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A video about wood burning stoves and the UK Future Homes Standard, that you might be interested in.

PM2.5 hitches a lift on red blood cells to spread through the body.

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Make polluters pay for poisoning our children 10 years ago it was revealed that many diesel cars were being fitted with illegal technology that means they emit levels of toxic gases (NOx) exceeding testing and legal limits. These emissions poison...

Our #Dieselgate petition is growing. Let's get this even higher, before the trial begins on October 13th. Have you signed yet? #AirPollution #DitchDiesel

Today in Liverpool with health professionals at The Labour Party Conference with the RCPCH; addressing air quality. We discussed the damage toxic air is doing to people, with the knowledge of 97% of addresses in the UK exceeding the WHO recommendations for one of three key air pollutants.

Log burning stoves damage lungs 'in the same way as smoking' Wood burners have been linked to a serious decline in lung function in a major new study

“Log burning stoves damage lungs 'in the same way as smoking,’ new study shows”: www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/uk-worl...

Wood burning and cooking to be covered by Conference Discussion Panel The discussion panel at this year’s National Air Quality Conference will consider the twin issues of domestic wood burning and cooking – both domestic and commercial.  Our panelists will discuss the w...

“A researcher at the UCL Institute of Health Informatics…Her work revealed “wood burning hotspots” and linked increased lung cancer rates in affluent areas to potential carcinogen exposure from wood smoke…”
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The Seven Year Itch: Everyone agrees it needs to happen. Where now is the action on equipping health professionals to help protect patients from air pollution? Larissa Lockwood, Director of Policy and Campaigns at Global Action Plan on equipping health professionals with the resources to protect their patients from air pollution.

Larissa Lockwood, Director of Policy and Campaigns at Global Action Plan asks: where is the systematic health sector leadership on air pollution?

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...

"We want to see a shift toward genuine involvement, one where people most affected by air pollution are involved in shaping the policies that affect their health, environment, and their futures."

Read more about our work with @asthmaandlung.org.uk

More Evidence Links Wood Smoke Pollution to Dementia A new study adds to mounting evidence that wood smoke pollution increases the risk of developing dementia.

New on our website: More evidence links wood smoke and dementia
www.familiesforcleanair.org/more-evidenc...

Montreal family sues for $4.2 million after exposure to campfire smoke at Mont-Tremblant Park Sépaq did not do enough to limit exposure that led to health problems, the lawsuit states.

“A campfire is like a small, man-made forest fire that you are inhaling. We know that has health impacts... cardiovascular and respiratory effects. That is settled science. It’s not up for debate anymore….” —Prof. Scott Weichenthal, McGill U. www.montrealgazette.com/news/article...

Exposure to particulate air pollutants associated with numerous cancers - University of Birmingham Researchers have found that long-term exposure to environmental pollutants was associated with increased risk of mortality for many types of cancer in an elderly Hong Kong population.

From the University of Birmingham:

"For every ten microgram per cubic meter (µg/m³) of increased exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5), the risk of dying from any cancer rises by 22%."
www.birmingham.ac.uk/news-archive...

‘I kept asking: “Why? What did I do?”’ How come so many young, fit, non-smoking women are 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?

🫁How come so many young, fit, non-smoking women are getting lung cancer?

"Air pollution has been demonstrated to be significant for both genders, especially in younger patients."
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Firewood smoke linked to rising lung cancer cases in Ugandan Women Doctors at the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) are reporting a disturbing trend: an increasing number of Ugandan women are developing

www.thekampalareport.com/latest/20250...

‘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?

"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.

The wood stove industry are also gas industry lobbyists. nehpba.org/nehpba-blog/...

Experts issue warning over shocking health hazards caused by fireplaces: 'Like having a truck idling in your living room' Australian experts are sounding the alarm on the dangerous health and environmental effects of wood-burning heaters.

Good to see the message spreading: “Evidence shows that wood-burning heaters contribute to pollution and exacerbate health problems, but many people are unaware of the dangers.”

Household wood smoke leaves 1.2 million Dutch with lung conditions struggling to breathe Over 1.2 million people with lung conditions in the Netherlands are affected by poor air quality, mainly caused by household wood stoves, barbecues, and fire pits, the Dutch Lung Foundation (Longfonds...

“Over 1.2 million people with lung conditions in the Netherlands are affected by poor air quality, mainly caused by household wood stoves, barbecues, and fire pits, the Dutch Lung Foundation (Longfonds) said.” nltimes.nl/2025/09/14/h...

‘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/society/2025...

Lung cancer in never smokers has become far too common.

We need to seriously address air pollution.

Stopping burning fossil fuels and biomass of any kind, inside and outside of our homes is key.

This makes it clear just how small the world is, how limited and precious the air that we breathe is - a fire in Canada kills 80k people worldwide. It’s relevant to low emissions zones, they take a lot of heat from the right wing, usually presenting them as an assault on motorists.
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The real cost of wood burning When we include the health-related costs, it turns out that wood heating is surprisingly expensive.

Wood burning shifts the cost burden onto other people, who themselves may be financially struggling. It’s a serious environmental justice issue that does not get nearly enough recognition. www.dsawsp.org/health/real-...

Wood burning and our climate Wood burning is a significant source of climate pollutants and contributes to global warming.

We would add that incentives that promote wood burning need to end too. And very much agree on heat pumps! www.dsawsp.org/environment/...

Wood Burning - time for a rethink This short report reviews the current evidence on the harms of burning wood for industrial electricity production and domestic heating. It finds high carbon emissions, multiple health concerns and environmental justice issues all associated with burning...

🔥 New report finds high carbon emissions, multiple health concerns and environmental justice issues all associated with burning wood.

📢 Calls for improved regulation, enhanced public awareness and prioritised research.

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

📢Learn more about our work to amplify the voices of communities most affected by air pollution: urbanhealth.org.uk/insights/new...

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… Amplifying Voices: The Social Innovation Partnership (TSIP)

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

🫶As part of that strand, we're proud to support TSIP's work to listen to the communities most affected by air pollution. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbt_...

Angus Council stove ban fuels log burner debate Angus housing committee's decision to ban woodburners in council homes in all but exceptional circumstances has now been hailed by a health campaign group.

Its brilliant to see Communities Against Woodsmoke quoted in this article. Too often the stove industry are permitted to spread their misinformation in the media with no mention of clean air campaigners' concerns.
www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/5330...

The mystery rise of lung cancer in non-smokers The number of lung cancer cases in people who have never smoked is increasing. The disease is different from lung cancer caused by smoking, so what causes it?

www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic... research has shown a strong link between high levels of PM2.5 & lung cancer in individuals who have never smoked & carrier of a EGFR mutation.
"When we think about environmental carcinogens, we usually think about them as causing mutations in the DNA" #Airpollution

Clean air must be made a global priority | Letter Letter: Left unchecked, toxic air will keep shortening millions of lives and harming health, says Jane Burston

"Left unchecked, toxic air will keep shortening lives and worsening health everywhere. But the good news is that solutions are at hand."

@janeburston.bsky.social, @cleanairfund.bsky.social in today's letters page.

#airpollution is a solvable problem!

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Chris also suggests reading his earlier piece 'Buying a Heat Pump' www.rigdenage.co.uk/ashp-explora... #HeatPump

A plant on a window sill.

'we actually paid £180 for the whole year’s heating.' One year on how was the heat pump experience? Chris tells all www.rigdenage.co.uk/heat-pump-fi...

What the latest data reveals about air pollution As part of our commitment to equitably improving air quality, we're sharing the latest insights from the London Atmospheric Emissions Inventory (LAEI), a crucial dataset that maps sources of air…

🔥Want to know the biggest sources of air pollution in your borough?

📈Check out our latest data visualisation:
urbanhealth.org.uk/insights/dat...