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Airborne dust is normally seen as an environmental problem, but the lack of it is making air pollution over China considerably worse.

BEIJING — The Chinese capital was on the second-highest level of smog alert Tuesday, but city officials said the air quality was improving overall, citing data for last year.

Apathy and poor policy contributing to slow death of waterways in so-called ‘100% Pure NZ’

Air pollution in the UK is a “public health emergency”, according to a cross-party committee of MPs, who say the government needs to do much more including introducing a scrappage scheme for old, dirty diesel vehicles.

New Zealand needs its government to incentivise carbon reductions at home, say scientists, rather than buying carbon credits.

High levels of pollution are being emitted by diesel vehicles built by a range of carmakers other than Volkswagen, it has been reported.

In July 2015, the Mayor of London Boris Johnson released a report that estimated that a total of 9,400 deaths in
London in 2010 were attributable to long-term exposure to air pollution of dangerous airborne particles (PM2.5)
and the toxic gas NO2.. This compares with 8,400 deaths a year in London from smoking.

The Hon. Greg Hunt MP, Minister for the Environment, today announced the Clean Air Society of Australia and
New Zealand (CASANZ) as the latest Clean Air Champion.

The Waikato regional rivers monitoring results have been updated. Find out about the water quality of your local stream or river.

WorkSafe NZ's website now provides information, guidance, forms and codes of practice for workplace use of a hazardous substance.