Tag Archives: Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)

UK coal power station in breach of EU air pollution law 

Posted on June 30, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

ENDS report: Defra and the Welsh government are likely to have to pay European commission’s legal costs for breaching air pollution rules at Aberthaw power station The UK breached EU law by allowing a coal-fired power station to emit too … Continue reading →

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UK accused of trying to undermine EU air pollution targets 

Posted on May 16, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Leaked papers reveal that Tory MEPs were told to support a ‘get-out clause’ in proposed new Europe-wide laws The British government has been accused of trying to secretly undermine new EU air pollution targets in favour of big business, as … Continue reading →

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UK government accused of pursuing ‘gimmicks’ to tackle air pollution 

Posted on May 10, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Green lawyers criticise government after it emerged experts were commissioned to explore whether high-tech paint could reduce NO2 levels Lawyers have accused the government of pursuing gimmicks to tackle illegal air pollution, after it emerged experts were asked to examine … Continue reading →

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Air pollution warnings issued as UK temperatures set to soar 

Posted on May 5, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Hot weekend means people with lung or heart problems should avoid outdoor strenuous activity, warns Defra The government has issued air pollution warnings as temperatures are set to climb towards 27C (more than 80F) in south-east England and the Midlands … Continue reading →

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MPs: UK air pollution is a ‘public health emergency’ 

Posted on April 27, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Cross-party committee of MPs says the government needs to do much more to tackle the crisis, including a scrappage scheme for dirty old diesel cars Air pollution in the UK is a “public health emergency”, according to a cross-party committee … Continue reading →

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Air pollution will kill 200,000 people in the UK in the next five years 

Posted on April 19, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

As Greenpeace stages protests in London, we reveal the 16 ​regions around the UK where lives lost to pollution are on the increase Greenpeace protesters scaled 17 of London’s most famous statues yesterday to raise public awareness of the dangers … Continue reading →

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Sahara dust only ‘partly responsible’ for UK’s worst pollution event in 10 years 

Posted on April 7, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Thin film of red dust enveloping parts of country for two weeks in 2014 came mostly from farms in mainland Europe and local emissions, study says Britain’s most serious air pollution event in the past 10 years was only partly … Continue reading →

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Pollution along Dorset’s roads breaching EU and UK health standards 

Posted on March 10, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Pollution along Dorset’s roads breach EU and UK air quality safety standards, figures show. Latest figures from Defra show that most of Bournemouth and Poole’s commuter roads breached the acceptable standard for NOx gases in 2014. Exposure to NOx gases is thought by the … Continue reading →

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