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London's Olympics panel says the climate was a winner - 12 December 2012

This summer's Olympics games in London generated 28% less carbon dioxide than was forecast as energy use at venues was cut, the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG) said on Wednesday (12 December).

Allergy findings not sufficient for banning luxury perfumes, EU says - 06 November 2012

The EU has no intention of imposing a ban on Chanel's No. 5 perfume, a European Commission spokesman has said, after a study recommended that tree moss used in the famous luxury perfume should be banned because of potential allergic reactions.

Lawyers plan pre-Olympic appeal in UK air quality case - 19 July 2012

With Olympic athletes facing some of Europe’s worst nitrogen pollution, environmental lawyers are preparing to ask Britain’s highest civil court to force the government to comply with EU air quality standards.

EU faces clean air test from sand, salt, volcano ash - 16 July 2012

Volcanic ash, desert sand, sea salt and other forms of natural pollution are adding to rising levels of human-made dirt sullying the air and making it harder, especially for Mediterranean countries, to meet EU environmental regulations.

UK admits breach of EU pollution laws - 19 December 2011

With seven months to go before the London Olympics, the British government has admitted in court that it violated European Union air quality laws by missing deadlines to address high levels of urban pollution.

Health groups press for more focus on indoor air - 18 November 2011

Dan wears a clear plastic bubble over his head so fellow partygoers don't have to breathe his cigarette smoke, one of the most readily identifiable spoilers of indoor air.

Air pollution 'hot potato' for London Olympics - 17 November 2011

Reducing traffic-related pollution, particularly from diesel, is set to become "a political hot potato" for London as air quality problems promise to grow bigger during the 2012 Olympics.

Bulgaria’s killer air exposes wider EU problems - 14 November 2011

Chronic pollution makes Bulgaria one of the world’s deadliest places to live because of poor air quality, despite years of efforts to improve monitoring and comply with EU standards. But Bulgaria's problems are not isolated and reflect broader concerns over air quality among EU member states.

Report: Recession helped clean Europe’s air - 28 July 2011

Air pollution plunged across Europe in 2009 as reduced energy demand lowered emissions from public power plants in countries such as Bulgaria, Poland, Romania and Spain, new research shows.

Anti-tobacco campaign heralds new regulations - 17 June 2011

The European Commission is set to widen the scope of cigarette-trading rules to cover potentially harmful electronic cigarettes, flavourings and even marketing strategies, as part of a wider campaign launched yesterday (16 June) to urge Europeans to quit.

Opinion

The three paradoxes of air quality - 23 November 2011

Air pollution is a silent killer, especially the smallest dust particles which may take years and years of chronic exposure to show their deadly effects on human health. But this is just one of the three paradoxes of air quality, says Myriam Tryjefaczka, from Camfil Farr, a Swedish company manufacturing ventilation and air filtering systems.

Interview

Activist: London air pollution 'primarily a diesel problem' - 17 November 2011

In the UK, air pollution is the biggest public health risk after smoking, causing up to 50,000 premature deaths every year, says Simon Birkett, founder of Clean Air London, a campaign group.

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