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Tag Archives: Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
Air pollution fourth biggest threat to health
The number of people exposed to high particle pollution will be halved by 2025 if government plans are realised. There will be an attempt to curb smoke from solid fuel fires and wood-burners; pollution from diesel machinery will be reduced. … Continue reading
UK government sued for third time over illegal air pollution from diesels
Environmental lawyers who have defeated ministers twice return to court in a bid to remove ‘major flaws’ from air quality plans Environmental lawyers are taking the government to the high court for a third time in a bid to remove … Continue reading
Car buyers should have ‘long, hard think’ about diesel
The transport secretary suggests drivers should try to buy the least polluting vehicles possible. The transport secretary has said drivers considering buying diesel cars should take a “long, hard think”. Chris Grayling made the remarks to the Daily Mail, which … Continue reading
Four in 10 UK councils exceed air pollution limits, figures show
Ministers reveal 169 local authorities breached annual legal limits on nitrogen oxide, linked to lung disease, last year Four in 10 of Britain’s local authorities breached legal air quality limits last year, largely due to heavy road traffic, government records … Continue reading
Councils failing to monitor most British schools for dangerous air pollution
Councils are failing to monitor most schools in Britain for dangerous air pollution despite government advice, freedom of information requests have revealed. All Britain’s 433 local councils were asked by the British Lung Foundation (BLF) whether they placed pollution monitors … Continue reading
Air pollution could be to blame for hundreds of traffic accidents, warn researchers
Air pollution could be responsible for hundreds of car accidents a year, according to the London School of Economics. A study looking a five years of data showed that when levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) rise just one microgramme per … Continue reading
Grimsby has the worst air pollution in Britain today
Grimsby has officially among the worst air pollution possible today. A combination of yesterday’s sweltering heat and easterly winds have produced the worst air quality in the country, as shown on this map. According to the Department for Environment, Food … Continue reading
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Tagged Air Pollution, Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), Grimsby, Humber, UK
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Air pollution kills hundreds in Birmingham and it’s not being cut fast enough
Quitting the EU could make our air pollution problem even worse, it’s been claimed Attempts to clean up Birmingham’s filthy air are failing. And the problem could get even worse once the UK leaves the European Union. That’s the claim … Continue reading
