justice

Government keeps new ‘right’ under FOI/EIR laws

Court of Appeal decision: Government keeps new right to ‘rely as of right’ upon a different exception or exceptions in proceedings before the Information Commissioner and/or the First-tier Tribunal for ...

High levels of ‘tube dust’

Mayor Johnson Chairman Transport for London Windsor House 42-50 Victoria Street London SW1H OTL 18 December 2011 Dear Mayor Johnson Environmental information request reveals high levels of ‘tube dust’ in ...

EAC inquiry damns Government’s failure

No Parliamentary Select Committee can ever have published a more damning report of a Government’s failure to protect its people from harm CAL welcomes the EAC’s blistering attack on the ...

Nitrogen dioxide and racial and social inequalities

Secretary of State Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Area 5F Ergon House Horseferry Road London SW1P 2AL 11 October 2011 Dear Secretary of State Nitrogen dioxide and racial ...

‘Year of Air’ in 2013 must deliver continuity and the further tightening of health and legal protections

Commissioner Janez Potočnik Commissioner for the Environment European Commission B-1049 Brussels Belgium By email: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 30 September 2011 Dear Commissioner Potočnik ‘Year of Air’ in 2013 must deliver ...

Plans for the Olympic Route Network remain unlawful and vulnerable to legal challenge through judicial review

Mayor Johnson Chairman Transport for London c/o TfL Olympic and Paralympic Route Network Engagement Transport for London 5th Floor, Palestra 197 Blackfriars Road London SE1 8NJ By email and registered post: ...

Government fails to justify time extension to comply with EU limit values for nitrogen dioxide

The Rt. Hon. Caroline Spelman MP Secretary of State for Environment Food and Rural Affairs c/o Ekoere Dienne Atmosphere and Local Environment Programme Defra Area 5F Ergon House Horseferry Road ...

Olympic Transport Plan would lead to breaches of air pollution laws

Hugh Sumner Director of Transport Olympic Delivery Authority One Churchill Place Canary Wharf London E14 5LN Mayor Johnson Chairman Transport for London Windsor House 42-50 Victoria Street London SW1H 0TL ...

Government attempts to keep London air pollution information secret

Friends of the Earth/Clean Air in London press release Government attempts to keep London air pollution information secret A freedom of information tribunal is being urged by environmental campaigners to ...

Abolishing Western Extension Zone would increase London’s illegal air pollution levels

Abolishing Western Extension Zone would increase London’s illegal air pollution levels Campaign for Better Transport, Campaign for Clean Air in London, ClientEarth, Environmental Protection UK and Friends of the Earth ...

Mayor Johnson publishes health study estimating 4,267 premature deaths

Mayor Johnson publishes health study with first official breakdown by ward across Greater London of his estimate of 4,267 premature deaths in 2008 attributable to long-term exposure to dangerous airborne ...

European Commission singles out UK with final written warning over levels of dangerous airborne particles

European Commission singles out United Kingdom with final written warning over levels of dangerous airborne particles (PM10) in London and Gibraltar ‘Clean Air in London’ warmly welcomes the European Commission’s ...

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