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The Climate Trace project found the SELCHP plant, which burns household waste for Lewisham and other boroughs, to be in the top 10% of PM2.5 air pollution emitters across the world.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
Green opposition councillors brought a motion calling for Thames Water to be brought back into public ownership. The Labour group passed an amended motion, but keeps nationalisation on the table.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
Council officers presented the annual Air Quality Action progress report to the scrutiny committee. Although they have installed many new monitors, officers struggled to respond to questions on impact and behaviour change.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
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As the week progresses, southerly winds are drawing in warmer air, pushing temperatures in the South of England toward heatwave conditions by the weekend of the 21st and 22nd of June (Met Office, 2025). In the UK, a heatwave is officially declared when a location experiences temperatures at or above a specific threshold for at least three consecutive days. These thresholds vary by region based on the local climate. In cooler areas, such as much of northern and western Britain, the threshold i...| World Weather Attribution
The climate crisis is eroding the familiar pattern of the seasons and causing heatwaves, droughts and flash floods. How is this affecting our fragile local wildlife and what can we do to help?| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
