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‘Clean Air in London’ launches manifesto for the Mayoral and London Assembly election

‘Clean Air in London’ calls on all the Mayoral candidates to promise in their manifestos to end the biggest public health crisis for decades We need a Mayor who will: ...

Updating the Clean Air Act for modern fuels and technologies

Clean Air Act and Solid Fuel Burning in London What is the Clean Air Act? The Clean Air Act is legislation that regulates how fuels are burnt in homes, commercial ...

Manifesto for the Mayoral and London Assembly elections

A manifesto for ‘clean air in London’ for the Mayoral and London Assembly elections in 2012 London must lead the world in tackling ‘invisible’ air pollution as it did after ...

Smog could affect athletes

Top lung scientists have warned a “Summer Smog” could affect Olympic athletes in London Levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in London are comparable with those in Beijing before it acted ...

‘Clean Air in London’ lodges complaint over breaches of air pollution laws in London

Ms Catherine Day Secretary-General European Commission Secretariat-General B-1049 Brussels Belgium Commissioner Potočnik Commissioner for the Environment European Commission Environment Directorate-General B-1049 Brussels Belgium By email and registered post:  [email protected] and [email protected] ...

Guide to health impacts: ‘Invisible’ air pollution is the biggest public health failing or ‘cover-up’ for decades

‘Invisible’ air pollution: the biggest public health failing or ‘cover-up’ for decades Air pollution is much worse than most of us have realised.  It regularly exceeds twice World Health Organisation ...

Defra’s belated consultation on short-term plans for PM10

The Rt. Hon. Caroline Spelman MP c/o Atmosphere and Local Environment Programme Defra Area 5F Ergon House Horseferry Road London SW1P 3AL Sent by email:  [email protected] 6 January 2012 Dear ...

EIR request shows Mayor Johnson failing to warn Londoners and may be seeking to mislead us

Environmental information request shows Mayor Johnson is failing to warn Londoners and may be actively seeking to mislead us about the biggest public health crisis since the Great Smog of ...

Introduction to air pollution

1. What are the health impacts of air pollution? Air pollution is much worse than most of us have realised.  When compared to other environmental factors affecting public health only ...

Introduction to smog

This webpage provides links to posts and pages about smog in London.  See also Clean Air in London posts tagged ‘smog’. 1.  Articles in the media http://delicious.com/CleanAirLondon 2.  Air quality forecasting ...

Most-read stories of 2011

The most-read stories of 2011 A look back at the campaign letters and updates that proved the most popular during the year. January Government attempts to keep London air pollution ...

Introduction to Pollution Check

Clean Air in London (CAL) aims to do a Pollution Check every day in the same residential area in central London. Headline results are tweeted at https://twitter.com/cleanairlondon CAL uses a ...

Clean Air in Cities app

Download our app to keep up to date with air pollution at your location

The app shows current levels of ozone (O3) and fine particulate matter (PM2.5) globally and the health impact of long-term exposure to PM2.5 for populations in England