The third edition of the new thought-leading magazine for the improvement of air quality has now been published. Read your copy today and don’t hesitate to share it with colleagues. Click on the cover to read FVI. What can you read…
Category: Parliamentary News
Environment Bill delayed again for at least six months
Environment Bill due to return to Parliament today on 26 January has been halted once again to the disappointment of campaigners and groups.
Air pollution leading to Ella Kissi-Debrah’s death should have been highlighted as a public health emergency, council expert announces
Lewisham Council has been scrutinised as acting at a ‘glacial pace’ over the issue of unlawful levels of air pollution in spite of knowing the risks, the Kissi-Debrah inquest has heard. Ella lived metres from the South Circular Road in…
Landmark inquest to determine if air pollution killed Ella Kissi-Debrah based on WCRAQ Chair of Air Health’s report
New inquest will determine if illegal levels of air pollution played a role in Ella’s death eight years on, which could help save other children. A fresh inquest commencing on Monday will investigate the death of an asthmatic nine-year-old schoolgirl…
Barry Sheerman MP questions Parliament on Government’s strategy on road air quality
This week in Parliament, the leader of the Westminster Commission for Road Air Quality, Barry Sheerman MP, questioned the Under-Secretary of State for Transport, Rachel Maclean, exactly how government are planning to tackle air pollution. Sheerman asked whether the government…
Is Boris Johnson’s New Deal Green?
Edie questions whether Johnson’s “build build build” policy is really committed to protecting the UK’s natural environment: Prime Minister Boris Johnson will announce a multi-billion-pound “New Deal for Britain” that prioritises jobs and infrastructure growth to respond to the economic…
‘Once in a lifetime’ opportunity to reduce pollution
Air pollution is the largest environmental risk to UK public health. A cross-party group of MPs are to explore whether the COVID-19 pandemic can act as a catalyst for change. Click here to read more