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DEFRA Air Quality Strategy: Health, environment and transport groups urge Government to re-think

Envirotec Magazine

Dozens of health, environment and transport businesses and charities are calling for the government to change course on its Air Quality Strategy. Members of the coalition include Asthma and Lung UK, Impact on Urban Health and Campaign for Better Transport. We just need the political will to protect people from this health crisis.

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Burned Out: Documents Reveal The Gas Industry’s Use Of Tobacco Tactics Over Gas Stove Emissions

DeSmogBlog

Bernard Goldstein, a young professor at the New York University School of Medicine, researched the health impacts of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) produced by gas stoves. The industry used these studies to influence public opinion, undermine public health efforts, and block regulation. The documents, however, suggest otherwise.

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The health and safety considerations of confined space entry for cleaning terminal storage tanks

Envirotec Magazine

Without stringent health and safety protocols, however, the processes that extend your tank’s working life could pose significant danger to the specialists undertaking the clean. Shared across the entire project team, the permit is a comprehensive planning document that defines the steps required to achieve safe entry conditions.

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Portland City Government Compromised with Oil Industry in Private, Documents Suggest

DeSmogBlog

The impacts would be similar to the 2010 BP/Deepwater Horizon blowout in the Gulf of Mexico, and the 2011 Fukushima nuclear meltdown in Japan, “in terms of level of releases and resulting damages to the environment, health, and safety,” the Multnomah County report concluded. Portland finally had leverage over the oil-by-rail operations.

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Taking control of the harmful effects of air pollution to improve health outcomes

Envirotec Magazine

This challenge is associated with large health effects – effects that will continue to menace public health in the future”. The effect of poor air quality on the health and wellbeing of people is well documented. We know that air quality has a significant impact from both a sociological and health perspective.

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Chalk streams should be given enhanced status, says strategy document

Envirotec Magazine

Created by CaBA partners including Defra, the Environment Agency, Natural England, Water Companies, Ofwat, and eNGOs, the strategy outlines the compendium of current issues threatening chalk streams in England and what must be done to protect the three key indicators of ecological health: water quantity; water quality; and physical habitats.

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Monitoring the health effects of slate and tile cutting

Envirotec Magazine

With an estimated 600,000 workers in the UK exposed to silica dust each year, and an average of 600 silica-related deaths per annum, it is imperative for organisations to understand the health risks associated with slate and tile cutting and how best to protect their workers against the harmful effects of silica. mg/m3 to 0.05

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