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Sick of coal yet?
The recent EPA decision doesn't just fail sustainability professionals — it will trigger a public health crisis
Health risk: GPs to halt fossil fuel investments
Royal College of General Practitioners confirms it is to halt investment in fossil fuels in response to climate risks that 'threaten to destabilise our National Health Service'
Just what the doctor ordered: Kaiser powers forward with renewable microgrids
The US healthcare provider is embracing a raft of clean technologies, and saving money in the process
Millions of British children breathing toxic air, Unicef warns
More than 4.5 million affected, says UN group, while tests suggest children's shorter height increases exposure on busy roads
Sadiq Khan launches school air pollution crack down
Mayor's Office announces £1m fund to help tackle air pollution in the capital's worst affected schools, as study finds air quality is worse in some classrooms than it is outside
Achieving the targets of the UK Climate Change Act is a necessity for our children
Professor Russell Viner of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health argues that delivering on the goals of the Climate Change Act would result in cleaner air and lower health risks for children
UK climate targets could halve air pollution by 2050
Efforts to cut carbon dioxide set to usher in radically cleaner air by mid-century
Harvard study: Green buildings deliver nearly $6bn in health and climate benefits
Analysis of green certified buildings reveals they have provided around $6bn in health and climate benefits on top of $7.5bn of energy savings
Climate change already damaging health of millions globally, report finds
Heatwaves, pollution and disease are the main health issues linked to global warming but action to halt emissions would deliver huge benefits
38,000 people a year die early because of diesel emissions testing failures
Global inventory of nitrogen oxide emissions shows highly polluting diesel cars are 'urgent public health issue'
Living near heavy traffic increases risk of dementia, say scientists
Study tracking 6.6 million people estimates effect on one in 10 cases of Alzheimer's while those living by busy roads are 12 per cent are more likely to be diagnosed with dementia
Businesses should train drivers to cut air pollution, says UK health watchdog
NICE proposals to reduce health impacts of air pollution also include removing speed bumps and implementing "no vehicle idling" areas around schools
Lancet launches climate health impact 'countdown'
As WMO warns 2016 very likely to be hottest year on record, influential medical journal launches new initiative to track response to climate 'health crisis'
World Medical Association joins global divestment push
Leading medical body urges national branches to divest from fossil fuels and promote renewables instead
Toxic loopholes? How coal plants are still exceeding EU pollution limits
Report reveals how over half of EU coal plants are still exceeding legal air pollution limits thanks to special exemptions
Green buildings better for health and productivity, Harvard research finds
New Harvard study finds workers in green-certified buildings score better in a range of metrics including cognitive function tests
Green initiatives saved NHS England over £5m, report finds
Green vehicles, energy efficiency and smart waste management help health service slash carbon and save cash
Is climate change putting elderly Londoners at risk?
Arup study highlights Hackney, Islington and Tower Hamlets as having populations with highest health risk from rising temperatures
Public concern about air pollution is on the rise, Nissan research reveals
Number of internet searches for terms related to air pollution has leapt up in the past 10 years, study shows
Sadiq Khan announces plan for £10 London pollution charge for dirtiest vehicles
London Mayor launches promised clean air consultation to mark 60th anniversary of Clean Air Act
Paris tackles air pollution with ban on older vehicles
Cars built before 1997 will face severe restrictions on when they can be driven within the city walls
Children in hundreds of London schools exposed to illegal levels of air pollution
New figures show 443 schools across the capital now breaching EU air pollution limits, including nearly 90 secondary schools
NHS carbon cutting 'could save over £400m and benefit health'
NHS Sustainable Development Unit identifies 35 areas for both carbon and cost savings across the health service
Mayor Sadiq rails against dirty air health inequalities
London mayor reiterates vows to tackle air pollution as new figures reveal unequal health impacts in the capital
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