Category Archives: UK

City pollution sparks health alert: The list of Southampton blackspots

SOUTHAMPTON is today at the centre of a traffic pollution health alert, the Daily Echo can reveal. The city is lagging behind strict European emission controls – six years after they were put in place. Now environment campaigners say tough … Continue reading

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TfL launches London air quality survey

The consultation, which is open from now until April 13 2014, seeks views from London residents on the extent of air pollution in the capital, what causes it and how the problem should be tackled. The consultation has been launched … Continue reading

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Dungiven air pollution now proven

Limavady Council has proven conclusively what most locals have long suspected, that the traffic in Dungiven is causing unsafe levels of pollution. Locals have long called for a bypass around Dungiven to alleviate pollution problems coming from the high volume … Continue reading

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Tourists attractions in London harbour illegal levels of air pollution

Tourists visiting attractions in London are exposed to air pollution four times the European legal limit, it has been reported. All of the 50 most polluted locations in the UK are in the capital, including streets outside the toy shop … Continue reading

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EU Commission launches legal action over UK air quality

The European Commission has launched legal proceedings against the UK for failing to deal with air pollution. The EU says that levels of nitrogen dioxide, mainly from diesel engines, are “excessive” in many British cities. The Commission says that this … Continue reading

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Air pollution: European commission launches legal action against the UK

The UK faces fines of up to £300m a year and embarrassing court appearances after the European commission launched legal proceedings against it for failing to reduce “excessive” levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) air pollution from traffic, despite 15 years … Continue reading

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Sandwell and Walsall named among worst air pollution hotspots

Two boroughs in the Black Country have been named as among the worst in Britain for air pollution. Sandwell and Walsall both suffer from high levels of air pollution which are even worse than Birmingham, the figures show. The 10 … Continue reading

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Air pollution: how big a problem is it for cyclists?

It’s a scenario familiar to any urban cyclist: you’re stuck behind a fume-belching bus or taxi, a choking diesel aroma wafting through your lungs. You think: is this really the healthy option? The good, if simple, answer from pollution experts … Continue reading

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