A recent (unreported) air pollution event turned me from air quality specialist to news sleuth: what was causing this and why aren't the public being informed?
Air pollution across southern England on Mon 10th March 2025 was extremely high. Friends of mine were taking days off work due to asthma, while increased air pollution is likely to have caused an increase in hospitalisations.
However, there was no media reporting. No headlines. No government information. A total media blackout. This was just three days after a news frenzy on how traffic regulations in London have made the air so much cleaner.
As an air quality specialist, I wanted to know what was causing this and to report this to the public. I suspected animal agriculture played a role. So I undertook my own detective work…
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