Most-read stories of 2013
A look back at the campaign letters and media releases that proved the most popular in 2013
January
Quick guide to air pollution and the ‘Year of Air’
https://cleanair.london/news/quick-guide-to-air-pollution/
Outcome: Commissioner Potočnik’s Clean Air Policy Package published on 18 December 2013
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/air/clean_air_policy.htm
February
Tube dust is not ‘safe’
https://cleanair.london/hot-topics/tube-dust-is-not-safe/
Introduction to the Pollution Check
https://cleanair.london/indoor-air-quality/introduction-to-pollution-check/
March
Clean Air in London Awards 2013
https://cleanair.london/solutions/clean-air-in-london-awards-2012/
Smog expected to hang over the Supreme Court on Thursday
https://cleanair.london/health/smog-expected-to-hang-over-the-supreme-court-on-thursday/
April
Investigation into the Government’s failure to control carcinogenic diesel exhaust
Air quality in hospitals may be no better than warehouses
Free market anarchists lobbying EU Environment Ministers to weaken public health protections
Tube dust: broken promises, ‘blind eye turned’ and duty breached
https://cleanair.london/health/tube-dust-broken-promises-blind-eye-turned-and-duty-breached/
May
Launch of Clean Air in Cities app and Birkett Index
https://cleanair.london/health/clean-air-in-cities-index/
Landmark legal victory for ClientEarth
https://cleanair.london/legal/landmark-legal-victory-for-clientearth/
June
Carcinogenic diesel exhaust disclosed for every significant road in London
Highest NO2 of any capital city in Europe again
https://cleanair.london/hot-topics/highest-no2-of-any-capital-city-in-europe-again/
July
Our guides to air pollution: health, legal, solutions etc. Includes ‘10 steps for Clean Air in London’
https://cleanair.london/category/guides/
https://cleanair.london/solutions/10-steps-for-clean-air-in-london/
August
Government ‘cover-ups’ or legal breaches during consultation to scrap monitoring
Thousands may be driving diesel vehicles illegally after Government failures
EU (much) more competent than UK Government on air quality
https://cleanair.london/legal/eu-much-more-competent-than-uk-government-on-air-quality/
September
Defra did cover-up smog warnings and would scrap local monitoring
https://cleanair.london/health/defra-did-cover-up-smog-warnings-and-would-scrap-local-monitoring/
Government admits widespread breaches of air pollution laws
https://cleanair.london/legal/government-admits-widespread-breaches-of-air-pollution-laws/
October
Government treats limit values with contempt by M4 bus lane
https://cleanair.london/legal/government-treats-limit-values-with-contempt-by-m4-bus-lane/
Mayor takes five backward steps from his own London Plan
https://cleanair.london/legal/mayor-takes-five-backward-steps-from-his-own-london-plan/
It’s official: Outdoor air pollution causes lung cancer
https://cleanair.london/health/outdoor-air-pollution-causes-lung-cancer/
Response to Call for Evidence: Review of the Clean Air Act
https://cleanair.london/health/response-to-call-for-evidence-review-of-the-clean-air-act/
November
Latest national and local death rates for air pollution
https://cleanair.london/health/national-list-of-shame-and-fame-for-air-pollution-deaths/
Government lobbying for changes that would weaken emissions tests across Europe
Mayor takes more backward steps from his Air Quality Strategy and London Plan
December
Timely reminder: We need effective, independent and periodic tailpipe testing
https://cleanair.london/sources/we-need-effective-independent-and-periodic-tailpipe-testing/
Stop hiding air pollution and ban diesel exhaust in two stages to 2020 as coal was banned 60 years ago
Commissioner Potočnik’s Clean Air Policy Package published on 18 December 2013
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/air/clean_air_policy.htm