‘One in two of us’ will get cancer in our lifetimes... so tackling issues like air pollution are a no brainer
It looks like Northern Ireland’s long-awaited clean air strategy could be close to completion. But why is it so important, you ask?
So with people across the country now being warned ‘one in two of us’ will get cancer in our lifetimes, tackling issues like air pollution are no brainer and will go some way to reducing the millions spent on treatment. Prevention is better than cure, after all. Joseph Carter, Chair of Healthy Air NI and Head of Asthma + Lung UK NI says it’s a “positive step to protect the health of future generations in Northern Ireland”.
I hope this strategy won’t leave gaping holes in what needs to be done, like strategies for so many other things before it. I also hope it can be the start of a new Northern Ireland that puts the health and safety of its people before business interests. For officials to really make a difference with this strategy, they need to start testing for all harmful pollutants at all monitoring stations.
Get ready for food price hikes because of climate Does anyone else feel like it’s one weather warning after another these days? While we’re not growing all the fruit and veg we consume and as a result are nowhere near as food secure as we should be - the few producers still sowing spuds, grains, fruit and veg are having a tough time of it.
They added: “All sectors are suffering but UFU cereal, vegetable, top fruit and potato growers now struggle to get crops planted, established and managed as a result of the prolonged wet weather.
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