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  • Air pollution nanoparticles linked to brain cancer for first time, Nov 13, 2019[1]
  • Air pollution is now a 'health emergency', head of NHS England warns, Oct 21, 2019[2]
  • Don’t frack with us: meet the victorious activist ‘Nanas’ of Lancashire, Oct 13, 2019[3]
  • A ban on SUV ads could help create the happier cities we want, Nicola Round, Aug 21, 2019[4]
  • The government is looking the other way while Britain's rivers die before our eyes, George Monbiot, Aug 12, 2019[5]

Jan-Jun 2019[edit | edit source]

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New Zealand River granted full rights of legal personhood, Mar 7

Ohio city votes to give Lake Erie personhood status over algae blooms, Feb 28[6]

Environment in multiple crises - report, Feb 12[7]

UK parents 'worryingly unaware' of damage from air pollution, Feb 5[8]

Imagine you went to a festival, and it restored the land, rather than trashing it? Here's Ecosystem Restoration Camps, Jan 28[9]

Drifting into the future at 4mph: a rebirth awaits for Britain’s canals, Jan 6[10]

Local councils heading for fracking showdown with government. Greater Manchester tells firms they are not welcome, Jan 4[11]

Jul-Dec 2018[edit | edit source]

Air pollution now 'largest health crisis', Nov 22[12]

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Top climate scientist blasts UK’s fracking plans as 'aping Trump’, Oct 13[13]

  • News 'For me, this is paradise': life in the Spanish city that banned cars, The Guardian (Sep 18, 2018) — In Pontevedra, the usual soundtrack of a Spanish city has been replaced by the tweeting of birds and the chatter of humans

Jan-Jun 2018[edit | edit source]

In India, Products Made From Crop Waste May Curb a Tide of Plastic, Apr 24[14]

New Zealand bans all new offshore oil exploration as part of 'carbon-neutral future', Apr 12[15]

Deposit return scheme in fight against plastic, Mar 28[16]

London trials free water bottle refills in bid to cut plastic waste, Mar 15[17]

In Germany’s Car Capital, the Unthinkable: The Right to Ban Cars, Feb 27[18]

Most UK parents back air pollution exclusion zones around schools, Feb 26[19]

Government air quality plan ruled ‘unlawful’, Feb 21[20]

Scotland to ban all plastic straws as Holyrood backs Sunday Mail campaign, Feb 11[21]

Bill proposing ban to fossil fuel exploration clears first hurdle in Dáil, Feb 7[22]

Plastic bottles: Free water refill points rolled out to cut waste, Jan 25[23]

Researchers Find Pollution Is the Biggest Global Threat to Human Health, Jan 23[24]

In 2018, Madrid Is the City to Watch for Environmental Progress, Jan 3[25]

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