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Air pollution may be having more of an effect on health in Birmingham than in some other UK cities

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Air pollution in Birmingham may cut months off life expectancy

A child born in Birmingham, UK, in 2011 may die between two to seven months early due to predicted pollution concentrations, according to a report

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Packaging-free shops may tackle plastic but risk increasing food waste

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Air pollution

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Air pollution

2nd February 1971: Seagulls drift above the waters of the Thames while in the background, the billowing chimneys of Battersea Power Station fill the sky.

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UK has halved air pollution deaths since 1970 but must still do more

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A lady in a polluted town

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Exposure to air pollution seems to negatively affect women's fertility

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Noise pollution can impair attainment at school

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Ethnic minority children are exposed to more noise pollution at school

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Plastic producers urged to take responsibility for "nurdle" pollution

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air pollution particles

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Deadly air pollution illuminated in beautiful long-exposure photograph

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Seven charts that explain what net zero emissions means for the UK

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Seven charts that explain what net zero emissions means for the UK

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Two people with pollution masks

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China’s efforts to cut pollution in Beijing may make it worse overall

Heavy polluting industries are being moved away from Beijing in an attempt to cut air pollution, but this could actually result in more pollution not less

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The UK has already had more wildfires in 2019 than any year on record

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Pristine mountains are being littered with microplastics from the air

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Even remote mountain glaciers are contaminated with microplastics

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Millions of child asthma cases linked to traffic pollution every year

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