Will you join us in asking our new PM to commit to a new Clean Air Act? Andy Burnham did great work with the Bee Network and #SchoolStreets in Greater Manchester - now let's see that translate nationally. Send your postcard today! mumsforlungs.justpost.cards

Exactly! The stove industry's misinformation is despicable. So many people have believed the "Eco" myth and subjected their neighbours to outrageous toxic fumes.

ASA rules against Stove Industry Alliance over misleading claims

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned two advertising claims by the Stove Industry Association (SIA) after ruling that the trade body misled consumers about the environmental impact of ...

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It's not an improvement! Even the "Ecodesign" stoves are very polluting. medium.com/@ChronicIlln...

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Brilliant article about #GreatStink of 2026 by @matthewweaver.bsky.social << Urgent lessons for @sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social @andyburnham.bsky.social and urban planners on #ClimateChange adaptation www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

The Great Stink of 2026? Hot, dry summer leaves London holding its nose

Experts say putrid stench shows overhaul of sewers is needed – like the one prompted by the Great Stink of 1858

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20/n Sun 19 July 2026 | Cleaner air except parts of south west England. YELLOW AIR POLLUTION HEALTH ALERT for parts of London, Southampton and/or Bristol on Mon/Tues. Then some relief again? THANK YOU FOR FOLLOWING AND SHARING @cleanairlondon.bsky.social POSTS DURING THIS LONG EPISODE 🙏. END🧵

🟣EXTREME AIR POLLUTION HEALTH ALERT for two UK regions until Sat 15 August 2026 as @andyburnham.bsky.social bans unnecessary burning to prevent wildfires

24-hr EXTREME AIR POLLUTION HEALTH ALERT in London until 4pm Sat 15 August 2026 after 1-hr ozone breached legal thresholds for public health warnings again today. This is a major blow to @mayoroflondon.bsky.social credibility on warnings, as presaged by brilliant @carolinerussell.bsky.social in July

This alert popped up just as I was writing this post. Everything we can do to minimise climate change and *also* to prepare for the environment of the future is worth it. We don't have to hide, or avoid, or wait for others to act - it's much better for us and the future to change things now.

Revealed: just 20 out of of 6,600 Defra staff working on climate adaptation, as UK burns in fifth heatwave of this summer - FOI request by me @andyburnham.bsky.social needs to level with the country about the climate crisis & set out radical plan to tackle it 🧵 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Just 20 of 6,600 Defra staff working on climate adaptation amid drought and wildfires

Exclusive: England ‘desperately unprepared’ for effects of crisis including water shortages and heatwaves

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Burnham to consider ban on disposable barbecues as wildfires rage in UK

Burnham to consider ban on disposable barbecues as wildfires rage in UK

PM to look at imposing restriction on devices in public spaces, though campaigners fear it does not go far enough The government will look at banning disposable barbecues as wildfires continue to rage across the country, prime minister Andy Burnham has said. Disposable barbecues have been the cause of a number of serious fires over the last few years, but campaigners were critical of the PM’s failure to link those fires more broadly to the climate crisis. Macclesfield, Cheshire, July 2026: A large woodland fire which was tackled by dozens of firefighters. Cheshire Fire and Rescue service said a discarded barbecue was the probable cause Three separate fires in one day around London, July 2026: In Feltham, six hectares of heathland close to houses were damaged. The London Fire Brigade (LFB) has urged people not to use disposable barbecues and to properly extinguish cigarettes after crews tackled three grass fires on Wednesday. The Trossachs, Scotland, May 2025: Covered two hectares in the Glen Finglas region of the national park. Glen Finglas is the biggest Woodland Trust site in the UK. The BBQ understood to have sparked that fire was found with a burger still on the grill. Continue reading...

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A new TEDx talk, this time Athens. Why we need cleaner air. @who.int @cleanair2breathe.bsky.social @cleanairfund.bsky.social @cleanairlondon.bsky.social youtu.be/ayWKGTQ9JK0

Why we need cleaner air | Maria Neira | TEDxAthens

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Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and #climatecrisis That’s $700,000 a minute Iran conflict windfall over 3 months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage Story by Jillian Ambrose and me www.theguardian.com/business/ng-...

Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisis

Iran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage

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Update Wed 12 August 2026 | Widespread 🟡YELLOW and 🟠AMBER AIR POLLUTION HEALTH ALERT across much of southern UK on Wed-Thurs. 🔴RED (8-hr ave over 161ug/m3) or 🟣EXTREME (1hr over 180ug/m3) ozone possible in places on Thurs. Some relief expected from Friday

Update Tues 11 August 2026 | Widespread 🟠AMBER AIR POLLUTION HEALTH ALERT across much of southern UK by Thurs. Why won't Defra, @metoffice.gov.uk @ukhsa.bsky.social and others share these as vigorously as those for heat? 🔴RED (8-hr over 161ug/m3) or 🟣EXTREME (1hr > 180ug/m3) ozone possible in places

Children have very little say in the air they breathe. But they're very welcome to have a say here! Help yours write a message to Andy Burnham asking for clean air. #AirPollution is the second leading risk factor for death in children under five in the UK. Let's get our new PM to change this.

Prime Minister Burnham: we need clean air now!

Andy Burnham is our new Prime Minister, and he has the opportunity to deliver a new Clean Air Act that protects the health of everyone. Send him a postcard today and ask him to make clean air a…

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‘Real struggle’ to tame New Forest blaze as UK set for hottest summer on record

‘Real struggle’ to tame New Forest blaze as UK set for hottest summer on record

Key tourist route closed and residents rallying round as battle against wildfire expected to go on for several days The battle to contain a large wildfire spreading across the New Forest will go on for several days, experts have said, as wind changes and a desiccated landscape fuel the flames. Smoke billowed above the deserted A31 road, the main tourist route into the New Forest national park where tens of thousands of families are on holiday, late on Tuesday while a helicopter flew above the blaze. Firefighters at the scene said they were trying to contain several hotspots across the more than 247 acres of dried heathland as winds swirled over the area. Continue reading...

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Rare animals threatened as wildfire ravages New Forest heathland

Rare animals threatened as wildfire ravages New Forest heathland

More than 120 firefighters tackling blaze that started on Sunday after van caught fire near habitat ‘rarer than rainforest’

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In case you missed it - we've created a new animation about #WoodBurning. Thinking of installing a wood stove? Take two minutes to watch this first! Burning wood and solid fuels at home releases tiny particles of soot and dust that go deep into our organs, causing us #Health damage.

Do you know the hidden cost of wood burning?

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Update Mon 10 August 2026 | Lower AIR POLLUTION on Mon and Tues before most of southern UK is smothered in deadly ozone on Wed and Thurs. Fri will be bad in places. Authorities need to protect people and reduce the 'catalyst' (NOx emissions) and the 'fuel' (VOCs) for ozone

A useful website for tracking global wildfire emissions: atmosphere.copernicus.eu/fire-emissio...

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Not all fine particle pollution (PM2.5) is the same. Wildfire smoke may be up to 10 times more harmful than pollution from other sources.

Why Britain is breathing the world’s wildfire smoke Scientists say global blazes account for 10% of UK’s particle pollution – and climate crisis could make the problem worse #AirPollution #Wildfires #WildfireSmoke www.theguardian.com/environment/... by @drgaryfuller.bsky.social

Why Britain is breathing the world’s wildfire smoke

Scientists say global blazes account for 10% of UK’s particle pollution – and climate crisis could make the problem worse

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Britain is breathing the world’s wildfire smoke #airpollution #climatecrisis Story by @drgaryfuller.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Why Britain is breathing the world’s wildfire smoke

Scientists say global blazes account for 10% of UK’s particle pollution – and climate crisis could make the problem worse

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Northern Hemisphere #wildfires & long-range smoke transport between 1-31 July 2026 + 1 August 5-day forecast. Visualised with #CopernicusAtmosphere Fire Emissions Watch app apps.atmosphere.copernicus.eu/fire-emissio... @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social @ecmwf.int

Smoke from large-scale wildfires across northern Eurasia forecast to cross the Arctic Ocean in the coming days, as fires/smoke continue over N America. #CopernicusAtmosphere Fire Emissions Watch dataviz apps.atmosphere.copernicus.eu/fire-emissio... @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social @ecmwf.int

Wildfires are everyone's problem. Global blazes already account for 10% of UK’s particle pollution – snd climate crisis could make this worse. My latest for @theguardian.com - research by @ceh.org & Uni of Edinburgh. Quote from @mparrington.bsky.social too. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Why Britain is breathing the world’s wildfire smoke

Scientists say global blazes account for 10% of UK’s particle pollution – and climate crisis could make the problem worse

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Why Britain is breathing the world’s wildfire smoke

Why Britain is breathing the world’s wildfire smoke

Scientists say global blazes account for 10% of UK’s particle pollution – and climate crisis could make the problem worse

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Update Fri 7 Aug 2026 | Widespread YELLOW and AMBER AIR POLLUTION HEALTH ALERT for London, southern England and parts of Wales on Sat and Sun. Some relief next week

Three postcards, one message: Andy Burnham, deliver a Clean Air Act. Pick your favourite and send it to him at No. 10 today. mumsforlungs.justpost.cards #AirPollution #Health

Rosamund awarded honorary degree after nomination by Sir Stephen Holgate Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah has been awarded an honorary degree by the University of Southampton, following a nomination from the professor who worked alongside her in her fight for justice airqualitynews.com/health/rosam...

Rosamund awarded honorary degree after nomination by Sir Stephen Holgate

Clean air campaigner Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah CBE has been awarded an honorary degree by the University of Southampton, following a nomination from the professor who worked alongside her in the figh...

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The diesel scandal isn’t over. Since 2009, there have been 30,000 new cases of childhood asthma in the UK because of excess diesel emissions. Without action there’ll be thousands more. Watch our film, then email our leaders. www.mumsforlungs.org/news/the-die... #AirPollution #Diesel

The diesel scandal - still making our kids sick — Mums for Lungs

10th July 2026 Our new film calls out the UK government and car manufacturers over the millions of illegally polluting diesel cars still on UK roads - and the toll they're taking on our…

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