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Impact on Urban Health @impurbanhealth.bsky.social · 1d

Black mothers and children are among those whose health is most affected by air pollution.

We're proud to support Global Child and Maternal Health, who work to ensure Black women's voices are heard by policymakers.

Advocating for clean air with Black mothers and children

With Global Child and Maternal Health

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Mums for Lungs @mumsforlungs.bsky.social · 6d

Action on #Dieselgate is taking an “outrageous” amount of time, leaving more than a million dirty diesels still on the road today. This isn't just a corporate scandal, but a #Health scandal as well. It's time the car manufacturers paid. #AirPollution

‘Little lungs are paying’: why the Dieselgate scandal is still running hot

Carmakers accused of cheating air pollution rules have faced little punishment in UK but trial brought by 1.8m motorists is about to begin

www.theguardian.com

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Dr Gary Fuller @drgaryfuller.bsky.social · 2d

"Little lungs are still paying for Dieselgate every day,” says Jemima Hartshorn, the founder of @mumsforlungs.bsky.social

Piece by @dpcarrington.bsky.social on the DieselGate scandal that continues to harm our air.

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

‘Little lungs are paying’: 1.6m claimants head to high court as carmakers finally face punishment for Dieselgate

Carmakers accused of cheating air pollution rules have faced little punishment in UK but trial brought by 1.8m motorists is about to begin

www.theguardian.com

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peterbabudu.bsky.social @peterbabudu.bsky.social · 2d

🌟 My reflections on the Impact on Urban Health Partner Day

Last week, we hosted our first Partner Day. I felt truly inspired by the energy and commitment in the room, and grateful for the ideas that will help shape our next steps.

People are sitting around tables at the Impact on Urban Health Partner Day

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Ben Pearce @benrpearce.bsky.social · 8d

Great article on the new Sustainable Urban Freight Association -why it was set up, what it wants to achieve, and some early wins 💫

zagdaily.com/trends/meet-...

Meet SUFA: The freight alliance driving the UK’s green delivery revolution

As cities battle diesel pollution and congestion, the Sustainable Urban Freight Association is uniting cargo bike operators with delivery giants to give green logistics a louder voice at the UK policy...

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Impact on Urban Health @impurbanhealth.bsky.social · 10d

We believe it's vital that the people most affected by toxic air pollution are consulted when designing solutions.

As part of our work to amplify voices, we're proud to partner with The Social Innovation Partnership. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbt_...

Amplifying Voices: The Social Innovation Partnership (TSIP)

We partnered with Imperial College London and social enterprise TSIP to work with residents in Lambeth and Southwark to create the UK’s first co-designed, solar-powered, outdoor air quality display…

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Tessa Khan @tessakhan.bsky.social · 10d

While the Tory party's energy & climate policy grows increasingly detached from reality, worth reflecting on a remarkable, under-reported event at Labour conference: the launch of Climate Jobs UK, a campaign by GMB, Prospect & other TUs focused on the creation of good jobs in the energy transition
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Healthy Air Coalition UK @healthyairuk.bsky.social · 13d

We were thrilled to host a lively discussion this week at the Labour Party Conference, in partnership with @thefabians.bsky.social.

Panellists discussed clean air justice and what it would mean for Labour to lead on this issue. ⚖️
@soniaadesara.bsky.social #LPC25

Five panelists and an event Chair sit on a stage decorated with Fabian Society branding. They are talking and laughing among themselves.

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Dr Gary Fuller @drgaryfuller.bsky.social · 12d

A year of air pollution visualised through the medium of knitting, inspired by Breathe London

Piece by Paul Day with quote by my brilliant @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social colleague @andygrieveair.bsky.social

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A year of air quality data created by Poplar’s closely-knit community

In Poplar, Tower Hamlets, a collective of more than 130 knitters has unveiled Knitting the Air – a striking 12-metre textile artwork that transforms local air quality data into over 2,000 hand-knitted...

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Impact on Urban Health @impurbanhealth.bsky.social · 15d

🚨Breaking news: London now meets legal limits for nitrogen dioxide (NO2).

❤️🩹This is a major milestone which will improve health across the city. And congratulations to the Mayor @london.gov.uk, whose leadership has been crucial for improving air quality. 🧵👇
www.london.gov.uk/london-meets...

London meets legal limits for toxic NO2 pollution for the first time – almost 200 years earlier than predicted – following the Mayor’s world leading air pollution policies

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, today hailed the success of his bold air quality policies which have led to the capital’s air pollution levels falling to within the legal limit for the first time.

www.london.gov.uk

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Ben Pearce @benrpearce.bsky.social · 16d

Wood burning stove warning as new study proves lung damage 'like smoking'

www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/...

Wood burning stove warning as new study proves lung damage 'like smoking'

Log burners and open fires have been linked to a serious decline in lung function in a major new study

www.mirror.co.uk

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Ben Pearce @benrpearce.bsky.social · 17d

Air pollution is a racial justice issue and racialised communities need to be centred in the solutions. Find out more about our work on Amplifying Voices here: urbanhealth.org.uk/insights/new... @impurbanhealth.bsky.social

Amplifying voices for clean air

Our Amplifying Voices strand supports the communities who are most affected by air pollution to advocate for change.

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Ben Pearce @benrpearce.bsky.social · 17d

PS. Exciting and important of all to share is this wonderful video from @ellarobertafdn.bsky.social where Rosamund talks us through her work on air pollution, health and justice www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xDn...

We support Rosamund's call for the Government to adopt Ella's Law.

Amplifying Voices: Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, Ella Roberta Foundation

YouTube video by Impact on Urban Health

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Ben Pearce @benrpearce.bsky.social · 17d

Huge thanks to @cleancitiescampaign.org @olord.bsky.social @zakbond.bsky.social for leading this campgin

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Ben Pearce @benrpearce.bsky.social · 17d

As I say in the article, "They may seem commonplace, but diesel vans have profound effects in urban areas, and those effects are not felt evenly. In London alone, diesel van deliveries carry hidden health and environmental costs of more than £2billion every year."

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Ben Pearce @benrpearce.bsky.social · 17d

Finally, this article calls for "electric vans to continue to be exempted from Congestion Charge changes". This is due to new data showing diesel vans are now the biggest road source of harmful NOx emissions in Central London.

www.mylondon.news/news/transpo...

Central London's 'number one road polluter' named as Congestion Charge plea made

Transport for London and City Hall must keep the exemption afforded to electric vans when it changes its Congestion Charge rules, campaigners have said

www.mylondon.news

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Ben Pearce @benrpearce.bsky.social · 17d

More positively, my colleague @patrickjalee.bsky.social sets out here some interventions for addressing air pollution emissions from woodburning, freight and construction. Underpinning all of this is our call for the Government to adopt a new Clean Air Act.

www.britsafe.org/safety-manag...

Construction, freight, and wood burning: how we can reduce air pollution at source | British Safety Council

While you’re reading this, it’s likely you’re breathing polluted air. That’s because in 40 cities across the UK, people are inhaling a dangerous cocktail of chemicals, levels of which are equal to, an...

www.britsafe.org

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Ben Pearce @benrpearce.bsky.social · 17d

The campaign to get justice for Dieselgate continues. Huge well done to @mumsforlungs.bsky.social @jemimavivien.bsky.social @clientearth.bsky.social @healthyairuk.bsky.social @asthmaandlung.org.uk for leading this hugely important work

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Ben Pearce @benrpearce.bsky.social · 17d

It is 10 years since Dieselgate and around 500,000 more UK cars are under suspicion for emissions cheating. Emissions from the likely use of defeat devices have been linked to 16,000 premature deaths and 30,000 new cases of asthma in children.

www.clientearth.org/latest/press...

REVEALED: Around 500,000 more UK cars under suspicion for emissions cheating | ClientEarth

The Dieselgate scandal is far from over.

www.clientearth.org

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Ben Pearce @benrpearce.bsky.social · 17d

It feels like busy times everywhere at the moment. And that includes in the air pollution world - below are three important stories I wanted to highlight 🧵

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Mums for Lungs @mumsforlungs.bsky.social · Sep 15

"We’ve got to the point where the burden of ill health caused by #AirPollution is so huge, I’m asking myself: ‘What will it take to make the public demand more action?’." Well said @ellarobertafdn.bsky.social.

Such a powerful read about the rise of #LungCancer in non-smoking, healthy young women.

‘I was told I had two weeks to live’ – why are so many young, fit, non-smoking women getting lung cancer?

For decades, lung cancer has been viewed as a disease of older men who smoked. Now, cases among young women are on the rise and doctors are baffled. Could air pollution be behind it?

www.theguardian.com

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Mums for Lungs @mumsforlungs.bsky.social · Jul 31

Could you be our next #Schools Lead?

We are hiring an energetic, creative and community-focused Schools Lead to continue our impactful work on School Streets in Lambeth and Southwark in London, and across the country. Apply by 7th September! #AirPollution

www.mumsforlungs.org/news/hiring-...

A picture of a brick school building with banners on its front railings. The banners say Support our kids, clean air matters. The overlaid text says We're hiring a Schools Lead, apply by 7th September.

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Ben Pearce @benrpearce.bsky.social · Aug 8

www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2...

Did lead poisoning help create a generation of serial killers? – podcast

Pulitzer prize-winning author Caroline Fraser on the link between air pollution in the US and male violence

www.theguardian.com

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Ben Pearce @benrpearce.bsky.social · Aug 2

Dele, Dier, Sarr, Udogie, Bergvall worked out well

Ben Pearce @benrpearce.bsky.social · Jul 30

Fantastic initiative from @asthmaandlung.org.uk promoting genuine inclusion of young people who live in lower income areas and/or who are from racialised communities in shaping air quality policies.

Do get in touch / share with others - this work is essential!

urbanhealth.org.uk/insights/pol...

Our air, our voices: Co-creating clean air policy with young Londoners

We’re proud to support Asthma + Lung UK’s new campaign, which involves working with communities to better inform air pollution policy. In this article, Asthma + Lung UK explain the value of participat...

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