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Warning of high air pollution levels in UK

Parts of the UK could reach the highest level of air pollution on Friday, prompting health warnings. Warm, still conditions are expected to combine with traffic fumes, pollution from the continent and Saharan dust from the south as it rises … Continue reading

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Air pollution prompts UK health warning

Smog over parts of England, Wales and Northern Ireland has prompted a warning from Public Health England. The Department for Environment said there was moderate to high levels of the pollution, which is caused by traffic fumes and other sources. … Continue reading

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Health warning over air pollution

Britain has been placed on a health alert because a potentially dangerous cloud of air pollution is blowing over the country. Experts said the smog could cause fatal asthma attacks and have warned the elderly and those with health problems … Continue reading

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London pollution shame laid bare: the UK’s 50 worst spots for air filth are ALL in the capital

London’s pollution shame was laid bare by shocking new figures today. Londoners are breathing the filthiest air in the country – with toxicity levels up to three-and-a-half times the EU legal limit. All 50 of Britain’s worst blackspots for dirty … Continue reading

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Air pollution spreading

POLLUTION levels on parts of Fabian Way are causing environmental chiefs in Swansea concern. The situation emerged during hearings into the planned Swansea Bay tidal lagoon. A written submission by Swansea Council to the panel of examining experts said the … Continue reading

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UK failed to meet NO2 limits for 2013, latest figures show

UK’ Government’s submission to European Commission shows that only five out of 43 zones met limits set for last year Only five of the UK’s 43 air quality zones were compliant with EU annual mean limits for nitrogen dioxide in … Continue reading

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Scots cities ‘10 years behind on air quality’

MOST of Scotland’s cities will be ten years late when they finally meet a European air quality standard, according to environmental campaign group Friends of the Earth Scotland. The group said while a legal limit on the amount of nitrogen … Continue reading

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European Court of Justice to hear UK air pollution case today

A civil case against the UK Government for breaching air quality limits will be heard by the Court of Justice of the European Union CJEU in Luxembourg today. The hearing was prompted following a successful legal action brought by ClientEarth … Continue reading

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