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‘City of smoke’: how the West is poisoning Indonesia’s food chain
In Depth The Southeast Asian nation is burning mountains of imported plastic waste
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Minister compares Delhi to ‘gas chamber’ as pollution crisis worsens
Speed Read Planes diverted due to thick brown smog hovering over city
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Brazil oil spill: who is responsible?
In Depth Leaked documents show government blames Venezuela for mystery spill that has affected more than 1,000 miles of pristine coastline
By Gabriel Power, The Week UK Last updated
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World Car-Free Day 2019: what is it and how is London involved?
In Depth Cities around the world will ban cars on Sunday to raise awareness of air pollution
By The Week Staff Published
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London house prices: new pollution hotspot website threatens to push down values
Speed Read Buyers encouraged to ask for major discounts in areas with dirtiest air
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Can the UK reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050?
In Depth Theresa May makes pledge in new government plan to tackle climate change but critics say financial cost will be too great
By The Week Staff Published
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Government plastic ban: which products are affected?
Speed Read Michael Gove will ban straws, stirrers and cotton buds in crackdown on pollution
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Vehicle pollution ‘causes 4m child asthma cases a year’
Speed Read Report calls for urgent government action to prevent 11,000 new cases a day
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Toxic air ‘will shorten children's lives by 20 months’
Speed Read Study finds that air pollution contributes to nearly one in every 10 deaths
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Air pollution more deadly than smoking, says report
Speed Read Scientists found dirty air kills 8.8m people worldwide each year
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London black cabs up to 30 times more ‘toxic’ than cars
Speed Read Sadiq Khan says ‘damning report’ on taxi pollution shows need for upcoming ULEZ
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Why 90.5% has been declared the best statistic of 2018
In Depth Facts about environment, Jaffa Cakes and Kylie Jenner star in list produced by the Royal Statistical Society
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Single-use named as word of the year by Collins Dictionary
In Depth ‘Gammon’, ‘Gaslight’, ‘Backstop’ and ‘MeToo’ all make the annual list as well
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How childhood obesity is linked to traffic pollution
Speed Read New research suggests that babies and children exposed to toxic air gain weight faster
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