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UK air pollution fell to record lows in 2020 due to lockdowns

Air pollution in the UK last year fell to its lowest levels in decades due to the coronavirus pandemic’s unprecedented restrictions curbing traffic

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Air pollution halved in first UK lockdown but fell less in the third

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Air pollution halved in first UK lockdown but fell less in the third

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Smog in Shanghai

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Chinese air pollution data was altered, statistical analysis suggests

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Smog over London

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UK should set tougher air pollution limits, says Kissi-Debrah coroner

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people in city

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Deaths from fossil fuel air pollution are double what we thought

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Rosamund Kissi-Debrah

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Rosamund Kissi-Debrah: Clean air 'Ella's law' would honour her memory

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Ella Kissi-Debrah

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Landmark ruling says air pollution contributed to death of 9-year-old

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smog over Las Vegas

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Air pollution linked to greater risk of dying from covid-19 in the US

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Air pollution

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China's cuts to air pollution may have saved 150,000 lives each year

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A building under construction on a polluted day in Shenyang, Liaoning province

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Air pollution in China may have caused millions of deaths since 2000

Air pollution is estimated to have caused 30.8 million premature deaths in China and Taiwan since 2000, according to an algorithm that was trained on satellite data

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Environment

Asphalt on roads may soon be greater source of air pollution than cars

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How many house plants do you need to clean the air in a small flat?

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UK nitrogen dioxide pollution levels hit 10-year low during lockdown

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Are you more likely to die of covid-19 if you live in a polluted area?

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