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Air pollution

October 2026

  • A middle aged man coughing while lying in bed under a blue blanket.

    Pollutionwatch
    Increased air pollution linked to more night-time coughing, UK-led study finds

    ‘Day-to-day’ symptom of harmful emissions, which in turn can disrupt sleep, can be overlooked, say researchers

September 2026

  • Power generators alongside large computing units.a

    Floodlight
    New Jersey datacenter fined $1.1m after visual investigation showed dozens of unpermitted generators

  • Teenager writes letters to imprisoned climate activists

    The Guardian documentary
    Prison Letters: the teenager writing letters to jailed climate activists – documentary

  • A teenager struggling with climate anxiety searches for hope in an unexpected place – writing letters to imprisoned activists. Max, 14, is on a quest to understand the human stories behind direct action, and why so many climate protesters have spent time in prison​

    Letters from prison
    Prison Letters: the teenager writing letters to jailed climate activists – documentary

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  • A row of small jets.

    Private jets pollute up to 14 times as much as commercial planes and are undertaxed in US, report says

  • Pollutionwatch
    Improved air quality linked to better mental development in toddlers, study finds

  • Air pollution linked to higher suicide risk, international research suggests

  • US ends limits on coal and gas plant emissions, removing key tool to fight climate crisis

  • Democracy, climate and justice
    We know how to prevent black lung, so why are workers still dying?

  • Floodlight
    Chemical industry backed laws in three US states to restrict use of air pollution data

  • Heatwaves and wildfires are setting back air quality improvements, UN finds

  • Volcanic eruption halts flights at Jakarta and seven other Indonesian airports

  • Pollutionwatch
    Air pollution from ships may be more harmful than road traffic emissions, port study finds

August 2026

  • A rosy footman moth with orange wings rests on a lichen-covered branch

    Thriving lichen-loving moth is an exception to the rule

  • Aerial view of the DataOne datacenter construction site with cranes beside industrial buildings

    Floodlight
    One of east coast’s largest datacenters accused of ‘violating federal law’

  • A sign informing motorists about London's Ulez zone

    Ulez has been a breath of fresh air for London

  • people hold signs that say 'stop data centers'

    Trump EPA aims to exempt datacenters from disclosing air pollution, advocates warn

  • Pine-cone grenades and planet-baking carbon: the French fires 170 years in the making – a visual guide

  • London’s low emission zone is working – so why are cities around the world so cautious about clean air?

  • Pollutionwatch
    What happens to people’s health when air pollution is reduced?

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