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European Commission rejects UK application for a time extension to comply with PM10 daily limit value

European Commission rejects United Kingdom application to delay compliance with health based air quality laws for dangerous airborne particles (PM10) in London “The Commission found the air quality plan for ...

Mayor’s draft Air Quality Strategy is a start but it is not yet ‘fit for purpose’

Boris Johnson Mayor of London Greater London Authority City Hall The Queen’s Walk More London London SE1 2AA By email: [email protected] 17 November 2009 Dear Mayor Johnson Mayor of London ...

Verdict on Mayor Johnson’s draft Air Quality Strategy: It’s a start but not yet ‘fit for purpose’

Verdict on Mayor Johnson’s draft Air Quality Strategy: It’s a start but not yet ‘fit for purpose’ ‘Many proposals’ in Mayor’s draft Air Quality Strategy are unfunded as he calls ...

Government releases previously unpublished spreadsheets for calculating premature deaths due to air pollution in London after formal information request

Boris Johnson Mayor of London Greater London Authority City Hall The Queen’s Walk More London London SE1 2AA By email:  [email protected] 20 September 2009 Dear Mayor Johnson Government releases previously unpublished ...

‘Clean Air in London’ welcomes ClientEarth’s ‘CleanAir for London’ campaign

‘Clean Air in London’ welcomes ClientEarth’s ‘CleanAir for London’ campaign to ensure full compliance with air quality laws in London in time for the 2012 Olympics and urges all Londoners ...

Sixty five recommendations from ‘Clean Air in London’ to improve air quality in London

Sixty five recommendations from ‘Clean Air in London’ to improve air quality in London Working draft submitted to London Assembly Environment Committee and others: 1 May 2009 Vision: Major public ...

A warning for the London 2012 Olympics as Defra issues ‘First “summer smog” of 2009 alert’

A warning for the London 2012 Olympics as Defra issues ‘First “summer smog” of 2009 alert’ with research highlighting premature deaths during August 2003 smog ‘event’ Air Pollution Bandings and ...

Liberal Democrats want the UK to fully comply with air quality laws by 2012 Olympics

Liberal Democrats want the UK to fully comply with air quality laws by 2012 Olympics Over 4,400 people estimated to die prematurely in London each year due to air pollution ...

‘Every breath you take’: an investigation into air quality by the London Assembly’s Environment Committee

‘Every Breath You Take’: an investigation into air quality by the London Assembly’s Environment Committee ‘Clean Air in London’ congratulates the London Assembly’s Environment Committee for succeeding where Mayor Johnson ...

EIR request for information about any meeting between Lord Hunt and Mayor Johnson

Clive Porro Head of Defra’s Information Rights Team Area 1E 3-8 Whitehall Place London SW1A 2HH By registered post and email to [email protected] Your ref: RFI 0000 2490 1 May ...

Is it still Government policy to issue smog alerts for London?

The Lord Hunt of Kings Heath Minister for Sustainable Development and Energy Innovation and Deputy Leader of the House of Lords Nobel House 9 Millbank c/o 17 Smith Square London ...

What is the real health impact of poor air quality in Greater London?

The Rt. Hon. Alan Johnson MP Secretary of State for Health Department of Health Richmond House 79 Whitehall London SW1A 2NS By registered post 19 April 2009 Dear Secretary of ...

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