#airpollution — Public Fediverse posts
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Volcanic eruption halts flights at Jakarta and seven other Indonesian airports https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/06/volcanic-ash-cloud-halts-flights-at-indonesias-main-international-airport #AirTransport #Indonesia #Singapore #AirPollution #AsiaPacific #Volcanoes #Environment #WorldNews
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Volcanic eruption halts flights at Jakarta and seven other Indonesian airports https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/06/volcanic-ash-cloud-halts-flights-at-indonesias-main-international-airport #AirTransport #Indonesia #Singapore #AirPollution #AsiaPacific #Volcanoes #Environment #WorldNews
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Volcanic eruption halts flights at Jakarta and seven other Indonesian airports https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/06/volcanic-ash-cloud-halts-flights-at-indonesias-main-international-airport #AirTransport #Indonesia #Singapore #AirPollution #AsiaPacific #Volcanoes #Environment #WorldNews
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Volcanic eruption halts flights at Jakarta and seven other Indonesian airports https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/06/volcanic-ash-cloud-halts-flights-at-indonesias-main-international-airport #AirTransport #Indonesia #Singapore #AirPollution #AsiaPacific #Volcanoes #Environment #WorldNews
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Thick smog has blanketed parts of Indonesia as firefighters battling to contain blazes that have scorched large swathes of Borneo and Sumatra. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2026/09/06/climate-change/indonesian-fires-haze-southeast-asia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #climatechange #wildfires #climatechange #airpollution #smog #environment #indonesia #southeastasia
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Thick smog has blanketed parts of Indonesia as firefighters battling to contain blazes that have scorched large swathes of Borneo and Sumatra. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2026/09/06/climate-change/indonesian-fires-haze-southeast-asia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #climatechange #wildfires #climatechange #airpollution #smog #environment #indonesia #southeastasia
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Thick smog has blanketed parts of Indonesia as firefighters battling to contain blazes that have scorched large swathes of Borneo and Sumatra. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2026/09/06/climate-change/indonesian-fires-haze-southeast-asia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #climatechange #wildfires #climatechange #airpollution #smog #environment #indonesia #southeastasia
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Thick smog has blanketed parts of Indonesia as firefighters battling to contain blazes that have scorched large swathes of Borneo and Sumatra. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2026/09/06/climate-change/indonesian-fires-haze-southeast-asia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #climatechange #wildfires #climatechange #airpollution #smog #environment #indonesia #southeastasia
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Thick smog has blanketed parts of Indonesia as firefighters battling to contain blazes that have scorched large swathes of Borneo and Sumatra. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2026/09/06/climate-change/indonesian-fires-haze-southeast-asia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #climatechange #wildfires #climatechange #airpollution #smog #environment #indonesia #southeastasia
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How haze from Indonesian fires impacts Southeast Asia
Jakarta – Thick smog has blanketed parts of Indonesia as the vast archipelago has spent weeks battling to…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #AirPollution #climatechange #ENVIRONMENT #Indonesia #Nihon #smog #SoutheastAsia #wildfires
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Volcanic ash cloud halts flights at Indonesia’s main international airport
By Guardian staff and agenciesMore than 22,000 passengers and 209 flights affected, especially those bound to and from Singapore, after eruption of Anak Krakatoa
#Airtransport #Indonesia #Singapore #Airpollution #AsiaPacific #Volcanoes #Environment #Worldnews #TheGuardian #Guardianstaff #agencies
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Volcanic ash cloud halts flights at Indonesia’s main international airport
By Guardian staff and agenciesMore than 22,000 passengers and 209 flights affected, especially those bound to and from Singapore, after eruption of Anak Krakatoa
#Airtransport #Indonesia #Singapore #Airpollution #AsiaPacific #Volcanoes #Environment #Worldnews #TheGuardian #Guardianstaff #agencies
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Volcanic ash cloud halts flights at Indonesia’s main international airport
By Guardian staff and agenciesMore than 22,000 passengers and 209 flights affected, especially those bound to and from Singapore, after eruption of Anak Krakatoa
#Airtransport #Indonesia #Singapore #Airpollution #AsiaPacific #Volcanoes #Environment #Worldnews #TheGuardian #Guardianstaff #agencies
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Volcanic ash cloud halts flights at Indonesia’s main international airport
By Guardian staff and agenciesMore than 22,000 passengers and 209 flights affected, especially those bound to and from Singapore, after eruption of Anak Krakatoa
#Airtransport #Indonesia #Singapore #Airpollution #AsiaPacific #Volcanoes #Environment #Worldnews #TheGuardian #Guardianstaff #agencies
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Volcanic ash cloud halts flights at Indonesia’s main international airport
By Guardian staff and agenciesMore than 22,000 passengers and 209 flights affected, especially those bound to and from Singapore, after eruption of Anak Krakatoa
#Airtransport #Indonesia #Singapore #Airpollution #AsiaPacific #Volcanoes #Environment #Worldnews #TheGuardian #Guardianstaff #agencies
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https://www.europesays.com/africa/412424/ Nigeria fishing communities demand cleanup after crude-loading spill fouls Nembe Creek #AirPollution #BadFossilFuelIndustryNews #BadNews #Business #ChangeTheWayYouGetInvolvedOnClimateIssues #ExploreCriticalClimateIssues #Home #Nigeria #Outdoors #YahooNews
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https://www.europesays.com/africa/411745/ Egypt launches early-warning drive against ‘Black Cloud’ air pollution #AirPollution #BlackCloud #Egypt
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https://www.europesays.com/people/215918/ Elon Musk says SpaceX’s secret foundry can tackle AI’s power bottleneck by producing turbine parts #AI #AirPollution"slightly #ElonMusk #Google #Musk #SpaceX #TheInternationalEnergyAgency
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#EPA proposal could leave the public in the dark on #datacenter plans
By MATTHEW DALY
Updated 1:37 PM EDT, September 3, 2026WASHINGTON (AP) — "A plan by the Environmental Protection Agency could make it harder for the public to learn about and comment on proposed AI data centers that have sparked backlash in communities across the United States and transformed the midterm election landscape.
"The EPA proposal would eliminate a federal requirement that states notify the public and seek comment before issuing #AirPollution permits for data centers and other #IndustrialFacilities. States could still offer opportunities for public comment, but the EPA would no longer mandate them as a condition for states to grant permits.
"Critics say the move could thwart local residents from learning about proposed data centers or making their voices heard before projects are approved and construction begins. The move comes during a widespread backlash as #TechGiants build hundreds of massive #ServerWarehouses to fuel #ArtificialIntelligence and #CloudComputing.
" 'By eliminating the long-standing federal requirement for public notice, this proposal continues efforts by the Trump administration to turn its back on the fundamental EPA principle of transparency,' said Mike Koerber, a former deputy director of EPA’s air quality office.
"If made final, the plan could create 'an unlevel playing field where citizens in one state are kept completely in the dark about new data centers and heavy industrial emissions in their backyards, while neighboring states maintain oversight,' he said.
"Under the EPA plan, states with weak or no requirements for #PublicComment could speed permits for data centers, #PowerPlants and other #PollutionSources without consulting the public or even informing communities where the facilities are located, Koerber and other critics said."
#USPol #EPAFail #NoDatacenters #NoAIDatacenters #NoisePollution #LightPollution #WaterIsLife #EnergyWaste #CorporateGreed #CorporateColonialism #DatacenterMoratoriums #Datacentres #Hyperscale #PhysicalMedia #NoPublicComment #SneakyTechGiants #AI
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#EPA proposal could leave the public in the dark on #datacenter plans
By MATTHEW DALY
Updated 1:37 PM EDT, September 3, 2026WASHINGTON (AP) — "A plan by the Environmental Protection Agency could make it harder for the public to learn about and comment on proposed AI data centers that have sparked backlash in communities across the United States and transformed the midterm election landscape.
"The EPA proposal would eliminate a federal requirement that states notify the public and seek comment before issuing #AirPollution permits for data centers and other #IndustrialFacilities. States could still offer opportunities for public comment, but the EPA would no longer mandate them as a condition for states to grant permits.
"Critics say the move could thwart local residents from learning about proposed data centers or making their voices heard before projects are approved and construction begins. The move comes during a widespread backlash as #TechGiants build hundreds of massive #ServerWarehouses to fuel #ArtificialIntelligence and #CloudComputing.
" 'By eliminating the long-standing federal requirement for public notice, this proposal continues efforts by the Trump administration to turn its back on the fundamental EPA principle of transparency,' said Mike Koerber, a former deputy director of EPA’s air quality office.
"If made final, the plan could create 'an unlevel playing field where citizens in one state are kept completely in the dark about new data centers and heavy industrial emissions in their backyards, while neighboring states maintain oversight,' he said.
"Under the EPA plan, states with weak or no requirements for #PublicComment could speed permits for data centers, #PowerPlants and other #PollutionSources without consulting the public or even informing communities where the facilities are located, Koerber and other critics said."
#USPol #EPAFail #NoDatacenters #NoAIDatacenters #NoisePollution #LightPollution #WaterIsLife #EnergyWaste #CorporateGreed #CorporateColonialism #DatacenterMoratoriums #Datacentres #Hyperscale #PhysicalMedia #NoPublicComment #SneakyTechGiants #AI
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#EPA proposal could leave the public in the dark on #datacenter plans
By MATTHEW DALY
Updated 1:37 PM EDT, September 3, 2026WASHINGTON (AP) — "A plan by the Environmental Protection Agency could make it harder for the public to learn about and comment on proposed AI data centers that have sparked backlash in communities across the United States and transformed the midterm election landscape.
"The EPA proposal would eliminate a federal requirement that states notify the public and seek comment before issuing #AirPollution permits for data centers and other #IndustrialFacilities. States could still offer opportunities for public comment, but the EPA would no longer mandate them as a condition for states to grant permits.
"Critics say the move could thwart local residents from learning about proposed data centers or making their voices heard before projects are approved and construction begins. The move comes during a widespread backlash as #TechGiants build hundreds of massive #ServerWarehouses to fuel #ArtificialIntelligence and #CloudComputing.
" 'By eliminating the long-standing federal requirement for public notice, this proposal continues efforts by the Trump administration to turn its back on the fundamental EPA principle of transparency,' said Mike Koerber, a former deputy director of EPA’s air quality office.
"If made final, the plan could create 'an unlevel playing field where citizens in one state are kept completely in the dark about new data centers and heavy industrial emissions in their backyards, while neighboring states maintain oversight,' he said.
"Under the EPA plan, states with weak or no requirements for #PublicComment could speed permits for data centers, #PowerPlants and other #PollutionSources without consulting the public or even informing communities where the facilities are located, Koerber and other critics said."
#USPol #EPAFail #NoDatacenters #NoAIDatacenters #NoisePollution #LightPollution #WaterIsLife #EnergyWaste #CorporateGreed #CorporateColonialism #DatacenterMoratoriums #Datacentres #Hyperscale #PhysicalMedia #NoPublicComment #SneakyTechGiants #AI
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#EPA proposal could leave the public in the dark on #datacenter plans
By MATTHEW DALY
Updated 1:37 PM EDT, September 3, 2026WASHINGTON (AP) — "A plan by the Environmental Protection Agency could make it harder for the public to learn about and comment on proposed AI data centers that have sparked backlash in communities across the United States and transformed the midterm election landscape.
"The EPA proposal would eliminate a federal requirement that states notify the public and seek comment before issuing #AirPollution permits for data centers and other #IndustrialFacilities. States could still offer opportunities for public comment, but the EPA would no longer mandate them as a condition for states to grant permits.
"Critics say the move could thwart local residents from learning about proposed data centers or making their voices heard before projects are approved and construction begins. The move comes during a widespread backlash as #TechGiants build hundreds of massive #ServerWarehouses to fuel #ArtificialIntelligence and #CloudComputing.
" 'By eliminating the long-standing federal requirement for public notice, this proposal continues efforts by the Trump administration to turn its back on the fundamental EPA principle of transparency,' said Mike Koerber, a former deputy director of EPA’s air quality office.
"If made final, the plan could create 'an unlevel playing field where citizens in one state are kept completely in the dark about new data centers and heavy industrial emissions in their backyards, while neighboring states maintain oversight,' he said.
"Under the EPA plan, states with weak or no requirements for #PublicComment could speed permits for data centers, #PowerPlants and other #PollutionSources without consulting the public or even informing communities where the facilities are located, Koerber and other critics said."
#USPol #EPAFail #NoDatacenters #NoAIDatacenters #NoisePollution #LightPollution #WaterIsLife #EnergyWaste #CorporateGreed #CorporateColonialism #DatacenterMoratoriums #Datacentres #Hyperscale #PhysicalMedia #NoPublicComment #SneakyTechGiants #AI
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#EPA proposal could leave the public in the dark on #datacenter plans
By MATTHEW DALY
Updated 1:37 PM EDT, September 3, 2026WASHINGTON (AP) — "A plan by the Environmental Protection Agency could make it harder for the public to learn about and comment on proposed AI data centers that have sparked backlash in communities across the United States and transformed the midterm election landscape.
"The EPA proposal would eliminate a federal requirement that states notify the public and seek comment before issuing #AirPollution permits for data centers and other #IndustrialFacilities. States could still offer opportunities for public comment, but the EPA would no longer mandate them as a condition for states to grant permits.
"Critics say the move could thwart local residents from learning about proposed data centers or making their voices heard before projects are approved and construction begins. The move comes during a widespread backlash as #TechGiants build hundreds of massive #ServerWarehouses to fuel #ArtificialIntelligence and #CloudComputing.
" 'By eliminating the long-standing federal requirement for public notice, this proposal continues efforts by the Trump administration to turn its back on the fundamental EPA principle of transparency,' said Mike Koerber, a former deputy director of EPA’s air quality office.
"If made final, the plan could create 'an unlevel playing field where citizens in one state are kept completely in the dark about new data centers and heavy industrial emissions in their backyards, while neighboring states maintain oversight,' he said.
"Under the EPA plan, states with weak or no requirements for #PublicComment could speed permits for data centers, #PowerPlants and other #PollutionSources without consulting the public or even informing communities where the facilities are located, Koerber and other critics said."
#USPol #EPAFail #NoDatacenters #NoAIDatacenters #NoisePollution #LightPollution #WaterIsLife #EnergyWaste #CorporateGreed #CorporateColonialism #DatacenterMoratoriums #Datacentres #Hyperscale #PhysicalMedia #NoPublicComment #SneakyTechGiants #AI
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Air pollution from ships may be more harmful than road traffic emissions, port study finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/04/pollutionwatch-ships-air-pollution-emissions-port-study #AirPollution #CruiseShips #pollution #viruses #PublicHealth #environment #ManMadeClimateChange #BigOilKnew #PhaseOutFossilFuels
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Air pollution from ships may be more harmful than road traffic emissions, port study finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/04/pollutionwatch-ships-air-pollution-emissions-port-study #AirPollution #CruiseShips #pollution #viruses #PublicHealth #environment #ManMadeClimateChange #BigOilKnew #PhaseOutFossilFuels
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Air pollution from ships may be more harmful than road traffic emissions, port study finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/04/pollutionwatch-ships-air-pollution-emissions-port-study #AirPollution #CruiseShips #pollution #viruses #PublicHealth #environment #ManMadeClimateChange #BigOilKnew #PhaseOutFossilFuels
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Air pollution from ships may be more harmful than road traffic emissions, port study finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/04/pollutionwatch-ships-air-pollution-emissions-port-study #AirPollution #CruiseShips #pollution #viruses #PublicHealth #environment #ManMadeClimateChange #BigOilKnew #PhaseOutFossilFuels
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Air pollution from ships may be more harmful than road traffic emissions, port study finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/04/pollutionwatch-ships-air-pollution-emissions-port-study #AirPollution #CruiseShips #pollution #viruses #PublicHealth #environment #ManMadeClimateChange #BigOilKnew #PhaseOutFossilFuels
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There are serious life-shortening consequences of breathing polluted air
by Dr Karine Nohr
A British landmark study of over 3,400 London children aged between 6 and 9 years old measured the impact of air quality improvement following the introduction of London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) and found that reduced emissions are strongly associated with accelerated lung growth in children. Just published by one of the global leading medical journals, the ‘Lancet Public Health’ , the ‘CHILL’ study is one that all of us, everywhere, need to understand.
The study measured the health of children’s lungs living in areas that would subsequently become low-emission traffic zones and then re-measured annually for 5 years after the introduction of ULEZ.
Prior to the study, children living in these traffic areas had reduced lung size and reduced lung function.
Key findings of the study were that after the introduction of ULEZ, London children not only had reversed stunting of the growth of their lungs, with many of them coming back up to the normal size expected for their lungs, but they also had increased lung capacity. The proportion of London children suffering from clinically impaired lung capacity had dropped significantly.
This is such an important finding for protecting the health of our children.
This study provides strong evidence that traffic-related air pollution is a serious risk factor for lung disease and early death and behoves us all to take the impact of our use of fossil fuels very seriously, driving being the most significant contributant of air pollution.
Despite controversy, Sheffield Councillors introduced a CAZ in 2023, and pollution levels have dropped sharply.
Dr Laura-Jane Smith, a London consultant in Respiratory Medicine, sees patients every day in her clinics who are fighting for their breath. She said that her adult patients who live in the ULEZ area are also reporting that they are breathing better and they are having fewer flare-ups that could see them end up in hospital.
Now there is clear proof of how much harm is done to the lungs by vehicle use. So should we all start asking ourselves, ‘How essential is it for me to make this journey by car?’
The argument that has been used by some car drivers that any driving restrictions are ‘infringements of their rights’ must be weighed against infringement of the right of the rest of us, particularly children, but also adults, the right to breathe clean air, and the serious life-shortening consequences of breathing polluted air.
#AirPollution #CAZ #CHILL #CleanAirZone #climateChange #DrLauraJaneSmith #environment #health #LancetPublicHealth #lungCapacity #RespiratoryMedicine #sustainability #ULEZ #UltraLowEmissionZone -
There are serious life-shortening consequences of breathing polluted air
by Dr Karine Nohr
A British landmark study of over 3,400 London children aged between 6 and 9 years old measured the impact of air quality improvement following the introduction of London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) and found that reduced emissions are strongly associated with accelerated lung growth in children. Just published by one of the global leading medical journals, the ‘Lancet Public Health’ , the ‘CHILL’ study is one that all of us, everywhere, need to understand.
The study measured the health of children’s lungs living in areas that would subsequently become low-emission traffic zones and then re-measured annually for 5 years after the introduction of ULEZ.
Prior to the study, children living in these traffic areas had reduced lung size and reduced lung function.
Key findings of the study were that after the introduction of ULEZ, London children not only had reversed stunting of the growth of their lungs, with many of them coming back up to the normal size expected for their lungs, but they also had increased lung capacity. The proportion of London children suffering from clinically impaired lung capacity had dropped significantly.
This is such an important finding for protecting the health of our children.
This study provides strong evidence that traffic-related air pollution is a serious risk factor for lung disease and early death and behoves us all to take the impact of our use of fossil fuels very seriously, driving being the most significant contributant of air pollution.
Despite controversy, Sheffield Councillors introduced a CAZ in 2023, and pollution levels have dropped sharply.
Dr Laura-Jane Smith, a London consultant in Respiratory Medicine, sees patients every day in her clinics who are fighting for their breath. She said that her adult patients who live in the ULEZ area are also reporting that they are breathing better and they are having fewer flare-ups that could see them end up in hospital.
Now there is clear proof of how much harm is done to the lungs by vehicle use. So should we all start asking ourselves, ‘How essential is it for me to make this journey by car?’
The argument that has been used by some car drivers that any driving restrictions are ‘infringements of their rights’ must be weighed against infringement of the right of the rest of us, particularly children, but also adults, the right to breathe clean air, and the serious life-shortening consequences of breathing polluted air.
#AirPollution #CAZ #CHILL #CleanAirZone #climateChange #DrLauraJaneSmith #environment #health #LancetPublicHealth #lungCapacity #RespiratoryMedicine #sustainability #ULEZ #UltraLowEmissionZone -
There are serious life-shortening consequences of breathing polluted air
by Dr Karine Nohr
A British landmark study of over 3,400 London children aged between 6 and 9 years old measured the impact of air quality improvement following the introduction of London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) and found that reduced emissions are strongly associated with accelerated lung growth in children. Just published by one of the global leading medical journals, the ‘Lancet Public Health’ , the ‘CHILL’ study is one that all of us, everywhere, need to understand.
The study measured the health of children’s lungs living in areas that would subsequently become low-emission traffic zones and then re-measured annually for 5 years after the introduction of ULEZ.
Prior to the study, children living in these traffic areas had reduced lung size and reduced lung function.
Key findings of the study were that after the introduction of ULEZ, London children not only had reversed stunting of the growth of their lungs, with many of them coming back up to the normal size expected for their lungs, but they also had increased lung capacity. The proportion of London children suffering from clinically impaired lung capacity had dropped significantly.
This is such an important finding for protecting the health of our children.
This study provides strong evidence that traffic-related air pollution is a serious risk factor for lung disease and early death and behoves us all to take the impact of our use of fossil fuels very seriously, driving being the most significant contributant of air pollution.
Despite controversy, Sheffield Councillors introduced a CAZ in 2023, and pollution levels have dropped sharply.
Dr Laura-Jane Smith, a London consultant in Respiratory Medicine, sees patients every day in her clinics who are fighting for their breath. She said that her adult patients who live in the ULEZ area are also reporting that they are breathing better and they are having fewer flare-ups that could see them end up in hospital.
Now there is clear proof of how much harm is done to the lungs by vehicle use. So should we all start asking ourselves, ‘How essential is it for me to make this journey by car?’
The argument that has been used by some car drivers that any driving restrictions are ‘infringements of their rights’ must be weighed against infringement of the right of the rest of us, particularly children, but also adults, the right to breathe clean air, and the serious life-shortening consequences of breathing polluted air.
#AirPollution #CAZ #CHILL #CleanAirZone #climateChange #DrLauraJaneSmith #environment #health #LancetPublicHealth #lungCapacity #RespiratoryMedicine #sustainability #ULEZ #UltraLowEmissionZone -
There are serious life-shortening consequences of breathing polluted air
by Dr Karine Nohr
A British landmark study of over 3,400 London children aged between 6 and 9 years old measured the impact of air quality improvement following the introduction of London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) and found that reduced emissions are strongly associated with accelerated lung growth in children. Just published by one of the global leading medical journals, the ‘Lancet Public Health’ , the ‘CHILL’ study is one that all of us, everywhere, need to understand.
The study measured the health of children’s lungs living in areas that would subsequently become low-emission traffic zones and then re-measured annually for 5 years after the introduction of ULEZ.
Prior to the study, children living in these traffic areas had reduced lung size and reduced lung function.
Key findings of the study were that after the introduction of ULEZ, London children not only had reversed stunting of the growth of their lungs, with many of them coming back up to the normal size expected for their lungs, but they also had increased lung capacity. The proportion of London children suffering from clinically impaired lung capacity had dropped significantly.
This is such an important finding for protecting the health of our children.
This study provides strong evidence that traffic-related air pollution is a serious risk factor for lung disease and early death and behoves us all to take the impact of our use of fossil fuels very seriously, driving being the most significant contributant of air pollution.
Despite controversy, Sheffield Councillors introduced a CAZ in 2023, and pollution levels have dropped sharply.
Dr Laura-Jane Smith, a London consultant in Respiratory Medicine, sees patients every day in her clinics who are fighting for their breath. She said that her adult patients who live in the ULEZ area are also reporting that they are breathing better and they are having fewer flare-ups that could see them end up in hospital.
Now there is clear proof of how much harm is done to the lungs by vehicle use. So should we all start asking ourselves, ‘How essential is it for me to make this journey by car?’
The argument that has been used by some car drivers that any driving restrictions are ‘infringements of their rights’ must be weighed against infringement of the right of the rest of us, particularly children, but also adults, the right to breathe clean air, and the serious life-shortening consequences of breathing polluted air.
#AirPollution #CAZ #CHILL #CleanAirZone #climateChange #DrLauraJaneSmith #environment #health #LancetPublicHealth #lungCapacity #RespiratoryMedicine #sustainability #ULEZ #UltraLowEmissionZone -
There are serious life-shortening consequences of breathing polluted air
by Dr Karine Nohr
A British landmark study of over 3,400 London children aged between 6 and 9 years old measured the impact of air quality improvement following the introduction of London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) and found that reduced emissions are strongly associated with accelerated lung growth in children. Just published by one of the global leading medical journals, the ‘Lancet Public Health’ , the ‘CHILL’ study is one that all of us, everywhere, need to understand.
The study measured the health of children’s lungs living in areas that would subsequently become low-emission traffic zones and then re-measured annually for 5 years after the introduction of ULEZ.
Prior to the study, children living in these traffic areas had reduced lung size and reduced lung function.
Key findings of the study were that after the introduction of ULEZ, London children not only had reversed stunting of the growth of their lungs, with many of them coming back up to the normal size expected for their lungs, but they also had increased lung capacity. The proportion of London children suffering from clinically impaired lung capacity had dropped significantly.
This is such an important finding for protecting the health of our children.
This study provides strong evidence that traffic-related air pollution is a serious risk factor for lung disease and early death and behoves us all to take the impact of our use of fossil fuels very seriously, driving being the most significant contributant of air pollution.
Despite controversy, Sheffield Councillors introduced a CAZ in 2023, and pollution levels have dropped sharply.
Dr Laura-Jane Smith, a London consultant in Respiratory Medicine, sees patients every day in her clinics who are fighting for their breath. She said that her adult patients who live in the ULEZ area are also reporting that they are breathing better and they are having fewer flare-ups that could see them end up in hospital.
Now there is clear proof of how much harm is done to the lungs by vehicle use. So should we all start asking ourselves, ‘How essential is it for me to make this journey by car?’
The argument that has been used by some car drivers that any driving restrictions are ‘infringements of their rights’ must be weighed against infringement of the right of the rest of us, particularly children, but also adults, the right to breathe clean air, and the serious life-shortening consequences of breathing polluted air.
#AirPollution #CAZ #CHILL #CleanAirZone #climateChange #DrLauraJaneSmith #environment #health #LancetPublicHealth #lungCapacity #RespiratoryMedicine #sustainability #ULEZ #UltraLowEmissionZone -
Shein faces Paris store closure as host’s new management calls partnership a ‘strategic mistake’
One of fast fashion‘s biggest names is facing a setback in one of the world’s style capitals, as…
#France #FR #Europe #EU #Paris #airpollution #Badfastfashionindustrynews #BadNews #Breakupwithfastfashion #Business #Changethewayyougetnewclothes #fashion #Fastfashion #home #tiktok #YahooFinance
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Huh, forest fires everywhere.
#sofiaflorina #ソフィアフロリナ #forestfire #forestfires #wildfire #wildfires #forest #forest #fire #fires #environment #environmental #enviroment #enviromental #indonesia #kalimantan #borneo #indonesian #indonesians #sad #imsad #iamsad #savenature #saveearth #pollution #airpollution #ecology #ecosystem #elnino #elniño #drought #climate #southeastasia #asia #everywhere
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Huh, forest fires everywhere.
#sofiaflorina #ソフィアフロリナ #forestfire #forestfires #wildfire #wildfires #forest #forest #fire #fires #environment #environmental #enviroment #enviromental #indonesia #kalimantan #borneo #indonesian #indonesians #sad #imsad #iamsad #savenature #saveearth #pollution #airpollution #ecology #ecosystem #elnino #elniño #drought #climate #southeastasia #asia #everywhere
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Huh, forest fires everywhere.
#sofiaflorina #ソフィアフロリナ #forestfire #forestfires #wildfire #wildfires #forest #forest #fire #fires #environment #environmental #enviroment #enviromental #indonesia #kalimantan #borneo #indonesian #indonesians #sad #imsad #iamsad #savenature #saveearth #pollution #airpollution #ecology #ecosystem #elnino #elniño #drought #climate #southeastasia #asia #everywhere
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Huh, forest fires everywhere.
#sofiaflorina #ソフィアフロリナ #forestfire #forestfires #wildfire #wildfires #forest #forest #fire #fires #environment #environmental #enviroment #enviromental #indonesia #kalimantan #borneo #indonesian #indonesians #sad #imsad #iamsad #savenature #saveearth #pollution #airpollution #ecology #ecosystem #elnino #elniño #drought #climate #southeastasia #asia #everywhere
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Huh, forest fires everywhere.
#sofiaflorina #ソフィアフロリナ #forestfire #forestfires #wildfire #wildfires #forest #forest #fire #fires #environment #environmental #enviroment #enviromental #indonesia #kalimantan #borneo #indonesian #indonesians #sad #imsad #iamsad #savenature #saveearth #pollution #airpollution #ecology #ecosystem #elnino #elniño #drought #climate #southeastasia #asia #everywhere
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Preparing for the 41st Bridger Ridge Run
http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. …
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Environment #Airpollution #airqualityindex #atmosphere #bridgerrange #climatechange #climatevariabilityandchange #environmentalissues #humanimpactontheenvironment #impactsofhumanactivities #naturalenvironment #physicalgeography #Ridge #Science #smoke #weather #Wildfire
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/812901/ -
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/20/canada-air-quality-warnings-us-wildfire-smoke-trump-tariffs. It seems that #airpollution has now become a mere #political football, & neither the #US nor the #Canadian #governments care tuppence about #Climatechange & its #consequences, @GeraldKutney.
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Utah State University: Pine Needles Predict Air Quality? USU Researcher Says Yes. “Professor Randy Martin from the Utah Water Research Laboratory has used pine needles as passive air quality samplers in a recent study comparing urban air quality in Rose Park and Spanish Fork, Utah. Many compounds in the air, such as pesticides, are attracted to the fats on the surface of pine needles. Martin […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/18/utah-state-university-pine-needles-predict-air-quality-usu-researcher-says-yes/ -
The Conversation: Using diesel generators to power the AI revolution would kill hundreds of Americans a year. “The exact results varied with each simulation and with a range of assumptions about emissions from diesel generators. But in general, we found that using backup diesel generators this way would cause about 500 more premature deaths per year in the U.S. compared with getting the same […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/07/the-conversation-using-diesel-generators-to-power-the-ai-revolution-would-kill-hundreds-of-americans-a-year/ -
You can still submit your abstract to the International Aerosol Conference 2026 to take place in Xi'an, China.
Submission deadline has been extended to 15 March 2026 ℹ️
Join our session – B-6: Standardisation and traceability for the measurement of #BlackCarbon by means of optical methods ⚫
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क्या ये Air Pollution Covid से बड़ा खतरा है..!#healthupdate #airpollution #shubhankarmishra #fitness https://www.yayafa.com/2710095/ #AirPollution #DoctorTarangKrishna #FitnessMotivation #FitnessTips #HealthIssues #HealthTips #HealthUpdate #HealthyLifestyle #HealthyTips #ShubhankarMishra #क्यायेAirPollutionCovidसेबड़ाखतराहै..! #新型コロナウイルス感染症
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#Steady #Fördermitglieder #Klimacrew
In Berlin soll zukünftig viel Fernwäre durch #Holzverbrennung gewonnen werden. Doch bereits seit einiger Zeit bestehen Zweifel, ob der #Brennstoff zukünftig überhaupt verfügbar ist. Trotzdem hät der #Fernwärmebetreiber #BEW an einem Neubau fest. Dazu gibt es jetzt ein juristisches Gutachten vom Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz (#BUND).
#HeizenMitHolz #Gesundheit #Fernwärme #airpollution #healthcare #environment
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🧑🔬 Our last publication from last year:
We put together tens of studies on the mass absorption cross section (MAC) of atmospheric #BlackCarbon aerosols. Large uncertainties in MAC values are mostly due to artifacts of the measurement techniques.
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Interesting article -
#2badItsPaywalled
(and also, it isn't about climate change)Here's an open access academic article about toxic airplane cabin air -
Burden of Proof: The Debate Surrounding Aerotoxic Syndrome [2022]
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9452852/"... some manufacturers developed a safer alternative. Boeing Aircraft introduced a new air intake system for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, which does not use bleed air to supply the cabin; instead, air intakes have been mounted along the root of the front wings, thereby reducing the risk of contamination."
#AerotoxicSyndrome #AirTravel #OccupationalHealth #organophosphates #AirPollution
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#Trump to #BigOil Execs: Give Me $1 Billion and I’ll Help You Wreck the Planet
“You won’t read a more important story today,” said one commentator. “Trump is willing to literally destroy the planet for $1 billion.”
Jake Johnson
May 09, 2024"Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump made a straightforward offer to some of the top fossil fuel executives in the United States during a dinner at his #MarALago club last month, which marked the hottest April on record.
According to new reporting, Trump pledged to swiftly gut climate regulations put in place by the Biden administration if the oil and gas industry raises $1 billion for his 2024 presidential campaign.
The “remarkably blunt and transactional pitch,” reported by The Washington Post, was Trump’s latest explicit statement of his intention to give the fossil fuel industry free rein to wreck the planet if he wins a second term in power. Executives from #Exxon, #Chevron, #OccidentalPetroleum, and other prominent fossil fuel companies reportedly attended the Mar-a-Lago dinner.
Late last year, Trump said he would be a dictator on the first day of his second term, vowing to use his executive authority to “close the border” and “drill, drill, drill” for the fossil fuels that are driving global temperatures to catastrophic extremes and imperiling hopes for a livable future.
The Post reported Thursday that Trump said a $1 billion investment in his run against Democratic President Joe Biden would be a “deal” for Big Oil “because of the taxation and regulation they would avoid thanks to him.”
“The contrast between the two candidates on climate policy could not be more stark,” the Post noted. “Biden has called #GlobalWarming an ‘existential threat’ and over the last three years, his administration has finalized 100 new #environmental regulations aimed at cutting #AirPollution and #GreenhouseGas emissions, restricting toxic chemicals, and conserving public lands and waters. In comparison, Trump has called #ClimateChange a ‘hoax,’ and his administration weakened or wiped out more than 125 environmental rules and policies over four years.”
Will Bunch, a columnist for The Philadelphia Inquirer, wrote in response to the Post‘s reporting that “you won’t read a more important story today.”
“Trump is willing to literally destroy the planet for $1 billion,” Bunch added. "
Read more:
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-oil-industry-donations#USPol #TrumpLies #ExxonLies #Corporatocracy #CorporateColonialism #Alaska #California #Florida #WaterIsLife #PowerCorruptionAndLies #Oiligarchy #BigOil #FossilFuels #TrumpIsAFossil #TrumpIsAFascist
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Painting on paper, 20 x 20 cm: Ambiguous impulses for your mental cinema!
#kunst #contemporaryArt #mentalCinema #analogArt #painting #rubberStamp #reliefPrinting #saveBioDiversity #climateActionNow #systemChange #endFossilFuels #makeArtNotWar #noAFD #NoRacism #NoFascism #humanRights #humanDignity #Нетвойны #gasmask #airPollution #toxicGas #suffocate #airPollution #screamingLoud #screamingHeads #screamingMen #soldiers #globalisation #globe #globalJustice #demonstration #pax #peace #flag