Sadiq Khan has hailed what he said was remarkable progress in improving London’s air quality under his tenure as mayor, after a study showed roadside…
View More Ulez helped London cut road pollution faster than rest of UK, report saysTag: Automotive emissions
‘They’ve knocked down hundreds of trees’: concerns over Cornwall’s new anti-gridlock road
As cars and lorries snail interminably along the A30 in Cornwall – the county’s notorious trunk road – the words of the furious driver in…
View More ‘They’ve knocked down hundreds of trees’: concerns over Cornwall’s new anti-gridlock roadEU poised to water down new car pollution rules after industry lobbying
The EU is poised to water down a landmark piece of car pollution legislation after extensive lobbying from the automotive industry, which experts say will…
View More EU poised to water down new car pollution rules after industry lobbyingHundreds of potentially toxic road runoff outfalls polluting England’s rivers
A toxic cocktail of damaging chemicals created by road pollution is flowing into England’s rivers and no regulator is monitoring the scale of its impact…
View More Hundreds of potentially toxic road runoff outfalls polluting England’s riversRishi Sunak defies critics and presses on with net zero U-turn
Rishi Sunak has vowed to press ahead with watering down key green measures despite intense criticism, because he still believes the UK will hit its…
View More Rishi Sunak defies critics and presses on with net zero U-turnSadiq Khan hits back at criticism of London Ulez expansion
Sadiq Khan has hit back at criticism of the expansion of the ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) and accused the Conservatives of creating a “bogus war…
View More Sadiq Khan hits back at criticism of London Ulez expansionSunak urged to distance himself from Tories who dismiss air pollution risks
World-leading air pollution scientists have called on Rishi Sunak to distance himself from Conservative colleagues who are dismissing the facts on the serious health risks…
View More Sunak urged to distance himself from Tories who dismiss air pollution risksRoad-building spree will derail UK’s net zero targets, warn campaigners
The UK’s net zero targets will be missed because of a planned “road-building spree” by the Department for Transport, campaigners have said. Officials had to…
View More Road-building spree will derail UK’s net zero targets, warn campaignersDieselgate: millions of ‘extremely’ polluting cars still on Europe’s roads, says report
Thirteen million diesel cars producing “extreme” levels of toxic air pollution are still on the roads in Europe and the UK, according to a report,…
View More Dieselgate: millions of ‘extremely’ polluting cars still on Europe’s roads, says report100m highly polluting cars could appear on Europe’s roads after EU move
Almost 100m highly polluting cars could appear on Europe’s roads over the next decade after the European Commission moved to disown its own experts efficiency…
View More 100m highly polluting cars could appear on Europe’s roads after EU move