They will be able to use the funds to upgrade buses with technology to reduce nitrogen dioxide emissions
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10 London hospitals get new air quality monitors
They will provide real-time air quality measurements that will enable health professionals to take appropriate action
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Clean Air Zone in Birmingham gets Government approval
People driving highly polluting vehicles will have to pay to drive around parts of the city
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Idling engines near schools should be banned
Air pollution is considered the biggest environmental threat to health in the UK, with between 28,000 and 36,000 deaths a year attributed to long-term exposure
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Clean air zones across the UK in the future
The future of clean air zones A few years ago, in October 2017, Oxford announced its plans to become the world’s first zero emissions city zone – they aim to ban all petrol and diesel cars from the city centre area by 2020. This suggests the UK are serious about rolling out their plans to…
Read MoreAir pollution reduces due to Intelligent traffic control
Around 40% of drivers opted for a more eco-friendly route around the city
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High pollution air alert issued in London
Air quality alerts will be displayed at 2,500 bus countdown signs and river pier signs across London
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Green ‘pollution barriers’ for air pollution in London schools
The project will cover 29 primary schools located next to some of the most polluted roads in the capital
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Air quality monitoring network ‘world’s most advanced’
Air quality sensors will take pollution readings approximately every 30 metres at tens of thousands of locations across the capital
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Air pollution: Wales may make speed limits permanent
The government had introduced temporary 50mph speed limits on five of the main roads and motorways in June this year
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