Air pollution

    Levels Of Tiny Particulate Matter PM2.5 Produced By Cars Need To Fall By 30 Per Cent In The Next Decade To Meet UN Public Health Standards. Photograph Istock

    UK set to miss environmental targets in 2020 and beyond

    It is feared that the UK will miss a range of environmental targets in the early 2020s, including air pollution and recycling, says a joint report by Unearthed and the Financial Times.

    By Belinda Liversedge on 15 January 2020

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    Lung cancer in non-smokers highlights air pollution risk

    Senior doctors have called for links between air pollution and lung cancer in outdoor workers to be made clearer, following new evidence of large numbers of non-smokers suffering from the disease.

    By Belinda Liversedge on 01 June 2019