougie Barnett of AXA UK considers how consumer confidence in buying second-hand EVs can be bolstered in the run-up to the government’s 2030 target for phasing out petrol and diesel vehicles.