Jenny Bates, pollution campaigner at Friends of the Earth, has responded to the government commissioned analysis on the impact of air pollution from Heathrow expansion. Jenny Bates,...
Following today’s launch by the government of a consultation into the implementation of Clean Air Zones in five cities, Friends of the Earth have stressed the need...
Jenny Bates, Friends of the Earth air pollution campaigner, has responded to the government’s response today on the action they are taking on air quality. She said: “Despite...
Air pollution causes tens of thousands of early deaths each year. It is estimated that 800 people a week – that’s 40,000 a year – are...
London mayor Boris Johnson has labelled the Airports Commission as “myopic” and “irrelevant” after the organisation announced its decision not to add the inner Thames estuary...
The government has revealed that Britain’s largest cities are unlikely to meet EU air quality standards before 2030, retreating from its previous claim that the UK...
Figures by Public Health England (PHE) have revealed that the richest areas in London and Southeast of the country have the worst air quality and warned...
Leading academics have called on healthcare companies and other institutions to ditch their investments in high-carbon energy sources, saying this is incompatible with protecting human health....
The UK continues to experience high levels of pollution caused by emissions, winds and Sahara dust, as the government urges vulnerable people to avoid outdoor activities....
A combination of strong winds and high levels of dust has forced the government and the Met Office to look at the increasingly poor air quality...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed that one in eight total global deaths in 2012 was been caused by air pollutants, which resulted in a...
Despite rising pollution levels, London will not restrict cars in a bid to tackle emissions, an adviser to the mayor has said. This follows the introduction...
The European commission has launched official legal proceedings against the UK after it failed to cut pollution, which exceeds legal limits in 16 zones across the...
The speed limit on one of the UK’s busiest motorways could be lowered to 60mph in a bid to reduce dangerous levels of air pollution. According...