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Election canvasser’s questions
If you’re anything like us, your mind goes blank when the doorbell goes, especially if the dog is barking or your kids are yelling. So we’ve written up some short questions about air pollution to help you engage with canvassers - we’ve done the thinking so that you don’t have to!
New wood burning flyer
It is an uncomfortable truth that wood burning creates a huge amount of air pollution in the UK. Please join us in raising awareness of this difficult-to-talk-about issue by downloading our flyer…
Let's keep air pollution on the political agenda
With a General Election approaching, the issue of air pollution and its impact on our children's health must be placed high on the agenda.
With the Labour Party’s apparent backing away from their £28bn a year commitment to green investment, we need to make our voices heard and urge Sir Keir Starmer to stay strong on the environment.
Why Controlled Parking Zones are good for children’s health
It can be hard to connect children’s health with Controlled Parking Zones (CPZs); how can being able to park affect how healthy our children are? Find out why, if we want healthier, calmer and safer streets, we should support CPZs.
Wood burning: government failings
Our new research reveals the inadequacy of the Government’s legislation in tackling air pollution from wood burning. Only three fines have been handed out in Smoke Control Areas since Jan 2022, despite 10,000 complaints.
We’re hiring!
We are excited to announce that in 2024 we will be expanding our reach across London and beyond, and are therefore looking for an experienced Volunteer Coordinator.
Christmas Cards
This year we have created our first ever Christmas cards. Join us in sending season’s greetings while also sharing simple ideas on reducing air pollution in our everyday lives.
Email campaign to raise urgent concerns about backtracking from our political leaders
We are deeply concerned that our political leaders are underestimating the twin crises of air pollution and climate change and therefore totally disregarding our children’s futures. Please join our new email campaign.
Wood burning posters
Our new poster campaign is live! It’s wood burning season and we want to help spread the word, as national Government still refuses to do, about the air pollution impact of burning wood in open fires, stoves and firepits.
Love from the children of Manchester
Sarah, a six-year-old in Manchester, has written this letter out of concern for her friends and family who have asthma.
Primary school air pollution assemblies
We have written two primary school air pollution assemblies, one for Key Stage 1 (age 5 to 7) and one for Key Stage 2 (age 7 to 11), to help inform the next generation about the impacts of air pollution.
How much air pollution does wood burning create?
Are you thinking of installing a wood burning stove or re-opening your fireplace, or do you know someone who is planning to? Please take a look at our new graphic.
Clean Air Carnival
On Thursday June 8th, we held a Clean Air Carnival, as the culmination to our Spring Science Fest!
ScienceFest! A celebration of clean air
Mums for Lungs are proud to present … our first ever ScienceFest! In this celebration of clean air we've collaborated with some of the most prestigious scientific organisations in the UK to create an army of junior citizen scientists, who are learning about, measuring and assessing the air around us.
Air Pollution Alerts
In light of the recent high air pollution alerts in London, we're setting up a network to ensure information gets passed more easily to schools and parents & carers ahead of future air pollution episodes.
School Streets camera costs research
Our new research shows that using Automatic Number Plate Reinforcement (ANPR) cameras to enforce School Streets means they are also self-funding within their first year, with London’s existing 500+ school streets in London currently creating a £31m revenue stream.
Updated wood burning flyer
We originally launched our wood burning flyer in June 2021 on Clean Air Day. Since then, new data has been published on the amount of air pollution that wood burning produces, and so we felt it was time for an update.
Make the school run your superpower!
Whichever way you look at it, the school run will take up a significant amount of your life over the next seven years. But it doesn’t have to be a horror story.
Template letter to councils about wood burning
We were pleased to see Lambeth Council’s strong messaging on the need to reduce wood burning, and Oxford City Council’s new Do You Fuel Good campaign,
We’re hiring!
We are excited to announce that Mums for Lungs is expanding our ever-growing network of activists and supporters to Greater Manchester.