Category Archives: Legal
Brixton Road breaches NO2 hourly legal limit for 2017 in five days
Posted on Posted onNitrogen dioxide (NO2) hourly legal limit for the whole of 2017 has been breached in London in just five days World Health Organisation guideline is for no human exposure to NO2 over 200 micrograms per cubic metre (ug/m3) measured over … Continue reading
‘Breathtaking’ breach of NO2 annual legal limit in eight days
Posted on Posted onNitrogen dioxide (NO2) hourly legal limit for the whole of 2016 has been breached in London in just eight days World Health Organisation guideline is for no human exposure to NO2 over 200 micrograms per cubic metre (ug/m3) measured over … Continue reading
QC Opinion for ‘Clean Air in London’ on Air Quality Law (including Heathrow)
Posted on Posted onSimon Birkett, Founder and Director of Clean Air in London, said: “The law about air pollution is not being properly applied. So ‘Clean Air in London’ (CAL) asked Harrison Grant, its environmental solicitors, to obtain advice from Queen’s Counsel on … Continue reading
Defra NO2 consultation: ‘Plan for plans by others’ is inadequate
Posted on Posted onDefra buries consultation for diesel bans in cities minutes before Corbyn announcement Consultation promises further consultation in ‘early 2016’ on a ‘four tier’ national framework to ban or charge pre-Euro 6 diesel vehicles entering ‘Clean Air Zones’ in at least … Continue reading
Airport expansion at Heathrow or Gatwick would breach air pollution laws
Posted on Posted onAirports Commission: Consultation on Air Quality Assessment Airport expansion at Heathrow would cause aggravated breaches of nitrogen dioxide limit values and be unlawful Airport expansion at Gatwick would not be consistent with sustainable development Dear Sir Howard Clean Air in … Continue reading
Major victory for ClientEarth enforcing nitrogen dioxide laws
Posted on Posted onIn a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court has unanimously ordered that the government must submit a proper new air quality plan for the UK to the European Commission no later than 31 December 2015. Importantly, the Court also ruled that there … Continue reading
ASA says TfL made misleading claim in ULEZ advertisement
Posted on Posted onAdvertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled that Transport for London (TfL), trading as the Mayor of London, made a misleading claim in an advertisement when it stated that the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) would ‘reduce vehicle pollution by half’ … Continue reading
Oxford Street has already breached nitrogen dioxide hourly limit value for 2015
Posted on Posted onOxford Street breached the nitrogen dioxide (NO2) hourly limit value for the whole of 2015 on 4 January. Putney High Street expected to breach on 5 January. Brixton Road will breach soon Mayor has taken a succession of backward steps on … Continue reading
Defra condemned for proposals scrapping local air pollution monitoring
Posted on Posted onConsultation on proposals to improve local air quality management (LAQM) in England Defra is proposing modified Option 3 from its 2013 consultation on LAQM (now Option 1), that was rejected by over 18,000 people and organisations, and to scrap ‘Further … Continue reading
EAC report on air pollution slams Government and has no plaudits for Mayor
Posted on Posted onBest report yet from the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) on air pollution slams the Government for five years of inaction and adds no credibility to the Mayor’s claims of success in London EAC puts forward a comprehensive and practical package … Continue reading
Complaint to Advertising Standards Authority about Mayor’s ULEZ advertisement
Posted on Posted onLondoners may be wildly misled by the Mayor’s claims of reductions in vehicle pollution Letter addressed to the Advertising Standards Authority dated 24 November 2014 Dear Sir or Madam I am writing on behalf of Clean Air in London (CAL) … Continue reading
Massive win for ClientEarth on all counts in landmark air pollution case
Posted on Posted onCourt of Justice of the European Union Judgement in Case C-404/13 ‘The Queen, on the application of ClientEarth v The Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ UK Supreme Court must require Defra, in this case, to … Continue reading
Tunnel Cleaning Train delayed until 2017 or later
Posted on Posted onDelays blamed on need to ensure ‘asbestos containing material’ across 98% of network is ‘removed or encapsulated’ and other reasons ‘Tube dust’ concentrations range between 700 micrograms per cubic metre (ug/m3) and 960 ug/m3 at worst stations. Levels may be … Continue reading
Air pollution revealed at Mayor’s 187 Air Quality Focus Areas for first time
Posted on Posted onInformation obtained using powerful European access to environmental information laws despite obstruction by Defra. Mayor continues to hide more precise information by making it inaccessible to anyone without access to complex and expensive computer software Every London borough is listed … Continue reading
Boris takes backward steps on his own ULEZ
Posted on Posted onMayor announces plans for £10 daily charge for pre-Euro 6 diesel vehicles entering the central congestion charging area from 2020 after previously planning a ban Simon Birkett, Founder and Director of Clean Air in London, said: “Boris is backtracking on … Continue reading