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Noise pollution can impair attainment at school

Health

Ethnic minority children are exposed to more noise pollution at school

Schoolchildren in the US who are from poorer or ethnic minority backgrounds are much more likely to be exposed to noise pollution from cars and planes

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nurdles

Environment

Plastic producers urged to take responsibility for "nurdle" pollution

Regulars

air pollution particles

Environment

Deadly air pollution illuminated in beautiful long-exposure photograph

Regulars

Seven charts that explain what net zero emissions means for the UK

Environment

Seven charts that explain what net zero emissions means for the UK

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Two people with pollution masks

Environment

China’s efforts to cut pollution in Beijing may make it worse overall

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Firefighters tackle a blaze on moorland in northwest England on 21 April

Environment

The UK has already had more wildfires in 2019 than any year on record

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A picture of a mountain

Environment

Pristine mountains are being littered with microplastics from the air

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A picture of Forni glacier in Italy

Environment

Even remote mountain glaciers are contaminated with microplastics

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A child uses an inhaler

Health

Millions of child asthma cases linked to traffic pollution every year

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emission zone signs

Environment

We have zero tolerance for unclean water. Air should be no different

Faced with incontrovertible evidence of risk, we adopted the policies that protect us for water-born disease. Now we must do the same for our polluted air

Leader

Technology

ULEZ: London is cleaning up its dirty air but what about other cities?

Analysis

Environment

Smog may be getting worse in some cities thanks to Arctic warming

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Health

Exposure to dirty city air reduces sperm quality and quantity in mice

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Earth

Dead whale found with 40 kilograms of plastic in its stomach

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