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Lowering pollution produced by houses, offices and factories is just as crucial as tackling vehicle emissionsImposing strict controls on car exhausts will only partially improve the quality of air people breathe in the UK, scientists have said. New mea…
UN agency says Italian city faces ‘irreversible’ damage from effects of climate crisis and tourismVenice risks being placed on the Unesco world heritage site blacklist unless the Italian authorities do more to protect the fragile city.The United Nation…
Experts suggest measures to make towns more friendly for population whose lives are longer and waistlines largerWhether it is crossing the road before the green man disappears, finding a spot to pause for breath, or identifying a landmark by which to n…
Campaigners’ pressure sees London mayor withdraw approval for stoves billed as better for the environmentThe London mayor Sadiq Khan has withdrawn his endorsement of woodburning stoves promoted as “environmentally friendly” after a surge in sales of th…
Drummond Street, a south Asian hub, is under threat from HS2 works at Euston station in London but now moves are afoot to revive the areaFriday lunchtime and the dining room at Chutneys is in full swing. Happy customers, many longtime regulars, are tuc…
UK capital as ‘huge generator of wealth’ under threat as a third of visual artists struggle to pay for studiosWhat makes Britain’s capital city so magnetic? Familiar landmarks? The nightlife? Or its financial, fashion and art trades? Maybe. But behind …
Municipalities that are suffering from the climate crisis employ lobbyists already in the pay of fossil fuel companiesLiberal cities and counties across the US – including ones suing oil and gas companies – are employing lobbyists who also represent th…
Calls grow for legislation requiring developers to include hollow bricks for endangered nesting speciesConservative MPs are joining calls for a new law to guarantee swift bricks in every new home to help the rapidly declining bird and other endangered …
City region is branded worst in Europe for eco-friendly transport“I’d hoped we could take a Bee bike to Salford,” said Sarah Rowe of the Clean Cities Campaign after meeting the Observer at Piccadilly station in Manchester. “But look.”Her app shows that…
Review of research finds particularly clear evidence that LEZs in cities reduce heart and circulatory problemsAn increasing number of research studies are showing that low emission zones (LEZs) improve health.More than 320 zones are operating across th…