A thick, toxic cloud hangs over Tehran following US and Israeli airstrikes on Iranian oil facilities, with residents reporting ‘unbreathable’ air, widespread illness and black, oily rain that experts warn is more dangerous than acid rain.
A major cross-border initiative aimed at tackling air pollution across the island of Ireland has been launched at Atlantic Technological University (ATU) Donegal. The PEACE-Air (Partnership for Evidence and Action on Clean Air) project, backed by €6.5 million in PEACEPLUS funding, unites 10 core partners including local authorities, universities, and health organisations from both jurisdictions.