An overview of HEAL's latest air quality media coverage.
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2016
JULY
- EU lawmakers back air quality law, Euranet Plus, 14 July 2016
- Tackle air quality for the climate and public health, HEAL op-ed, Euractiv, 8 July 2016
- Germany suffers more coal-linked deaths than rest of EU, Euractiv, 5 July 2016
- Le charbon fait près de 23.000 morts par an dans l’UE, RTL, 5 July 2016
- Polski węgiel zabija. Trujemy siebie i swoich sąsiadów, tvn24bis, 5 July 2016
MAY
Zanieczyszczenie powietrza odpowiedzialne za nowotwory płuc, Gazeta Wyborcza, 10 May 2016
MARCH
- Coal Pollution Costs Western Balkans Dearly
Truthdig, 17 March 2016
- Zbog rada bh. termoelektrana umiru hiljade ljudi
Al Jazeera TV Tuzla, 15 March 2016
- [Expensive Coal (in the Western Balkans)
Politico 15 March 2016 (subscription)
FEBRUARY
- Lethal effects, now and in the future
Sunday’s Zaman 26 February 2016
- Power plants in Iskenderun Bay threatens health
CNN Turkey, 13 February 2016
- Polska dusi się od smogu, Polskieradio
Poland, 11 February 2016
JANUARY
2015
DECEMBER
- New Prescription for Global Health
Green TV for COP21 Daily News
- Setki ofiar ataku smogu w Polsce. Ile nas to kosztuje?
Wyborcza.pl, 26 November 2015
NOVEMBER
- Her yıl 2 bin 876 kişi termik santaraller yüzünden erken ölüyor
Radikal, 12 November 2015
OCTOBER
- La peau absorbe certains polluants de l’air : les phtalates
Science et Vie, 23 October 2015
- Wydanie weekendowe: Ł. Adamkiewicz, doradca ds. Węgla I
globaleconomy.pl (Blog), 23 October 2015
- HEAL: dopłaty do węgla wyższe niż wydatki na szpitale
Teraz Środowisko, 21 October 2015
- Śmiercionośne pyły w polskim powietrzu. Zagrożone nie tylko płuca
Wyborcza.biz, 20 October 2015
- Ärzteverbände fordern Ausstieg aus der Kohleverstromung
Deutsch landfunk, 12 October 2015
- Centrali elettriche, l’Europa torna al passato: prevista la costruzione…
Il Fatto Quotidiano, 1 October 2015
- Co łączy spirometr z zestawem solarnym?
Teraz-srodowisko, 16 September 2015
SEPTEMBER
- Coal burning costs UK between £2.5bn and £7bn from premature deaths
The Guardian, 10 September 2015
- The Cost of Subsidizing Fossil Fuel Production In Turkey
Oil Change International, 8 September 2015
SUMMER
- Vlatka Matkovic Puljic, HEAL’s Project Coordinator on Energy and Health, SEE & CEE countries on page 4 of “Chats on negotiations”, Belgrade Open School
JUNE
- Coal’s health threat
The Times, 26 June 2015
- HEAL in Pro Morning Energy
Politico, 23 June 2015
- HEAL on Polish breakfast TV
VID TV, 11 June 2015
- Coal in Poland Lowering Life Spans
The New York Times, 7 June 2015
- OPREZ Zagađenje vazduha izaziva kardiovaskularna oboljenja
Informer, 3 June 2015
- Ubi nas vazduh
Mondo, 3 June 2015
MAY
- Annual cost of coal to health: 3.6 bln euros
Today’s Zaman, 30 May 2015
- UN calls for air pollution action
ENDS Europe, 27 May 2015
- Turkey’s energy policy is expensive and lethal
Today’s Zaman, 27 May 2015
- “Türkiye’de kömürlü termik santraller bizi nasıl hasta ediyor?” raporu yayımlandı
Yesil Gazete, 20 May 2015
- Turkey to double coal capacity in four years
Euractiv, 20 May 2015
APRIL
- UK faces European court over coal plant emissions
Euractiv, 2 April 2015
MARCH
- Tablica Mendelejewa wisi w powietrzu. Czym oddychają Polacy? Mateusz Kokoszkiewicz
Gazeta Wyborcza, 19 March 2015
- ZANIECZYSZCZENIE POWIETRZA - Ekolodzy: Rządowy program to za mało, by przestali umierać Polacy
Polska the Times, 10 March 2015
- Eksperci: Krajowy Program Ochrony Powietrza nie oczyści atmosfery
Forbes.pl, 9 March 2015
FEBRUARY
- Kömür Santralleri Kirli Havayı Daha da Kirletiyor
Bianet (national online news portal), 24 February 2015
- ’Termik Santraller nedeniyle bir yılda 28 bin 924 kişi hayatını kaybetti’
T24 (national newspaper), 24 February 2015
- Polska się dusi. Za takie powietrze grozi nam 4 mld euro kary
Gazeta Wyborcza, 16 February 2015
2014
DECEMBER
- Pljevlja među najzagađenijim gradovima u Evropi
Portalanalitika, 17 December 2014
- EU backs down on plans to axe waste and air quality directives
Guardian, 16 December 2014
NOVEMBER
- Smog nasz powszedni – “Our daily smog”
Gazeta Wyborcza, 10 November 2014
- Exposure to air pollution during pregnancy linked to ADHD
Euractiv, 6 November 2014
SEPTEMBER
- Schulz flashes red light for Juncker: Put in sustainability
Euractiv, 29 September 2014
- Juncker’s plan would ‘shut down environmental policy’, campaigners warn
European Voice, 11 September 2014
JULY
- Commission faces court over polish emission plan
ENDS Europe, 30 July 2014
- Germany, UK and Poland top ‘dirty 30’ list of EU coal-fired power stations
Guardian, 22 July 2014
- Longannet power station in ’top 30 EU polluters’
BBC Scotland, 22 July 2014
- UK and Germany biggest coal polluters in the EU
Blue and Green Tomorrow, 22 July 2014
MAY
- NGO fears health costs of Polish power plant
ENDS Europe, 14 May 2014
MARCH
- Polish power plant pollution puts health of citizens at risk
Acid News, March 2014
FEBRUARY
- NGO reaction to Commission approval of Polish transitional plan for IED
ENDS Europe, 20 February 2014 (subscription only)
- German documentary: The Return of Coal
NDR.de, February 2014
- Lekarze krytykują KE za decyzję dot. polskich elektrowni
Chronmy Klimat, 20 February 2014
2013
DECEMBER
- Air pollution is a concern for all EU citizens
Euranet Plus News Agency, 19 December 2013
- Charity says coal-burning kills 1,600 a year as MPs vote on tighter controls
The Guardian, 2 December 2013
- EU’s air pollution problems festering
Deutche Welle, 12 December 2013
- The human cost of coal in the UK: 1600 deaths a year
New Scientist, 4 December 2013
- ŞTIRILE AMIEZII (launch of coal’s unpaid health bill report in Romania)
Agerpres, 9 December 2013
OCTOBER
- Badania otwieraja nam oczy, Interview with HEALer Lukasz Adamkiewicz
Gazeta Wyborcza, Krakow, 23 October 2013
JULY
- Europe must tackle air pollution, warn UN scientists The Guardian, 4 July 2013
- The key to effective policymaking on air quality is to find synergies between policy areas
Europe’s World, Summer edition 2013
JUNE
- Ukrainian ecologists call on EU not to fund new coal plants
Euractiv, 6 June 2013
- Zdrowotne koszty pozyskania energii z węgla to nawet 34 mld zł
Practical Medicine, 4 June 2013
- HEAL: zdrowotne koszty pozyskania energii z węgla to nawet 34 mld zł
Gazeta Wyborcza, 3 June 2013
- Zdrowotne koszty pozyskania energii z węgla to nawet 34 mld zł
Forbes Poland, 3 June 2013
- From coal to cars, EU states fail to combat air pollution
Euractiv, 3 June 2013
MAY
- Environment Agency’s Lord Smith criticises the "dash for coal"
Energy and Environment Management, 30 May 2013
- Health impacts of coal quantified - public lenders urged to act
CEE Bankwatch Network, 10 May 2013
APRIL
- Gesundheitsschäden durch Kohlekraftwerke: Neue Studie befeuert Debatte
Deutsches Ärzteblatt, 24 April 2013
- Schadstoffstudie: Kohlekraft verursacht Tausende Todesfälle pro Jahr
Spiegel Online, 24 April 2013
- Studie: Kohlekraftwerke ruinieren die Gesundheit
Die Welt, 25 April 2013
MARCH
- Partner Spotlight: Julia Huscher, Coal and Health Officer at HEAL
TckTckTck, 20 March 2013
- La société civile est-elle une source d’expertise sur les risques? Le Monde, 19 March 2013
- Air pollution: Europe’s avoidable health risk
The Lancet, 16 March 2013
- Health groups call for phase out of coal power stations
British Medical Journal, 12 March 2013
- Air pollution puts UK in the dock and Europe in the red
Euractiv, 7 March 2013
- Un rapport dénonce la nocivité des centrales au charbon
Le Monde, 7 March 2013
- Coal Kills - Time to Kill Coal
Huffington Post, 7 March 2013
Media coverage updated 9 April 2013 here
2012
SEPTEMBER
- “Lawmakers urged to back tough clean air package”
Euractiv, 27 September 2012
JANUARY
- Health groups press for more focus on indoor air
Environmental Expert, 5 January 2012
2011
DECEMBER
- Europas Luftqualität und Reform der EU-Luftpolitik
Euractiv- Gesundheit und Verbraucher (German), 12 December 2011
NOVEMBER
- Health groups press for more focus on indoor air
Euractiv, 18 November 2011 (Updated 22 November 2011)
- Battle lines drawn ahead of 2013 ’Year of Air’
Euractiv (English and French), 16 November 2011
OCTOBER
- EU stakeholder meeting on air quality
EUX.TV, 20 October 2011
JULY
- Clearing the air
Public Service: Health - European Science and Technology issue 11, 12 July 2011
JUNE
- Un esprit sain dans une maison saine
Health Forum (magazine by the Belgian mutual insurance benefits society), (page 16), June 2011
- Cleaning the air
Public Services Review: European Science & Technology - Issue 11, (page 334), June 2011
MARCH
- Article on Polish climate change news website about Aphekom project findings,
ChronmyKlimat.pl,10 March 2011
- Study confirms lower air pollution levels boost health and financial benefits
Cordis News, 8 March 2011
JANUARY
- Major review of air-pollution rules to be launched next year
European Voice, 20 January 2011
