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smog over Santiago, Chile

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Cleaner air has increased the number of city heatwaves

Reducing air pollution is critical for improving public health, but it has brought big climate trade-offs

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Have we found an unlikely solution to the climate impact of flying?

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Have we found an unlikely solution to the climate impact of flying?

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D4B636 Brighton Sussex UK 11 March 2013 - A damaged Brighton and Hove city council parking meter in Queens Park

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Hiking parking costs is a great way to reduce car usage

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A Person Standing In A Foggy Rainforest BY Daniel Ernst Image ID: #14980

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The wild idea that we all get nutrients from the air that we breathe

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The everyday ways climate change is already making our lives worse

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Health

Air filters in classrooms reduce sick days by more than 10 per cent

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gold mining area in Peru's southeastern Amazon region

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Trees capture toxic fingerprint of gold mining in the Amazon

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Dramatic cuts in China’s air pollution drove surge in global warming

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Is cleaner air accelerating global warming more than we expected?

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Setting fire to a million acres of California could cut smoke by half

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Setting fire to a million acres of California could cut smoke by half

As California expands its prescribed burning efforts, a study of more than 180 such projects suggests they are an effective way to reduce a blaze's intensity and smoke

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Lead pollution across the Roman Empire would have caused IQ deficits

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Global treaty is failing to curb ultra-potent greenhouse gas emissions

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Mounting evidence points to air pollution as a cause of eczema

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Little-studied pollutant from planes threatens the health of millions

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