Category Archives: Europe

UK toxic car pollution tests delayed by lack of equipment 

The government has little idea of how much deadly nitrogen oxide (NOx) is being emitted by individual passenger cars because it has only one £100,000 machine able to test real-world emissions, it has emerged. Until now, government vehicle inspectors have … Continue reading

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Over 40,000 Poles die from air pollution each year

Tens of thousands of people in Poland die from causes directly related to air pollution every year. The main source of the illnesses is the burning of coal in domestic fireplaces, the Rzeczpospolita daily wrote on Thursday. The number of … Continue reading

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Putting a price on NOx health impacts

At the heart of the VW revelations are tests for exhaust emissions of nitrogen oxides. These are a family of pollutants that become dominated by nitrogen dioxide as they mix in the air, causing most UK cities and towns to … Continue reading

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Glasgow’s Hope Street ranked second most polluted street in Scotland 

A street in the Edinburgh has been named Scotland’s most polluted, according to new figures. The news comes as protesters who live around St John’s Road in Corstorphine move to oppose a new supermarket planed for the suburb. Friends of … Continue reading

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Mapped: Europe’s Pollution Problem 

The Volkswagen emissions-testing scandal has put renewed focus on traffic pollution in European cities. Check nitrogen dioxide levels across Europe. Air pollution in many European cities has fallen thanks to stricter environmental rules over the past decade. But cities still … Continue reading

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Diesels illegally pumping out pollutants after garages remove filters designed to cut emissions 

Air pollution from diesel particulates has been linked to 29,000 deaths a year Tens of thousands of diesel cars are illegally pumping out dangerous pollutants because unscrupulous garages have removed exhaust filters designed to cut emissions of deadly particulates. Air pollution from … Continue reading

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Four more carmakers join diesel emissions row 

Mercedes-Benz, Honda, Mazda and Mitsubishi have joined the growing list of manufacturers whose diesel cars are known to emit significantly more pollution on the road than in regulatory tests, according to data obtained by the Guardian. In more realistic on-road … Continue reading

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Poland’s second city to ban coal use after anti-smog law approved

Krakow says it will introduce a ban on burning coal in households, offices and restaurants, despite protection of the industry becoming an election issue The Mayor of Krakow has told the Guardian he will introduce a ban on coal use … Continue reading

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