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Tag Archives: Edinburgh
Polluted streets ‘still poisoning lungs’ in Scotland
Environmentalists have named the Scottish streets they say are being blighted by air pollution fumes. Ten streets across four towns and cities have been revealed as continuing to break Scottish and European air quality standards in 2017, according to figures … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Europe, UK
Tagged Aberdeen, Air Pollution, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Nitrogen Dioxide NO2, Perth, PM - Particulate Matter, Scotland, UK
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Don’t be ‘silent assassins’ drivers urged
Ten times as many people are killed by fumes in the air than road traffic accidents; now a new campaign is aiming to improve Scotland’s air quality. In Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen, levels of toxic chemicals in the air are … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality
Tagged Air Pollution, Carbon Monoxide CO, Edinburgh, Glasgow, idling, NOx, Scotland, UK
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Edinburgh’s bid for low emission zone
Edinburgh is to bid to have Scotland’s first Low Emission Zone to tackle air pollution. Councillors have agreed to approach the Scottish government, which has said it will fund one pilot by 2018. Lorries, vans and buses which did not … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Europe, UK
Tagged Air Pollution, Edinburgh, Low Emission Zone (LEZ), Scotland, UK
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London’s quality of life ranking slips over pollution and traffic
London has slipped down a list of the best cities in the world for quality of life due to high levels of traffic and pollution. The capital placed 40th in the 19th annual Mercer Quality of Life Survey. London was … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Australia & Oceania, Europe, Germany, Iraq, London, Middle East, UK, USA & Canada
Tagged Air Pollution, Auckland, Australia, Austria, Baghdad, Canada, Düsseldorf, Edinburgh, Frankfurt, Germany, Iraq, London, London Mayor, Munich, New Zealand, Sadiq Khan, Switzerland, Sydney, UK, Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), Vancouver, Vienna, Zurich
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Air pollution on Scots streets ‘causing public health crisis’
Air pollution is causing a public health crisis in Scotland, environmental campaigners have said with five new “pollutions zones” declared over the last year. Friends of the Earth Scotland analysed data which it said looked at the country’s dirtiest streets. … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Europe, UK
Tagged Air Pollution, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Linlithgow, Nitrogen Dioxide NO2, Renfrewshire, Scotland, West Lothian
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UK government accused of pursuing ‘gimmicks’ to tackle air pollution
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
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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Tagged Aberdeen, Air Pollution, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Low Emission Zone (LEZ), Nitrogen Dioxide NO2, Perth, PM10, Scotland, UK
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Shock figures to reveal deadly toll of global air pollution
World Health Organisation describes new data as ‘health emergency’, with rising concern likely to influence decision over Heathrow expansion The World Health Organisation has issued a stark new warning about deadly levels of pollution in many of the world’s biggest … Continue reading
