When science showed in the 1970s that gas stoves produced harmful indoor air pollution, the industry reached for tobacco's PR playbook

The natural gas industry has spent years trying to undermine scientific findings about gas stoves and health. If this sounds familiar, that’s no accident.

Jonathan Levy, Professor and Chair, Department of Environmental Health, Boston University • conversation
Nov. 3, 2023 ~8 min

Are low-traffic neighbourhoods greenwashing? Here's what the evidence says

LTNs were introduced to UK cities to create a more pleasant environment for pedestrians and cyclists - but they’ve become controversial.

Harrie Larrington-Spencer, Research Fellow in the Active Travel Academy, University of Westminster • conversation
June 23, 2023 ~7 min


What maps made by 20th century suffragists can teach us about holding leaders to account on climate change

Women’s rights activists used maps to highlight which regions hadn’t given women the vote: we can use the same tactics to push climate action.

James Cheshire, Professor of Geographic Information and Cartography, UCL • conversation
Nov. 29, 2021 ~7 min

Air pollution: most national limits are unsafe for human health – new WHO guidelines

The World Health Organization has halved its recommended limit for particulate pollution.

Roy Harrison, Queen Elizabeth II Birmingham Centenary Professor of Environmental Health, University of Birmingham • conversation
Sept. 22, 2021 ~5 min

Air pollution: science shows there's no safe limit – here's how laws must change

Fine particles in air pollution contribute to the deaths of 36,000 people each year in the UK.

William Bloss, Professor of Atmospheric Science, University of Birmingham • conversation
Sept. 7, 2021 ~5 min

First lockdown's effect on air pollution was overstated, our study reveals

Exaggerating how much lockdown improved air quality could allow us to underestimate the scale of the air pollution problem.

William Bloss, Professor of Atmospheric Science, University of Birmingham • conversation
Jan. 13, 2021 ~7 min

Drive-throughs are busier than ever during the pandemic – but they're hotspots for air pollution

Staff and customers with underlying health conditions are likely to be most at risk at drive-through windows.

Anitha Chinnaswamy, Assistant Professor of Environment and Computing, Coventry University • conversation
Oct. 16, 2020 ~5 min

COVID-19 shutdowns are clearing the air, but pollution will return as economies reopen

From Nairobi to Los Angeles, pandemic lockdowns have cleared pollution from the skies. But those blue vistas may be temporary, and shutdowns aren't slowing climate change.

Daniel Cohan, Associate Professor of Environmental Engineering, Rice University • conversation
May 8, 2020 ~8 min


Coronavirus: lockdown's effect on air pollution provides rare glimpse of low-carbon future

As lockdowns have came into effect around the world, air pollution has plummeted.

Paul Monks, Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry and Earth Observation Science, University of Leicester • conversation
April 15, 2020 ~5 min

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