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

16 December 2020

A court has ruled that dirty air contributed to the death of Ella Kissi-Debrah, an asthmatic 9-year-old girl in south London, in a significant ruling marking the first time a person in the UK has had air pollution listed as a cause of death

Think of the science of fatbergs next time you flush toilet paper

28 April 2020

Max up the yuck factor: environmental engineer Raffaela Villa explains how huge fatty deposits build up in our sewers and how we deal with them.

Changing a child's route to school can halve exposure to air pollution

22 October 2019

A study of five London schools found a clear difference in exposure to levels of harmful nitrogen dioxide when children travelled via quieter roads

The invention of the nuclear bomb

4 July 2019

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

7 April 2019

London's Ultra Low Emission Zone, introduced this week, is targeting drivers of diesel cars in an effort to protect people's health. If it succeeds, the rest of the UK could do the same

Ever ran screaming from a concert? Keaton Henson has a treat in store

16 July 2018

Aided by the performance artist Brendan Walker, the folk-rock musician is giving concert-goers at London's Barbican Hall a taste of the anxiety disorder that keeps him off the stage.