Researchers say early deaths may have been avoided over 10-year period if technology installed

Forget ‘solutions’ such as smog towers, air-filtering buses and pollution-eating paints. We need to prevent the air pollution in the first place

Results from study involving 50,000 women suggest even occasional wood burning can contribute to lung cancer

Exclusive: transport secretary dismissed guidance calling for review of environmental impact

Information about the environmental and health impacts of wood burning stoves can be confusing - here's the low down

Wood fires produce more particle pollution than traffic exhausts in UK, and controls remain ineffective

Traffic has fallen 40% in the City since 1999, which is good news for air pollution – and people’s fitness

It is vital we tackle the injustice that means black or mixed race people and the poor face worst pollution

Leading scientists and medics back London and other clean air schemes and urge politicians to keep their nerve

First study to tally asthma exacerbations with air pollution during pandemic finds numbers admitted to A&E fell 41% in 2020

Wood burners are awful for the environment and flood our homes with toxins, too. I wish I’d known that in 2008, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Far more tiny particles now come from tyres than are emitted from exhausts but new tyre designs may help

Study adds to growing evidence that health harm from air pollution accumulates through our lifetimes

Experts say wood-burning is not cheaper or truly renewable and constitutes a major health risk

Globally, outdoor air pollution is second only to tobacco as greatest cause of lung and respiratory cancers

Reduced traffic due to coronavirus has cut pollution but there are other ways to help within the home

US study finds bone loss occurs twice as fast among women living in areas with higher air pollution

Jenny Jones says bill, named after girl who died of asthma, treats pollution as matter of social justice

ONE in 17 deaths in the South East’s cities and towns is now linked to air pollution, new research shows.

Trend for bigger, heavier cars means more particles get released from brakes, tyres and road surfaces

Long-term UK study adds to body of research associating pollutants with declining brain health

Wood burning is causing dirty air from the UK to Australia, but a study shows incentives to switch can work

Air pollution in shops and on tube and railway stations remains cause for concern, studies show

Innovation in agricultural sector is needed if cities are to solve air pollution problems, say scientists

People with asthma and other lung conditions report decrease in symptoms, finds survey

Rising numbers of people are taking air pollution measurements to push authorities to take action

This article explains what nurses need to know about the impact of air pollution on health and wellbeing and the actions to take.

Report urges actions to reduce exposure to pollution and for brain health to be in net zero strategies

Domestic woodburners are the single largest cause of particle pollution in the UK, yet there are no restrictions on how often people can light their fires

Exclusive: Survey reveals support for ban in urban areas, where burners have worst impact

Campaigners’ pressure sees London mayor withdraw approval for stoves billed as better for the environment

Deaths due to wood-burning stoves are comparable to those of ‘black summer’ bushfires, says Australian study

It is not fair to ask people to adapt their lives to dirty air. We need to solve the problem at source

Seventy years on, piecemeal political policies are failing to adequately tackle toxic air

Beijing has shown how regular objective monitoring can lead to big improvements in air quality

Fires used by just 8% of population but cause triple the particle pollution of traffic, data shows

Public health schemes such as London’s Ulez can be traced back to the study that found an association between air pollution and mortality

People in Bradford made more GP and A&E visits for breathing problems after polluted days, researchers find

The benefits from reducing the harm to health are often calculated to add up to many times the cost of action

Seventy years after 1952 London smog, energy crisis could increase winter stove and open fire use

In many cities around the world, major roads have been restructured to ease air pollution

Solid fuels are the second largest source of airborne particle pollution in the UK, leading to the early deaths of an estimated 284 Londoners a year

Decrease in hospital visits for heart problems shows impact could be greater than previously thought

Research links pollution to increased risk of dementia, even at levels below UK, US and EU air quality standards

Growing evidence suggests tiny particles can affect the heart, lungs, blood pressure and risk foetal growth

Scrubbing up polluted air is hard: not polluting it in the first place is much easier

Focus of information places health responsibility on those who bear consequences of breathing poor air

Increases in methane from fracking, agriculture and gas production are adding to our climate emergency

Mutualités Libres says improving air quality ensures sustainability of the social security system

Notion of wood burning as climate neutral source of energy is quickly being invalidated by hard facts

From wood burning to driving, there are things people can do – but industries such as shipping and agriculture bear most of the responsibility

Swiss study analyses different sources of air pollution – the fourth largest risk factor for early death

There are calls for the UK to adopt WHO guidelines as legal limits, but a new approach may be needed

Wood-burning stoves and open fires in homes have become Britain’s biggest source of a dangerous air pollutant, contributing to the government missing a clean ai

Many people warming homes with wood from construction sites unaware of health risks, say experts

Scientists test new alerts that focus on helping people to prepare for bad air and avoid it

Pioneering initiative to consider children’s addresses after coroner ruled air pollution a factor in death of Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, nine

Research finds black carbon breathed by mothers can cross into unborn children

Using wood in power plants produces two to three times as much carbon per kilowatt hour as burning coal or natural gas.

Charity says research dispels myth that wood burning, which has health risks, is a cheaper energy option

Review of research finds particularly clear evidence that LEZs in cities reduce heart and circulatory problems

US researchers looked at Canada to see how people in cleanest areas were still experiencing ill health

Dirty air increases risk of respiratory problems that can be fatal for coronavirus patients

Letter: Tim Dexter of Asthma + Lung UK says the health of future generations is at risk if the government doesn’t address this public health emergency

Fine particles in air pollution contribute to the deaths of 36,000 people each year in the UK.

Particulate pollution poses one of the greatest environmental risks to health, according to the WHO. So what is a safe level of exposure?

US survey found particle pollution downwind of eateries was higher than from major roads

Mould can grow if there’s not adequate ventilation or heat – and burning wood has big impact on indoor air quality

International review establishes strong connections between polluted air and mortality

Air pollution from traffic has dropped but particles also come from gas heating and agriculture

Studies show reducing traffic flow around schools can significantly reduce levels of nitrogen dioxide

Birmingham is following London and Bath in deterring highly polluting vehicles from its centre

Councils always get complaints, but scientists have been busily burning leaves in a giant chamber to understand the problem

Indian cities are among the worst affected but even they cannot match the UK’s air pollution of the 1920s

Study explores link between higher particle pollution and conditions such as anxiety disorders and depression

Research found greater chances of multiple chronic illnesses in people living in polluted areas

Exclusive: Number of people living with illegal pollution levels has fallen by 94% since Sadiq Khan became mayor

Research ‘supersites’ in UK cities reveal pollutant sources, from agriculture and traffic to wood fires