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UK uses EU 'loophole' to delay tackling air pollution in London
Tom Levitt
13th December, 2011
Government lawyers set to argue in High Court that EU rules allow them to delay meeting air pollution targets until as late as 2025 in London despite growing health crisis more...
The Ecologist July 1971: Britain’s water shortage
Henry Gass
1st July, 2011
Forty years ago this month F.N. Steele wrote about Britain’s water shortage and about the importance of addressing its causes immediately more...
Behind the Label: Christmas turkey
Pat Thomas
16th December, 2010
Christmas dinner means only one thing for millions of us: turkey. But the intensively reared and genetically manipulated birds that most will consume this holiday season leave a nasty taste in the mouth more...
CAMPAIGN HERO: Simon Birkett of the Campaign for Clean Air in London
Matilda Lee
15th November, 2010
Simon Birkett founded the cross-party Campaign for Clean Air in London (CCAL) in 2006 which aims to achieve World Health Organisation standards of air quality. He believes that if we comply with relevant laws Britain can show the world in 2012 how to successfully tackle air quality, climate change and sustainability issues... more...
The Ecologist September 1970: Air pollution panic
Eric S. Albone
4th September, 2010
Forty years ago this month, when Eric S. Albone’s wrote his ‘The Ailing Air’ article, the UK was suffering badly from air pollution and still today Londoners are breathing some of the worst air in Europe more...
Air pollution death toll could hit 50,000 a year, say MPs
Ecologist
22nd March 2010
UK’s poor air quality is a bigger killer than passive smoking, road traffic accidents and obesity says parliamentary committee more...
How to check the air quality in your area
Laura Sevier
23rd February, 2010
You might not know it, but the UK has some of the worst air quality hotspots in Europe. Follow these tips to find the cleanest air you possibly can more...
Using lichen as indicators of air quality
Henry Unwin
13th October, 2009
Curious about the air quality in your area? Lichen are nature's own indicators of polluted or pure air. Take part in a national survey that will help give scientists a greater insight into England's air quality more...
How to improve indoor air quality
Laura Sevier
3rd March, 2009
If you thought you could hide from smoke and smog indoors, you've got another thing coming. Laura Sevier takes a look at the problem of in-house pollution, and offers advice on what you can do to clear the air more...
A climate of inequity
Mara Hvistendahl
11th October, 2007
While governments argue over responsibility for global warming, development experts are thinking about the humanitarian consequences for the world’s poor. Mara Hvistendahl reports from the United Nations. more...
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