New EU Commission needs to walk the talk on clean air
Citizen science air quality monitoring in and around Parisian schools confirms the need to cut air pollution from transport to protect health
Brussels/Paris, 18 September 2019 - A citizens’ science monitoring project at six nurseries and primary schools in the centre of Paris found nitrogen dioxide (NO2) outside and inside all classrooms…
Particulate air pollution found in and around classrooms in Sofia underlines urgency to act for clean air
Brussels/Sofia, 17 September 2019 - The quality of air inside and outside primary schools in Europe is failing to protect children’s health and ensure optimal learning, shows a new Health…
Berlin citizen science monitoring shows outdoor air pollution travels indoors to classrooms
Brussels/Berlin, 16 September 2019 - Traffic pollution urgently has to be further tackled in Berlin shows a new report entitled “Healthy Air, Healthier Children” by the Health & Environment Alliance…
Citizen science investigation highlights indoor air quality dimension in air quality and climate efforts
Brussels, 19 June 2019 - Air quality inside and outside of primary schools across Europe must be improved in order to protect children’s health and ensure optimal learning, shows a…
Citizen science monitoring of air quality in and around Madrid schools confirms the need to cut air pollution from transport
Brussels/Madrid, 18 June 2019 - The quality of air inside and outside primary schools in Europe is failing to protect children’s health and ensure optimal learning, shows a new Health…
Children at risk of day-long exposure to polluted air inside and outside London classrooms
Health and Environment Alliance zu Gesundheitsauswirkungen von Luftverschmutzung
Die Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) vertritt 70 Mitgliedsorganisationen auf internationaler, europäischer, nationaler und lokaler Ebene, unter anderem Gruppen von Gesundheitsfachkräften, gemeinnützige Krankenversicherer, Patienten-, Bürger-, Frauen-, Jugendorganisationen und UmweltexpertInnen. Wir…
EU Court of Auditors: EU citizens’ health is still not sufficiently protected from air pollution
Unmask my City: Global health professionals initiative for clean air
The Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) is calling on city authorities to clean up the air in Europe and meet the WHO’s air quality guidelines as part of the “Unmask…
Health groups call for phasing out of diesel cars as a public health imperative
Dieselgate has put the high health impacts from polluting diesel cars into the public and policy-makers’ spotlight. On the occasion of a high-level debate in the European Parliament on the…
Doctors and patient groups launch Unmask My City initiative to clean up Sofia’s air
A coalition of nine doctor and health organisations1 has today joined the global Unmask My City initiative, calling for greater urgency in achieving clean air in Sofia. The Bulgarian capital…
EU Commission refers 6 countries to EU court for failure to keep EU air quality standards
European Commissioner Vella has referred 6 out of 9 countries to the European Court of Justice for failure to keep EU air quality standards. The 6 countries that will be…