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Concern about dirty air can galvanise the fight against climate change

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Concern about dirty air can galvanise the fight against climate change

Politicians think that climate policy is a vote loser because people see it as a "tomorrow" issue. But immediate worries about the air we breathe offer a way to shift the dial, says London's mayor Sadiq Khan

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Air quality: How does pollution affect your health?

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Smoke from wildfires in Canada has reached several cities, including New York

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How long will the wildfire smoke last and is it bad for your health?

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The Auchencorth Moss air quality monitoring station in Scotland (credit: National Physical Laboratory / Local Site Operator)

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Air pollution monitors have been accidentally harvesting wildlife DNA

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Kettleman City, CA - Jan 29, 2022: Many cars charging at a Tesla Supercharger station. Supercharger stations allow Tesla cars to be fast-charged at the network within a hour.

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California's electric car boom reduces pollution – but not everywhere

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How indoor air pollution affects your health and what to do about it

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How indoor air pollution affects your health and what to do about it

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US toxic chemical emissions to air, water and soil increased in 2021

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RPS Woman Science Photographer of the Year a small group of atmospheric scientists move a fluxsled to the ice, this was the first instrument deployed on the new MOSAiC floe. ?Leap of Science? by Lianna Nixon (USA)

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See the top shots in the Woman Science Photographer of the Year award

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We don't need 'miracle' green technologies to save the planet

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We don't need 'miracle' green technologies to save the planet

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Three smokestacks from a coal-burning power plant send up plumes of white smoke into a blue sky

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US megadrought has led to more air pollution from power plants

The ongoing drought in the western US depleted reservoirs and reduced hydropower generation. Fossil fuel power plants filled the gap but that has led to increased air pollution

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Gas stoves harm our health and the climate - should they be banned?

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Children living near airport found to have raised lead levels in blood

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Low traffic neighbourhood schemes cut air pollution on nearby roads

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Houseplants genetically modified to reduce indoor air pollution

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