Ruth
@ruthfitzharris.bsky.social
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Open fires and wood-burning stoves have risen in popularity over recent years. Smoke from burning causes air pollution which harms the health of
millions.
We can work together to improve the quality of the air we breathe.
woodburning.london
#cleanair
#woodburning
#airpollution
millions.
We can work together to improve the quality of the air we breathe.
woodburning.london
#cleanair
#woodburning
#airpollution
December 3, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Open fires and wood-burning stoves have risen in popularity over recent years. Smoke from burning causes air pollution which harms the health of
millions.
We can work together to improve the quality of the air we breathe.
woodburning.london
#cleanair
#woodburning
#airpollution
millions.
We can work together to improve the quality of the air we breathe.
woodburning.london
#cleanair
#woodburning
#airpollution
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We’ve been urging the government to commit to stronger targets for years, so we're pleased that the government has finally listened.
The devil is in the detail. #AirPollution is largely below these levels already across the country and is still making hundreds of thousands of people sick.
The devil is in the detail. #AirPollution is largely below these levels already across the country and is still making hundreds of thousands of people sick.
Wood-burning stoves could face partial ban in Labour’s updated environment plan
Exclusive: Pollution targets set out alongside nature recovery projects to allay concerns over housebuilding
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:51 AM
We’ve been urging the government to commit to stronger targets for years, so we're pleased that the government has finally listened.
The devil is in the detail. #AirPollution is largely below these levels already across the country and is still making hundreds of thousands of people sick.
The devil is in the detail. #AirPollution is largely below these levels already across the country and is still making hundreds of thousands of people sick.
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👏 Clean air action is happening everywhere — in courts ⚖️ and classrooms 🏫!
On Monday, some of us were outside the Royal Courts of Justice for the #Dieselgate hearing with Mums for Lungs, while others led a clean air assembly at a local school.
On Monday, some of us were outside the Royal Courts of Justice for the #Dieselgate hearing with Mums for Lungs, while others led a clean air assembly at a local school.
October 16, 2025 at 1:30 PM
👏 Clean air action is happening everywhere — in courts ⚖️ and classrooms 🏫!
On Monday, some of us were outside the Royal Courts of Justice for the #Dieselgate hearing with Mums for Lungs, while others led a clean air assembly at a local school.
On Monday, some of us were outside the Royal Courts of Justice for the #Dieselgate hearing with Mums for Lungs, while others led a clean air assembly at a local school.
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Official #CodeRed | @emmahardymp.bsky.social issued national #PollutionAlert (1-hr ozone>180ug/m3) as @sianberry.bsky.social rose to present #CleanAir (Human Rights) Bill #EllasLaw in @ukparliament.parliament.uk YOU COULDN'T MAKE IT UP! uk-air.defra.gov.uk/latest/perio... ps more possible today...
July 1, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Official #CodeRed | @emmahardymp.bsky.social issued national #PollutionAlert (1-hr ozone>180ug/m3) as @sianberry.bsky.social rose to present #CleanAir (Human Rights) Bill #EllasLaw in @ukparliament.parliament.uk YOU COULDN'T MAKE IT UP! uk-air.defra.gov.uk/latest/perio... ps more possible today...
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On #CleanAirDay I joined 100+ healthcare workers, patients & campaigners to highlight the serious harm air pollution causes to our health & planet.
Clean air is a right—not a luxury. We need urgent action now.
Clean air is a right—not a luxury. We need urgent action now.
June 23, 2025 at 7:26 AM
On #CleanAirDay I joined 100+ healthcare workers, patients & campaigners to highlight the serious harm air pollution causes to our health & planet.
Clean air is a right—not a luxury. We need urgent action now.
Clean air is a right—not a luxury. We need urgent action now.
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Shocking new research by @clientearth.bsky.social & @creacleanair.bsky.social reveals the #Health effects of excess NOx #AirPollution emissions in the UK.
Reminder: these emissions come from Euro 5&6 #Diesel cars emitting suspiciously high levels of pollution. Millions are still on our roads.
Reminder: these emissions come from Euro 5&6 #Diesel cars emitting suspiciously high levels of pollution. Millions are still on our roads.
Dieselgate pollution killed 16,000 people in UK, study estimates
Experts decry lack of UK government action and warn a further 6,000 early deaths could occur
www.theguardian.com
May 28, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Shocking new research by @clientearth.bsky.social & @creacleanair.bsky.social reveals the #Health effects of excess NOx #AirPollution emissions in the UK.
Reminder: these emissions come from Euro 5&6 #Diesel cars emitting suspiciously high levels of pollution. Millions are still on our roads.
Reminder: these emissions come from Euro 5&6 #Diesel cars emitting suspiciously high levels of pollution. Millions are still on our roads.
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EU Member States have highlighted their commitment to protecting children’s health by adopting new binding #AirPollution targets. When will our Labour government afford the same #Health protections to our children @emmahardymp.bsky.social?
May 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
EU Member States have highlighted their commitment to protecting children’s health by adopting new binding #AirPollution targets. When will our Labour government afford the same #Health protections to our children @emmahardymp.bsky.social?
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“One of the most powerful forms of #Climate communication is just telling people that a majority of other people think climate change is happening, human-caused, a serious problem and a priority for action.”
This #EarthDay, can you have one conversation with friends, family & neighbours about this?
This #EarthDay, can you have one conversation with friends, family & neighbours about this?
Activate climate’s ‘silent majority’ to supercharge action, experts say
Making concerned people aware their views are far from alone could unlock the change so urgently needed
www.theguardian.com
April 22, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Sir Keir is forgetting the true cost of owning a vehicle.
There is a societal cost as well as financial:
👉 Collisions - injuries, fatalities, economic losses, policing
👉 #AirPollution - negative impact on #Health & environment
👉 Environmental impact - emissions contribute to #Climate change
👉 Collisions - injuries, fatalities, economic losses, policing
👉 #AirPollution - negative impact on #Health & environment
👉 Environmental impact - emissions contribute to #Climate change
Hard to be motorist on ‘modest income’, says Starmer
He made the comments as the Government unveiled plans for councils to prove they are tackling the issues or face losing the cash to fix them.
www.independent.co.uk
March 26, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Sir Keir is forgetting the true cost of owning a vehicle.
There is a societal cost as well as financial:
👉 Collisions - injuries, fatalities, economic losses, policing
👉 #AirPollution - negative impact on #Health & environment
👉 Environmental impact - emissions contribute to #Climate change
👉 Collisions - injuries, fatalities, economic losses, policing
👉 #AirPollution - negative impact on #Health & environment
👉 Environmental impact - emissions contribute to #Climate change
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A thread on the poor state of Defra’s #AirQuality Index, which tells the public about #AirPollution levels & provides recommendations & health advice.
Spoiler: we’re being falsely reassured, undermining the calls for action to address the #Health effects of air pollution. 👇👇👇
Spoiler: we’re being falsely reassured, undermining the calls for action to address the #Health effects of air pollution. 👇👇👇
March 20, 2025 at 3:45 PM
A thread on the poor state of Defra’s #AirQuality Index, which tells the public about #AirPollution levels & provides recommendations & health advice.
Spoiler: we’re being falsely reassured, undermining the calls for action to address the #Health effects of air pollution. 👇👇👇
Spoiler: we’re being falsely reassured, undermining the calls for action to address the #Health effects of air pollution. 👇👇👇
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Totally behind cleaning up the waterways but you make it sound like the air is sorted, @london.gov.uk. With a high #AirPollution episode earlier this week in London, it’s not job done by any means! #Diesel #WoodBurning
Through bold action, we’ve helped clean up London’s toxic air.
Now it’s time to clean up our polluted waterways.
londonlovesbusiness.com/mayor-brings...
Now it’s time to clean up our polluted waterways.
londonlovesbusiness.com/mayor-brings...
Mayor brings together landmark coalition to deliver major new improvements to London’s rivers - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
Discover how the Mayor brings together a landmark coalition to enhance London's rivers with new funding and improvements.
londonlovesbusiness.com
March 14, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Totally behind cleaning up the waterways but you make it sound like the air is sorted, @london.gov.uk. With a high #AirPollution episode earlier this week in London, it’s not job done by any means! #Diesel #WoodBurning
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💪 The #ULEZ is revealed to have reduced #AirPollution significantly across ALL of London. 💚
Congratulations to @london.gov.uk, thank you for protecting children’s #Health and ensuring the next generation of Londoners can grow up breathing cleaner air.
Congratulations to @london.gov.uk, thank you for protecting children’s #Health and ensuring the next generation of Londoners can grow up breathing cleaner air.
Ulez: Cleaner air for Londoners after expansion, study finds - BBC News
London pollution has reduced after the controversial expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone, a report finds.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 7, 2025 at 8:55 AM
💪 The #ULEZ is revealed to have reduced #AirPollution significantly across ALL of London. 💚
Congratulations to @london.gov.uk, thank you for protecting children’s #Health and ensuring the next generation of Londoners can grow up breathing cleaner air.
Congratulations to @london.gov.uk, thank you for protecting children’s #Health and ensuring the next generation of Londoners can grow up breathing cleaner air.
Bradford's clean air zone significantly reduces respiratory illness. Thinking of all the children in Bradford that have asthma who will benefit from this. Clean air zones protect little lungs! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Bradford clean air zone saves NHS over £30,000 a month in first year
After one year of the zone, which is the second largest in England, GP visits for respiratory illnesses were down by a quarter
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Bradford's clean air zone significantly reduces respiratory illness. Thinking of all the children in Bradford that have asthma who will benefit from this. Clean air zones protect little lungs! www.theguardian.com/environment/...