"Unlike many others forced to halt their research [due to Trump cuts], Sehgal and his co-authors released their study anyway...with a fraction of the intended sample size. Still, removing the gas stoves relieved the participants’ asthma so much that the results were clear even with only 85 of them."

The EPA halted a study on gas stoves and asthma. But even partial results were striking.

Research that used a federal grant to pay for asthma patients to have their gas stoves replaced showed a dramatic fall in asthma attacks. The program was cut short after President Donald Trump took of...

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I’ve decided to open up our house as part of this year’s summer Passivhaus Open Days. We’re opening on Wednesday 24th for two tours; at 10.30am and 1.00pm. You can book using the google form here: lnkd.in/e3y-c-BW #Passivhaus #HEMArchitects #Notesfromasmallpractice #phopendays

This was apparently acceptable for an AA mechanic yesterday. Including his workspace changing a car’s tyre he was completely blocking the pavement and cycle path. He seemed a little confused (but very polite) when I said I couldn’t walk into the traffic that view of was blocked by his van.

Dislike the fact that Amazon are the official Comic Relief retailer. Probably done more than most to damage the wellbeing of people around the world. They could start by paying the proper amount of tax in the countries in which they operate.

Atmospheric (grim) out early doors today.

First bivy of the year and my first solo winter bivy. Very lucky with beautiful, if cold, conditions. I think was asking a bit much of my 28 year old ME classic 500! Amazing to live somewhere I can do an adventure like that and be home by 9.30 for breakfast. #peakdistrict #wildcamp #bivvylife

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Countryside access curbs in England ‘cost six times’ Scotland’s right to roam

Exclusive: Data shows implementing English countryside legislation cost £69m over five years

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“As the US boils in fascism, the planet and our collective future bakes in radiative imbalance” climatehuman.substack.com/p/the-state-...

The State of the Planet, Part 2

As the US boils in fascism, the planet and our collective future bakes in radiative imbalance

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“We desperately need collective healing” climatehuman.substack.com/p/the-state-...

The State of the Planet, Part I

We desperately need collective healing

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High water bills, filthy rivers – and now drought. This is England's great artificial water crisis of 2025 | George Monbiot

In its refusal to nationalise water, it’s clear the government operates in the interests of private capital and not of the country, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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The Peak District feels very similar www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘The place is bleached, a dead zone’: how the UK’s most beloved landscapes became biodiversity deserts

National parks, famous for their rich natural heritage, should be at the heart of efforts to protect habitats and wildlife. Instead, experts say they are declining – fast

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Across Europe, the financial sector has pushed up house prices. It's a political timebomb | Tim White

We’ve been living in a great experiment: can finance provide basic human rights such as housing? The answer is increasingly no, says researcher and writer Tim White

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Millions of tonnes of toxic sewage sludge spread on UK farmland every year

Exclusive: Experts call for stricter regulation as current rules set in 1989 require testing for only a few heavy metals

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Lovely, but why such high heat demand and no air test? www.architectsjournal.co.uk/buildings/vi...

Vine Architecture completes curving rooftop apartment

Vine Architecture has completed an airspace development in Hackney laid out on a radial grid expressed through its exposed timber structure

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It's #ShowYourStripes Day #sheffield Check out yours at showyourstripes.info via @jurajmikurcik.bsky.social

Just stop setting fire to stuff

Energy Voice@energyvoice.com · last yr.

Next phase of UK carbon capture and storage projects ‘ready to move forward’ #energysky

Amazing to hear how much discussion there is over dangerous "e-bike" riding (usually always electric motorbikes) compared to the amount of discussion over the constant dangerous driving everyone encounters daily. It's so normalised we don't see it any more.

Small steps, but definite progress. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

At last, a victory for rivers over megafarms: now councils can’t treat toxic waste as someone else’s problem | Charles Watson

We won a high court case against Shropshire council’s plans for a new polluting poultry unit. Now a precedent has been set, says River Action founder Charles Watson

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Scary rotor wear on the commuter. Bike shop installed a too narrow replacement rotor for the pad/caliper 😬

Genuinely shocking how far into outright climate denial Reform and some Tories have now sunk. This level of detachment from basic scientific reality should be disqualifying. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The quality of parking in Sheffield is astounding. It’s fine, we don’t need pedestrian crossings in the city centre.

Acc to Uplift ... Shell paid no tax in the UK last year, instead receiving a payout from HM Treasury of £12.5m By contrast, report shows that Shell paid over £2.5bn in taxes and fees to the Norwegian government in 2024 p8 www.shell.com/sustainabili...

The BBC is institutionally biased towards the right and the far right, and here's the proof: the results of an almost perfect before-and-after experiment. My column today. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The BBC is utterly beholden to the right. Why else would it fear a podcast about heat pumps? | George Monbiot

The broadcaster behaves like Starmer’s government: suppress the left, cave to your critics, and undermine your own survival, writes Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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Bad news for anyone specifying allegedly sustainably sourced timber in UK www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Sanctioned Russian and Belarusian wood smuggled into UK, study suggests

‘Chemical fingerprint’ shows 46% of wood samples certified as sustainable did not come from labelled country of origin

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Just read it. @georgemonbiot.bsky.social is right. What more can I add? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Labour’s great nature sellout is the worst attack on England’s ecosystems I’ve seen in my lifetime | George Monbiot

The horrifying planning bill, which rips up environmental protections, was drafted with CEOs in mind. We know because Keir Starmer told us, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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‘The role of carbon dioxide in airborne disease transmission: A hidden key to safer indoor spaces’ ‘..recent research suggests CO₂ levels in indoor air may significantly affect how long viruses survive once airborne—& the implications are profound’ medicalxpress.com/news/2025-04...

The role of carbon dioxide in airborne disease transmission: A hidden key to safer indoor spaces

We've long known that environmental factors—from humidity and temperature to trace chemical vapors—can influence how pathogens, such as viruses, bacteria and fungi, behave once released into the air. ...

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This. An emergency recall of parliament on a weekend for British Steel. Nothing at all for UK HE which employs far more people, has already shed 10,000 academic jobs, with several institutions on the brink of collapse. A reminder: we train all the doctors, teachers, engineers, nurses, lawyers &c &c

Sarah May@sarahmay1.bsky.social · last yr.

British Steel employs 3.6k people. Coventry Uni group, which auditors say may not survive, employs 7.7k. But there is an emergency debate in parliament for British Steel and nothing for the whole HE sector imploding

If your reaction to this is "we should make bigger parking spaces" then you know how the process of car dependence works

Will Yeates@wyeates.bsky.social · last yr.

More than 1m cars sold in UK each year too big to fit typical parking space

Late afternoon living room reflections