Government keeps new ‘right’ under FOI/EIR laws
Court of Appeal decision: Government keeps new right to ‘rely as of right’ upon a different exception or exceptions in proceedings before the Information Commissioner and/or the First-tier Tribunal for refusing to disclose environmental information ‘Clean Air in London’ considers the judgment not fully consistent with the need for urgency implicit in case law of ... Read more
High levels of ‘tube dust’
Mayor Johnson Chairman Transport for London Windsor House 42-50 Victoria Street London SW1H OTL 18 December 2011 Dear Mayor Johnson Environmental information request reveals high levels of ‘tube dust’ in London Concentrations of airborne particles in the London Underground (tube dust) are much higher than those measured in Barcelona, Milan, Paris, Rome, Stockholm or San ... Read more
EAC inquiry damns Government’s failure
No Parliamentary Select Committee can ever have published a more damning report of a Government’s failure to protect its people from harm CAL welcomes the EAC’s blistering attack on the Government for failing to act on the biggest public health crisis since the Great Smog of 1952 and its stinging criticism of the Mayor’s failure ... Read more
Eight wins for ‘Clean Air in London’ in new London Plan
Mayor of London ‘found out’ after looking – yet again – for a loophole to avoid compliance with air quality laws Eight wins for ‘Clean Air in London’ in new London Plan (and five letters between lawyers). Key themes for campaigners, developers, the Mayor and local authorities Restrictions on development in the most polluted parts of ... Read more
Reducing sulphur emissions from shipping
The Transport Committee Reply to the call for evidence submitted by: Clean Air in London 11 October 2011 Sulphur emissions by ships 1. The Transport Committee has invited written evidence on the implementation of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and European Union (EU) regulations on sulphur emissions by ships with a view to holding an ... Read more
Nitrogen dioxide and racial and social inequalities
Secretary of State Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Area 5F Ergon House Horseferry Road London SW1P 2AL 11 October 2011 Dear Secretary of State Nitrogen dioxide and racial and social inequalities I am writing to express my grave concerns regarding omissions in the recent consultation conducted by Defra on Plans and Programmes for ... Read more
‘Year of Air’ in 2013 must deliver continuity and the further tightening of health and legal protections
Commissioner Janez Potočnik Commissioner for the Environment European Commission B-1049 Brussels Belgium By email: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 30 September 2011 Dear Commissioner Potočnik ‘Year of Air’ in 2013 must deliver continuity and the further tightening of health and legal protections European Commission urged to ‘throw the rule book’ at the UK for having the worst ... Read more
Clean Air Act must be updated for modern fuels and technologies and be enforced
Red Tape Challenge Cabinet Office 70 Whitehall London SW1A 2AS By email: [email protected] 21 September 2011 Dear Sir or Madam Red Tape Challenge – Environment – Air Quality Clean Air Act must be updated for modern fuels and technologies and be enforced I am writing on behalf of Clean Air in London (CAL) in response to ... Read more
The worst public health crisis since the Great Smog of 1952
THIS ARTICLE MAY BE REPRODUCED IN FULL WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN PERMISSION OF CLEAN AIR IN LONDON WORKING DRAFT 180911 The worst public health crisis since the Great Smog of 1952 Air pollution is rocketing up the public, media and political agenda in London and more widely. By Easter this year, London had already breached ... Read more
Plans for the Olympic Route Network remain unlawful and vulnerable to legal challenge through judicial review
Mayor Johnson Chairman Transport for London c/o TfL Olympic and Paralympic Route Network Engagement Transport for London 5th Floor, Palestra 197 Blackfriars Road London SE1 8NJ By email and registered post: [email protected] and [email protected] 12 September 2011 Dear Mayor Johnson Local consultations on ‘Temporary road changes for the London 2012 Games’ Plans for the Olympic Route Network ... Read more
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