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Pollution hotspots get ‘clean bus’ cash 

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Eighteen “pollution hotspots” in England have been awarded funds to cut bus emissions, as part of efforts to meet EU targets on nitrogen dioxide. The government has been taken to court over its failure to meet NO2 limits and has … Continue reading →

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Hundreds of buses to be fitted with green technology to cut air pollution 

Posted on January 4, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

The government has announced new funding for councils to cut emissions in 439 buses around the country as part of a £7million scheme A million greener bus journeys will take place across the UK next year after ministers announced £7million … Continue reading →

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Illegal air pollution will blight many UK cities for at least five years 

Posted on December 18, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Government plan to improve air quality will still leave people in dozens of cities, including London, Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, Cardiff and Edinburgh, breathing toxic air until at least 2020 Dozens of UK cities including London, Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, Cardiff and … Continue reading →

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Diesel vehicles could be banned from cities to clean up killer air pollution 

Posted on September 16, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

All Londoners must play their part in cleaning up the capital’s killer air pollution, former science minister Lord Drayson urged today. He called for a quicker switch to electric cars, vans and buses and for more people to cycle and … Continue reading →

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Nearly 9,500 people die each year in London because of air pollution – study

Posted on July 15, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Counting impact of toxic gas NO2 for the first time suggests more than twice as many people as previously thought die prematurely from pollution in UK capital Nearly 9,500 people die early each year in London due to long-term exposure … Continue reading →

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Air pollution will kill thousands in Europe, EEA warns

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

EU environment watchdog blames governments for failing to act on air pollution warnings saying it will lead to premature deaths across the countries Hundreds of thousands of Europeans will suffer a premature death in the next two decades as the … Continue reading →

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WHO names and shames UK cities breaching safe air pollution levels

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

British towns and cities have been named and shamed by the World Health Organisation for breaching safety levels for air pollution. Nine urban areas in the UK have been named by the global health body for breaching safe health levels … Continue reading →

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When rain stops falling, particle concentrations rise

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Brief respite from January’s recording breaking wet weather caused air pollution problems over eastern England. Cold still nights on the 20th and 21st meant that air pollution built up in towns and cities. In Leeds airborne particle concentrations reached 8 … Continue reading →

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