London Air Pollution
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In A UK Legal First, Air Pollution Played Role In 9-Year-Old's Death
In a British legal first on Wednesday, a coroner ruled that air pollution contributed to the death of a nine-year-old girl with severe asthma who lived by a busy road.
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London Introduces Charge On Most Polluting Vehicles
The measures come after Britain's High Court ruled that UK government measures to combat air pollution were failing to comply with European Union rules on nitrogen dioxide limits.
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London To Introduce New Daily Fee For Polluting Cars
An Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), in which cars will be required to comply with stringent emissions standards to enter or pay a charge, will be rolled out from April 2019.
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Too Much Pollution In London? Now, Face Masks For Famous Statues Too
British environmental activists put face masks on famous statues across London on Monday including the one of Horatio Nelson on Trafalgar Square to draw attention to the problem of air pollution.
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Pigeons In Tiny Backpacks Are Measuring Air Pollution In London
Air pollution caused by diesel vehicles in London is bad - so bad that it is blamed for 9,500 premature deaths a year and has prompted Britain's Supreme Court to order the government to make a plan for cleaning up the skies.
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In A UK Legal First, Air Pollution Played Role In 9-Year-Old's Death
In a British legal first on Wednesday, a coroner ruled that air pollution contributed to the death of a nine-year-old girl with severe asthma who lived by a busy road.
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London Introduces Charge On Most Polluting Vehicles
The measures come after Britain's High Court ruled that UK government measures to combat air pollution were failing to comply with European Union rules on nitrogen dioxide limits.
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London To Introduce New Daily Fee For Polluting Cars
An Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), in which cars will be required to comply with stringent emissions standards to enter or pay a charge, will be rolled out from April 2019.
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Too Much Pollution In London? Now, Face Masks For Famous Statues Too
British environmental activists put face masks on famous statues across London on Monday including the one of Horatio Nelson on Trafalgar Square to draw attention to the problem of air pollution.
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Pigeons In Tiny Backpacks Are Measuring Air Pollution In London
Air pollution caused by diesel vehicles in London is bad - so bad that it is blamed for 9,500 premature deaths a year and has prompted Britain's Supreme Court to order the government to make a plan for cleaning up the skies.
