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Citizens can help pinpoint pockets of badly polluted air in London and elsewhere
The big picture is important, particularly for policymakers, but it’s the local data that matters most to residents.
Harvard study links fracking to early death risk for seniors
Fracking has long been opposed by climate activists. Now, a new study links pollution from fracking to early death risk in the elderly.
The Maldives is taking steps to eliminate plastic waste
A scientific tool will help the government and other stakeholders in the country to reduce plastic waste by 85% by 2030.
Some 2.5 billion people in cities worldwide are exposed to air pollution
Some 1.8 million people die each year of various diseases caused or worsened by exposure to high levels of air pollution.
Meat-heavy diets in China pose both health and environmental risks
Increases in meat production across the world over the past 50 years are most stark in East Asia, and particularly China.
Air pollution is a growing problem in Africa, requiring long-term solutions
In 2017 alone air pollution killed an estimated 1.1 million people on the continent.