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Government systematically hiding smog episodes 60 years after the ‘Great Smog’

4 December 2012

Government hid a number of ‘High’ air pollution events during the Olympics and Paralympic Games. …


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Mayor used the Pollution Suppressor to save himself not others

9 November 2012

Mayor targeted the use of pollution suppressants at sites estimated, through computer modelling and monitoring,…


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‘Clean Air in London’ calls for Paralympics marathon to be delayed

6 September 2012

6 September 2012  ‘Clean Air in London’ calls for organisers to consider delaying the Paralympics…


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Government forecasts smog on eve of Olympics Closing Ceremony

8 August 2012

Government failed to forecast a smog episode before the Opening Ceremony that turned out to…


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Government ‘Pollution Episode Warning’ on eve of Olympics Opening Ceremony

25 July 2012

Government issues ‘Pollution Episode Warning’ as ozone in North Kensington, London, breaches ‘Public information threshold’…


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Mayor of London urged to warn all those affected by smog

24 July 2012

Government website is predicting ‘Moderate’ air pollution in London for the next three days.  airTEXT…


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‘Clean Air in London’ congratulates Policy Exchange on ‘Something in the Air’

19 July 2012

The blockbuster report shows: over 85% of the areas with England’s worst air pollution are…


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‘Perfect storm’ hits London

10 July 2012

Annual mean levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2), a toxic gas, are two and three times the…


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Evidence to House of Commons Environment Food and Rural Affairs Committee

25 June 2012

House of Commons Environment Food and Rural Affairs Committee Reply to the call for evidence…


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‘Clean Air in London’ calls for full mitigation for the ORN/PRN

21 May 2012

'Clean Air in London' calls for full mitigation as it tells TfL and DfT their…


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