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Continue reading...Asthma emergency admissions plunged as lockdown improved air, Oxford study finds
First study to tally asthma exacerbations with air pollution during pandemic finds numbers admitted to A&E fell 41% in 2020
A new study in Oxford has found that emergency hospital admissions for asthma dropped by 41% in 2020 as air pollution from traffic fell due to Covid restrictions.
Dr Suzanne Bartington from the University of Birmingham, who led the Oxford study, said: “The Covid-19 pandemic led to a unique opportunity where we could study the impacts of rapid changes in human activities on air quality.”
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Network companies called out for “lack of accountability” on rooftop solar integration, in final report from ESB
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Fire destroys wind turbine at Pacific Blue’s Clements Gap
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Coal generator to face court over blackouts caused by “catastrophic” explosion
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Iron ore giants join forces on electric smelter for green steel
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California environmental justice body pushes back against proposed LCFS amendments
Australian mining giants, steelmaker team up for clean steel pilot
Cannon-Brookes taps new investment talent as Grok zeroes in on decarbonisation
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Zibelman joins Pollination board to target “critical, urgent work” of funding decarbonisation
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Study portends extreme weather to batter New York for rest of century
WCI Markets: WCAs slow rate of decline, CCAs sell off into auction
“Climate whiplash:” Reports warn to brace for more impacts of a fast-warming planet
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Queensland wind farm delay raises red flags with green groups, as lines blur over environment
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