Air pollution making people in UK get long-term illnesses earlier, study finds | Air pollution

Research reveals air pollution is advancing the average age that people in the UK acquire long-term illnesses. For some conditions people could be getting ill more than two years earlier because of the air pollution they breathe. The first author of the research from Prof Hualiang Lin’s group at Sun Yat-sen University said: “Our study…

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Eight wonders of the world

This roundup of The Conversation’s environment coverage was first published in our award-winning weekly climate action newsletter, Imagine. Every scalable solution has to start somewhere small. With a spark of an idea, an anomaly during an experiment or, perhaps, an empty seashell on an Irish beach. Juan Diego Rodriguez-Blanco at Trinity College Dublin has found…

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Environment Agency secures £2.35m from Yorkshire Water following pollution incidents

The Environment Agency has accepted enforcement undertakings from Yorkshire Water (image credit: Pixabay) The Environment Agency has secured £2.35m for environmental improvements from Yorkshire Water following a series of pollution incidents. The Agency accepted seven enforcement undertakings after separate pollution incidents at wastewater treatment works and sewer infrastructure across the region. The Yorkshire Water incidents…

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Entries open for 2026 Brian Black Memorial Award for environmental journalism

UK-based sailing magazine Yachting Monthly has opened entries for the 2026 Brian Black Memorial Award, an environmental journalism and photography competition run in partnership with Coppercoat, with submissions being accepted until 30 August 2026. Now in its sixth year, the award commemorates sailors and environmentalists Brian and Lesley Black. It invites submissions focused on the…

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