#HurricaneMelissa was made about four times more likely by the #climatecrisis It's real, it's us, and it's here www.imperial.ac.uk/grantham/res...

Air Pollution-Related Dementia Kills Over 625,000 People A Year healthpolicy-watch.news/air-pollutio... by @healthpolicywatch.bsky.social #Alzheimers #dementia #pollution #environment #publichealth

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Every number tells a story. Every decision adds up. Discover 30 numbers that explain the climate crisis: feature.undp.org/climate-counts These are not just statistics. They are milestones, warnings and opportunities. Because #ClimateCounts. @undp.org @maibached.bsky.social

Hurricane Melissa strengthens to category 5 as communities in Jamaica warned of ‘potentially unimaginable impact’ – live blog #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Our council is so dismissive (and often aggressive!) it has put people off reporting smoke nuisance. We need a campaign to change this. Everyone I have spoken to locally say the council are "useless" so there is no point in complaining, even if pollution levels are dangerously high.

We must all keep complaining! For all those 15000 complaints there will be numerous people who don’t think it is worth it. If there is a deluge they will have to do something! #AirPollution

Domestic wood burning: 15,000 complaints, just 24 fines An FOI request by Mums for Lungs has revealed that despite more than 15,000 complaints about wood smoke across England, just 24 fines have been issued in the year between September 2024 and August 2025 airqualitynews.com/news/legisla...

‘Little lungs are paying’: why the #Dieselgate scandal is still running hot - Car makers accused of cheating air pollution rules have largely avoided punishment for a decade but a historic trial brought by 1.8 million UK motorists is about to begin Story by me www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Although > half of the US population resides in areas with unhealthy air quality, communities of color are disproportionately affected, comprising 50% of those breathing in toxic air pollutants, despite representing just 41% of the US pop, according American Lung Association.

Voice opposition/concern about pollution of Portland's air & water! Contact your dist. councilor & let them know you support a scrubber wash discharge ban. Here's who to contact for Nov 12 meeting, w/option to email the council: www.portlandmaine.gov/741/Council-... #Portland #Maine #CruiseShips

since denver launched its e-bike rebate program - the have sold 10,000 e-bikes and reduced an estimated 1,000,000 car trips - replacing millions of VMTs and reducing air pollution there are no climate silver bullets... but damn - e-bikes and e-cargo bikes are close denvergov.org/Government/A...

She Found a Link Between Air Pollution and Infertility... Her grant was canceled 😡😡😡 #momsky www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/c...

As Latino communities ramp up air quality monitoring, Trump’s EPA moves to weaken pollution regulations.

Hey Colorado residents, particularly people in Fort Collins, but also those who are somewhat near: my sister and brother in law are running a study on an easy, portable method to help maintain indoor air quality during adverse outside events (like smoke or pollution).

‘£850 to skip the queue’: how scammers are exploiting driving test delays

Parliamentary staff of colour earn £2,000 less than white colleagues, study suggests

Also another person’s “right” to burn stuff versus everyone’s right to breathe air unpolluted by wood smoke!

“Ecodesign” stoves, bonfires, charcoal BBQs and firepits are the main problem in cities now. They cause ~800 tonnes of PM2.5 in London every year. ULEZ savings are 23tonnes/year. A bonfire in a garden can cause similar PM2.5 levels in neighbours homes to wildfire smoke miles away.

There is no contest! Everyone has a right to breathe the cleanest air possible and one person’s hobby burning shouldn’t violate that!

Wood stove owner learns how it is polluting his home, says he regrets decision to install a wood stove: youtu.be/haIaG844J08?...

'Sources of 2,4-Dinitrophenol (DNP) beyond wildfires Beyond wildfires, DNP is also produced by: 🔥 vehicle emissions from both biofuels and fossil fuels 🔥 residential heating fires and bonfires 🔥 controlled agricultural burning.' Source: @ukri.org www.ukri.org/news/wildfir...

Trump, RFK Jr, and their anti-science, anti-public health allies don’t stop at weaponizing misinfo and disinfo—they abuse federal power to increase harm to our communities and attack the experts who put America’s health and safety first. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/h...

If it is found in wild fire smoke might it also be found in domestic bonfires and smoke from wood burning stoves?

'Once airborne, as part of brown carbon particles, DNP absorbs sunlight and converts it to heat, contributing to climate change. It is also toxic to living organisms, making its extended atmospheric lifetime a dual concern for both climate and public health.' @ukri.org www.ukri.org/news/wildfir...

Unfortunately “fossil fuels” have been demonised over the last few decades without educating people about why previous generations started using them, i.e. because wood burning is so filthy and inefficient. Alternative wording is required, such as “carbon emitting fuels” to stop the confusion.

It was time for a rethink years ago! It is a no brainer just stop burning stuff!

This proves that AI can’t be trusted! #puttingonaduvetcover

Like dementia? Me neither. Mounting evidence shows that long-term exposure to air pollution contributes to dementia. Big picture: Clean energy—>Better health. @docsforclimate.bsky.social @gchalliance.bsky.social @fossilfueltreaty.bsky.social @who.int @momscleanairforce.org

I testified before the EPA in opposition to the agency’s proposed rescission of its 2009 Endangerment Finding that greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles contribute to air pollution that drives climate change.

We need to make cycling safer! I am too scared to cycle along main roads near me!

What do Joshua Tree, Saguaro, Grand Canyon, Everglades, Mt. Rainier, Indiana Dunes, Great Smoky Mountains & Rocky Mountains National Parks have in common? Highly polluted air from cars, trucks & buses...the equivalent of 20 to nearly 70 coal-fired power plants worth of air & climate pollution/year.

The 1st assessment of the health impact of traffic..air pollution..estimates it contributes to more than 1,800 deaths each year..higher than the annual road toll..findings show need for..transition to EVs which emit less pollution, as well as better public transport” www.abc.net.au/news/science...

Wood burning stoves!?

New research: 90,000 Americans die prematurely every year because of needless, preventable air pollution. Cheap clean energy (solar, wind, batteries) is the way to make this senseless carnage a thing of the past. @docsforclimate.bsky.social @jonathanpatz.bsky.social @howardfrumkin.bsky.social

3/ Following the drone attack on 21 August, the water pressure to residents has been reduced in Novoshakhtinsk and cut off entirely in nearby Krasny Sulin to ensure that firefighters have enough water. Residents also report severe air pollution. bsky.app/profile/maks...

#ResistanceEarth #BlueEarth Air pollution from oil and gas production causes 90,000 premature deaths each year in the U.S. The impacts hit people of color the hardest. Trump has granted more than 100 facilities blanket exemptions to Clean Air Act standards. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Apparently 97% of Europe's urban population is exposed to particulate pollution in the air above what the WHO considers safe and I am *once again* asking for clean air infrastructure to deal with airborne viruses/pollution affecting literally everyone's health discomap.eea.europa.eu/atlas/?page=...

Scientists call for action to address air pollution from space launches. Satellite mega-constellation missions behind threefold increase in emissions of climate-altering soot and CO2, www.theguardian.com/environment/...

If the US government had to pay for medical care of its citizens, it might care more about climate change impacts, air and water pollution, gun violence, traffic crashes, the food we eat, etc. It’s past time for single payer healthcare.

Oil and gas air pollution linked to 91,000 early deaths in the US each year phys.org/news/2025-08... via @physorg_com

Deaths, illness from air pollution related to gas and oil hit people of color hardest, study finds

It probably matters less how atrocities in pig and other animal farming are reported than reporting them in the first place - as in this article from yesterday (though the lead picture should be of pigs being tortured, not of a building...): www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

'If fascism scares you the way it does me, figuring out how to break the centralized power of the fossil fuel industry is a key form of resistance.' - @billmckibben.bsky.social

This is my favorite photo 🐑

. UN court: Countries must address climate change - POLITICO Pro We need to take urgent #ClimateAction right now to avoid the worst of Climate Change! Find out more: subscriber.politicopro.com/... .

I hope that the BBQ was gas or electricity! You can’t advocate for clean air if you are polluting the air with BBQ smoke!

Air pollution of all forms can be detrimental to health, but the tiny particles in smoke are particularly pernicious.