Ella Kissi-Debrah ‘pollution’ death: New inquest plea lodged – BBC News

Posted February 18th, 2019 in children, inquests, news, pollution by sally

‘The mother of a nine-year-old girl whose death may have been linked to air pollution has applied to the High Court for a new inquest.’

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BBC News, 15th February 2019

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Clean air strategy 2019—raising difficult expectations? – Six Pump Court

Posted February 8th, 2019 in environmental protection, news, pollution by sally

‘In an article for Lexis PSL, William Upton considers the key features and future impact of the government’s clean air strategy 2019.’

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Six Pump Court, 1st February 2019

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Top UK health bodies demand new clean air act – The Guardian

Posted October 29th, 2018 in health, news, pollution by sally

‘The UK’s leading health professionals are calling on the government to implement the biggest shake-up of air quality legislation for 60 years in an effort to tackle the country’s growing air pollution crisis.’

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The Guardian, 28th October 2018

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Illegal levels of air pollution linked to child’s death – BBC News

Posted July 4th, 2018 in children, inquests, news, pollution, reports by sally

‘A nine-year-old girl’s fatal asthma attack has been linked to illegally high levels of air pollution.’

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BBC News, 3rd July 2018

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Grayling to face legal action over Heathrow expansion plan – The Guardian

‘The transport secretary, Chris Grayling, is facing a fresh headache over Heathrow as a group of councils confirmed they were planning legal action against expansion, just hours after MPs voted overwhelmingly to back a third runway.’

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The Guardian, 26th June 2018

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UK inquiry opened into carbon capture, usage and storage – OUT-LAW.com

‘A UK parliamentary committee is to scrutinise how the government plans to reduce emissions and meet its climate change targets should the cost of using carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) solutions not fall.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 31st May 2018

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Air pollution: UK government’s failed legal battles cost taxpayers £500,000 – The Guardian

Posted April 5th, 2018 in costs, environmental protection, news, pollution by sally

‘The UK government has spent more than half a million pounds on failed legal battles against clean air campaigners, according to newly released documents that underline the cost of weak action on pollution.’

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The Guardian, 5th April 2018

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Groundhog Day for air pollution breaches: Government loses again – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted February 23rd, 2018 in environmental protection, government departments, news, pollution by tracey

‘R (ClientEarth No.3) v Secretary of State for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Garnham J, 21 February 2018. DEFRA has been found wanting again, in its latest attempt to address nitrogen dioxide in air. This is the third time. Yet DEFRA’s own analysis suggests that some 23,500 people die every year because of this pollutant.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 23rd February 2017

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Government loses clean air court case – BBC News

Posted February 22nd, 2018 in environmental health, local government, news, pollution by sally

‘Campaigners have won a third High Court victory over the UK government’s plans to tackle air pollution.’

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BBC News, 21st February 2018

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Air pollution will damage UK health for ‘many years’, court told – The Guardian

‘Air pollution will continue to take a heavy toll on people’s health for many years to come unless the UK government is forced once again to improve its action plan, the high court has been told.’

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The Guardian, 25th January 2018

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Renewed calls for UK to tackle toxic air ahead of high court hearing – The Guardian

Posted January 23rd, 2018 in environmental protection, legislation, news, pollution by sally

‘The government is coming under renewed pressure to introduce a new Clean Air Act to tackle the UK’s toxic levels of air pollution.’

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The Guardian, 23rd January 2018

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Air quality breaches stops development which threatened to exacerbate them – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted November 15th, 2017 in news, planning, pollution by tracey

‘Gladman Developments v. SoS for Communities and Local Government, Interested Party:CPRE [2017] EWHC 2768 (Admin) 6 November 2017. An interesting example of how our planners must take air pollution concerns far more seriously in the light of the long-running ClientEarth litigation.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 13th November 2017

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UK government sued for third time over deadly air pollution – The Guardian

‘The UK government is being sued for a third time over the widespread illegal levels of air pollution, which cause 40,000 early deaths every year.’

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The Guardian, 7th November 2017

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Environmental Law News Update – Six Pump Court

Posted October 20th, 2017 in environmental protection, news, penalties, pollution, water by sally

‘In this latest Environmental Law News Update, Christopher Badger and William Upton consider penalties incurred by United Utilities for drinking water contamination, the publication of the Government’s Clean Growth Strategy, and Defra’s annual report on air quality.’

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Six Pump Court, 16th October 2017

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High Court rejects legal challenge to urban extension – Local Government Lawyer

Posted September 22nd, 2017 in EC law, judicial review, local government, news, planning, pollution by sally

‘Two campaigners have failed to win permission from the High Court for judicial review of a planned urban extension to Canterbury on air quality grounds.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 21st September 2017

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UK legal claims grow over exposure at work to toxic diesel fumes – The Guardian

‘Legal claims over exposure to diesel exhaust fumes at work are growing as unions warn toxic air in the workplace is a ticking time bomb on a par with asbestos.’

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The Guardian, 16th September 2017

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Parents face fines for driving children to school in push to curb pollution – The Guardian

Posted September 7th, 2017 in fines, health, news, pollution, road traffic by tracey

‘As the new academic year begins, a survey of councils shows many are enforcing laws preventing parking immediately outside the school gates, using CCTV cameras and mobile monitoring vehicles to crack down on parents flouting the rules.’

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The Guardian, 6th September 2017

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Serious farm pollution breaches rise in UK – and many go unprosecuted – The Guardian

Posted August 22nd, 2017 in agriculture, news, pollution, prosecutions by sally

‘Serious pollution incidents in the UK from livestock farms are now a weekly occurrence, leading to damage to wildlife, fish, farm livestock and air and water pollution.’

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The Guardian, 21st August 2017

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Latest legal challenge to Tory air pollution plans fails – The Guardian

Posted July 6th, 2017 in consultations, environmental protection, news, pollution, publishing by sally

‘The government has won the latest court challenge over the UK’s air pollution crisis.’

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The Guardian, 5th July 2017

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Lorries illegally polluting the atmosphere with emission ‘cheats’ face crackdown – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 26th, 2017 in environmental protection, news, pollution, road traffic, transport by sally

‘Lorries that are illegally polluting the atmosphere via emission “cheats” face a crackdown, with random checks beginning in August.’

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Daily Telegraph, 25th June 2017

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