Analysis of health records shows emergency hospital admissions in central London decreased by 3% per year after the introduction of the T-charge and Ultra Low Emission Zone (Ulez), with significant reductions in heart and breathing problem admissions.
Uttar Pradesh aims to reduce NCR air pollution by 30-35% by 2026 with a 'No PUCC, No Fuel' policy and support for replacing older trucks/buses with cleaner models.
Thailand's parliament has advanced the Clean Air Act, aiming to establish clean air as a public right and create a coordinated national framework for pollution control. The bill introduces fees for major emitters and seeks to trace supply chains, addressing the country's severe seasonal smog crisis.
A new report highlights Clacton-on-Sea as the worst in England for equal access to trees, with 98.2% of residents in areas of critically low tree cover, exacerbating air pollution, health issues, and heat exposure, amidst a noted north-south divide in tree equity across the UK.
Families turn to dirty fuels such as firewood, bringing fears over air pollution and fragility of energy transitionIn the ramshackle lanes of a south Delhi slum, Afshana Khatoon crouched wearily on her haunches and began lighting a small pile of firewood.She had only just returned from six hours spent trudging through the urban forests and dry parks of India’s capital looking for kindling to turn into a makeshift stove. As the unforgiving summer heat soared above 40C, she had walked for miles, piling the sticks and fallen branches into a bundle on her head while sweat ran down her face. Continue reading...
A new study has found a clear link between air pollution exposure and the risk of ending up in hospital. It's a battle Julia Ovens knows only too well.
A new study has found a clear link between air pollution exposure and the risk of ending up in hospital. It's a battle Julia Ovens knows only too well.
There are renewed calls for government action after another study finds children in Melbourne's inner west are over-represented in asthma-related hospital visits.
Northern Thailand faces public health crisis as dry season wildfires blanket provinces with toxic PM2.5 pollution. Over 600 fire hotspots recorded, with hospitals seeing surge in respiratory illness patients. Senator demands government action as air quality remains at critical levels for over two months.
