Author: Ann-Marie Knegt

Sadiq Khan launches plans to clean up toxic air around London state primary and secondary schools where legal limits of air pollution are exceeded by establishing the Helpdesk. The Mayor of London has unveiled the new Schools Pollution Helpdesk, a…

Royal Mail is equipping telemetry technology to a further 11,000 vans in order to encourage fuel-efficient driving. Trimble Technology was selected to encourage fuel-efficient and safer driving styles by supplying equipment to monitor driver acceleration, speed, turning and braking patterns,…

The hairy-leaved hedge of the cotoneaster variety thrives in areas of heavy traffic, absorbing pollution from the atmosphere. Originating from China, Thailand and Myanmar, the Cotoneaster franchetii large shrub bears clusters of small white or pink flowers during spring and…

DEFRA statistics reveal that domestic combustion created over 47,000 tonnes of PM2.5 pollution in 2019, making up 88 per cent of all PM2.5 produced in the UK. While only 8 percent of the UK population cause this pollution by burning…

MPs are calling for Government to install ‘more ambitious’ air quality targets in order to counteract the health inequalities caused by the pandemic. Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee has argued for the ‘moral case’ to significantly improve air quality,…

Elderly vulnerable people in care homes are at risk from the polluted air surrounding care homes, according to a new study conducted by the British Lung Foundation (BLF). According to the report released by the BLF, 59 per cent aged…