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Bright lights at night could increase your risk of stroke

Stroke risk increases with outdoor light pollution and 80% of people could be affected, a new study finds.

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Air pollution has improved in Europe in the last 20 years, study finds

Almost all Europeans in the area studied still live with unhealthy levels of small particulate pollution.

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Palestine has asked the UN to look into ‘environmental crimes’ in Gaza

Human remains, asbestos and unexploded munitions: there will be huge challenges to conducting field-based assessment work in Gaza.

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Euroviews. The latest EU clean air standards update could benefit Poland greatly

The revised Ambient Air Quality Directive is a great tool for the Polish government to swiftly shift from the costly smoggy past to a clear new era, with happier and healthier people in tow, Weronika Michalak

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These 20 airports produced as much CO2 as 58 coal power stations

New research takes stock of the impact of passenger flights and, for the first time, air freight at 1,300 airports around the world.

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Heating and cars: Milan introduces emergency pollution-busting rules

Dry weather and warm temperatures have worsened the Italian city’s smog problem.

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Parliament, member states clinch air pollution deal

Strictest air pollution limits and access to justice for citizens are key aspects of the agreement.

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Parliament at odds with member states over action on air pollution

Belgium hopes to broker a deal between governments and MEPs on stricter new EU air pollution limits, with an anticipated final round of talks set for 20 February.

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Madrid landfills emitting major methane leaks, investigation reveals

A Guardian investigation has revealed methane leaks that threaten net zero targets and human health.

France

Paris votes whether to hit SUVs with eye-popping parking costs

The move would drastically hike up the cost-per-hour to park a large SUV in the centre of the French capital.

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Climate anti-heroes? Celebrities and carbon offsetting, explained

As a slew of A-listers are getting called out for their emissions, many are resorting to carbon offsetting. But is the practice effective in the fight against climate change?

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Why is air pollution in Hanoi causing flight diversions?

More than 100 flights were diverted or delayed this morning as smog enveloped the Vietnamese capital.

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Will Bologna’s 30km/h speed limit benefit the environment?

The highly contested Città 30 (City 30) scheme aims to reduce road accidents and improve air quality.

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MEPs wave through raft of Green Deal legislation as elections loom

The European Parliament's environment committee has approved provisional deals with governments on half a dozen key pieces of environmental law, as lawmakers hurry to complete as much Green Deal legislation as possible before EU elections.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sarajevo tops world's most polluted cities list

Air quality in the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina is so bad some people are wearing masks.

Climate

Damage to Gaza’s environment ‘exceeds all predictions’, experts say

Those living in Gaza are experiencing acute respiratory infections, diarrhoea, lice and scabies.

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Electric cars targeted in update of vehicle pollution limits

Environmental groups blame auto industry lobbying for a freeze in limits on exhaust pollution, but electric cars are now targeted with restrictions on particulate matter from brakes and tyres.

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Forest or grove? Why critics are divided on France’s new ‘urban forest

France’s capital city is getting its first urban forest as its green transformation plan takes shape, but not everyone is impressed.

Brussels, My Love?

Brussels, my love? EU plays good cop at a bad COP?

On Brussels, my love? this week, we break down why it is so important that world leaders meet once a year to discuss the climate, even in an oil-rich nation like the UAE.

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Euroviews. Q&A: Our addiction to plastic has to end, No More Plastic founder says

At this year's Lisbon Web Summit, Euroviews talked to Rosalie Mann about the reasons why we are oblivious to the dangers plastic poses to our health and our environment, and the different ways to reduce the hazards we face almost unknowingly.