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Scotland’s most-polluted streets revealed amid call for cleaner air 

A list of Scotland’s most-polluted streets shows more must be done to improve air quality, campaigners say. Friends of the Earth Scotland said the list showed many streets are still failing to meet safety standards, meaning the Scottish Government could … Continue reading

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Scottish Parliament debates air pollution 

The Scottish Parliament will debate air pollution today, for the first time since the publication of the Scottish Government’s Air Quality Strategy. The Scottish Government was required by the UK Supreme Court to produce the strategy after the UK failed … Continue reading

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Asthma suffers warned over heavy air pollution hitting Scotland

ASTHMA suffers have been warned they may be vulnerable to attacks in the coming days as it emerges several parts of Scotland are experiencing a high pollution episode. A weather pattern coming in from Western Europe has sparked an escalation … Continue reading

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Air pollution in Scotland ‘creating public health crisis’

Air pollution in Scotland’s towns and cities is creating a public health crisis, according to environmental campaigners. The claim by Friends of the Earth Scotland came after they analysed official data for two toxic pollutants. The group said the latest … Continue reading

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Delay tackling traffic fumes ‘costing Scots lives’

THE Scottish and UK governments have come under fire over their failure to act on deadly air pollution blighting cities and towns north of the Border. Environmental campaigners have hit out at ministers for delaying efforts to tackle the problem, … Continue reading

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Dundee’s air pollution ‘needs to be tackled’

Dundee’s busiest streets are among the most polluted in Scotland, new figures have revealed. Four popular city roads are so highly polluted with nitrogen dioxide that they break European law, according to Friends of the Earth. Seagate, Lochee Road, Meadowside … 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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UK air pollution: why are we only now waking up to this public health crisis?

When Justin Bieber collapsed last week at the O2 arena in London and was taken to a private clinic feeling “short of breath” and needing oxygen, the rumours started flying that he had had an asthma attack. They were denied … Continue reading

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